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Pastor Don Allman, Senior Pastor
Pastor Don first came to St. John's in 1985 as our associate pastor. In 1998, we called Pastor Don to serve as our senior pastor. Under his leadership, St. John's has focused on a move from "membership" towards "discipleship." Here we focus on 6 traits that define who we are and what we do in our faithful following of Jesus. These 6 marks of discipleship are: Prayer, Worship. Bible Study, Service, Relationships, and Giving. As our congregation embraces these marks and as we, collectively and individually, live them we will grow in faith, love, and obedience to the will of God.
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Pastor Scott Ness, Associate Pastor
Pastor Scott joined the St. John's family in 2008. Since that time he has spent energy in getting to know the people and ministries of St. John's. He, too, is passionate about discipleship and helping people walk with Jesus everyday. Relationships are central and key to Pastor Scott's ministry. This manifests itself as he helps to empower families to do devotions through the faith five. This nightly ritual of sharing highs and lows, reading scripture together, talking about their connection points, praying together, and blessing one another is simple and a powerful way for families to wrestle with faith together.
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Pastor Ray Rosenthal, Visitation Pastor
Pastor Ray loves ministry and the church so much that even after he retired he couldn't stay away--so he came and joined our staff. After his retirement, Pastor Ray joined St. John's in 2002. He oversees much of our pastoral care and elderly ministries. Leading Bible studies and discussion groups are another of his vital ministries to St. John's.
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Elaine Bennett, Director of Lay Ministries
Elaine grew up in the pews of St. John's and has been serving on staff since 2002. She is instrumental in making sure the ministries that we provide at St. John's have everything they need. She is also helpful in connecting people's spiritual gifts to current and/or future ministries of St. John's.
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Mike Esposito, Business Manager
Mike has been with St. John's since 2002 and has been a member of St. John's for more than 20 years. Mike is in charge of making sure everything runs smoothly with the facilities. He maintains records, coordinates repairs, and is always balancing projects and budgets.
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Jane Handley, Youth Ministry
Jane has been with St. John's since 2009. She brings a passion for Christ and a heart for youth everywhere she goes. Her high energy and care help to connect with our youth and their parents. Jane's primary age group is our High School Youth.
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Jan Miller, Recorder
Jan has been with St. John's since 1990. She manages and maintains the official records of the congregation as well as our financial statements. She works closely with the finance team to ensure that we are fiscally responsible and good stewards of the gifts we receive.
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Gary Pecuch, Youth Ministry
Gary has been a part of St. John's since 1982. In this time, St. John's has developed a comprehensive youth ministry that teaches, equips, grows, and deepens faith in our youth. Gary focuses upon our confirmation ministry. Currently, Gary works at St. John's part time as he works full time for the Southern Ohio Synod.
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Laurie Pecuch, Youth Ministry
Laurie has been a part of the St. John's family since 1988. Her gentle spirit and strong faith have enabled her to work closely with our youth through the years. Laurie oversees our youth ministries focused towards K through 8th graders.
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John F. Schuder, Head Organist
John has been leading our Sunday morning traditional Worship services since 2009. John is a native of Dayton and received a B.M. from Wittenberg University. He spent his junior year at the Berliner Kirchenmusikschule, Berlin, Germany. He earned the Master of Sacred Music degree from the Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He was awarded the degree Doctor of Musical Arts from the Juilliard School. For many years Dr. Schuder was Minister of Music of the Scarsdale Congregational Church, Scarsdale, New York, Organist and Director of Chapel Music at The Interchurch Center, New York City, and also Chief Organist and Choir Director of Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City, one of the country's most distinguished Reform synagogues. He also served on the organ faculties of the Manhattan School of Music and Columbia University Teacher's College.
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Cindy Walters, Church Secretary
Cindy has been on staff since 2004. Her expertise is wide spread as she oversees the publications, bulletins, and announcements that we continually produce as well as calendars and schedules. Without Cindy, St. John's would come to a grinding halt.
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