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Pastor Timothy Mentzer
Pastor Mentzer is a native of Newville, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Shippensburg State University and Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. Having served parishes in Wadsworth and Warren, Ohio, Pastor Mentzer became the Senior Pastor of Trinity Church in May of 2008. He is married to the Reverend Constance L. Mentzer and they have a son, Andrew. Pastor Mentzer's interests are running, bicycling, reading and music.
Email Pastor Mentzer here.
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Pastor Sadie Pounder, Associate Pastor
Pastor Pounder is a graduate of Gettysburg College and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. In addition to her Master of Divinity Degree, she has a Master's Degree in counseling psychology from George Mason University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Experienced in ministry in prison settings, her article, Prison Theology: A Theology of Liberation, Hope, and Justice, was recently published in Dialog: A Journal of Theology. Currently, Pastor Pounder is working with the Lower Susquehanna Synod in shaping a theology and plan for prison ministry throughout the region. She and husband Mike have four sons and ten grandchildren.
Email Pastor Pounder here.
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Deacon Augustus Mauro, Visitation Minister
Gus Mauro has served as Trinity's Visitation Minister since March 2007. He is primarily responsible for Trinity's Senior Ministry which includes homebound and hospital visitation. Gus retired early from a career as an executive in the insurance industry, obtaining a theological degree in ministerial studies at the Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg. He is a Diaconal Minister in the ELCA, consecrated for ministry of word and service. Gus and wife Asenath have five children and eight grandchildren.
Email Deacon Mauro here.
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Peter A. Brown, Organist and Choirmaster PETER A. BROWN is a native of Long Island, New York. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey, and an Artist's Diploma from The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. He has studied organ with Charles F. Boehm, Dr. George Markey and Dr. Alexander McCurdy. He served in the U.S. Army as Organist and Choirmaster of the Post Chapel, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, a position he was awarded by competitive audition. He received the Army Commendation Medal for his service. Before coming to Lancaster, Mr. Brown was Organist and Choirmaster at the Church Farm School and St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Exton, Pennsylvania. Since 1972, he has been Organist and Choirmaster of Holy Trinity. At Trinity, he directs three choirs that sing regularly at Sunday services and also organizes the annual Music at Trinity concert series.
Email Mr. Brown here.
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Kevin DePrefontaine, Business Manager
Kevin DePrefontaine is a native of Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He began serving as business manager in March of 2007. He graduated with a BS in Accounting from Elizabethtown College in 1983. Kevin worked as a CPA for a local accounting firm and as controller for a local manufacturer and as a trainer for a local transportation company prior to his service at Holy Trinity. Kevin and his wife Tina have six children and eleven grandchildren. Kevin's interests are singing, music, reading and camping.
Email Mr. DePrefontaine here.
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Jeff Engroff, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry
Jeff joined Holy Trinity in March 2003. A graduate of McCaskey High School, he is a 2002 graduate of the Youth Ministry Certification School at Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary. He does volunteer work for the Lower Susquehanna Synod's youth ministry and is involved with fellow youth pastors of Lancaster as an outreach partner. Jeff lives in Lancaster, PA. He enjoys reading and Civil War history.
Email Mr. Engroff here.
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Professor Greg Carey, Resident Scholar
Greg Carey, Professor of New Testament at Lancaster Theological Seminary, is Holy Trinity's Resident Scholar. Professor Carey serves as educator and administrator of adult education for Trinity Church. He is a graduate of Rhodes College, The Southern Baptist Seminary, and holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Vanderbilt University. Most recently, Professor Carey published the book, Sinners: Jesus and His Followers, printed by Baylor Press.
He maintains a blog on Trinity's adult education program at trinityscholar.blogspot.com
Email Professor Carey here.
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Vicar Tonya Eza, Vicar
Vicar Tonya Eza graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont with a B.A. in German. She trained as a deaconess in the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, which included a year-long internship in Alaska, then gradated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri with an M.A. in Exegetical Theology. She became a member of the ELCA in 2008, and is currently finishing her study for a M.Div. at the seminary in Gettysburg. Between graduating from Middlebury College and entering Concordia Seminary, Tonya held a position at a small tour company which enabled her to travel extensively to countries including Germany, Austria, Hungary, Russia, and China. From 1998-2001 she served as a volunteer missionary in Taiwan, where she taught English as a Second Language. From 2001-2003 Tonya lived in New York City and worked for the LCMS - Atlantic District in Chinese missions, and was there for the events of September 11.
Email Vicar Eza here.
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