We Congratulate the Following PNEC Pastors Who Will Celebrate A

Celebrating Their Anniversary

We congratulate the following PNEC Pastors who will celebrated a

Special Anniversary of Ordination in 2016

65th Anniversary of Ordination

Rev. George Yoder (6/1/51) – Retired, living in Allentown

55th Anniversary of Ordination

Rev. David Knoebel (6/18/61) – Retired, living in Hometown, Tamaqua

Rev. Donald Stump (6/25/61) – Retired, living in Weatherly

45th Anniversary of Ordination

Rev. Harry Keppley (6/13/71) – Retired, living in Little Meadows

Rev. Allan Kramer Moyer (6/13/71) – Interim Pastor, Union, Neffs

Rev. Ernest Diefenderfer (6/20/71) – Retired, living in Slatington

Rev. Michael Dowd (10/1/71) – Pastor, First, Easton

Rev. Jeffrey Kistler (11/7/71) – Interim Pastor, Northampton ELCA Joint Churches

40th Anniversary of Ordination

Rev. William Falla (6/27/76) – Retired, living in Allentown

35th Anniversary of Ordination

Rev. Ken Newhook (6/1/81) – Pastor, Emmanuel, Mountain Top

30th Anniversary of Ordination

Rev. Sally Zelker (6/14/86) – Pastor, Morgenland, Orefield

Rev. M. Jane Hess (9/20/86) – Pastor, Faith, Hazleton

Rev. David Quinn (9/25/86) – Pastor, Dryland, Nazareth

Rev. David Blitch (5/30/86) - ELCA Pastor, Bethel Union Church, Kempton

25th Anniversary of Ordination

Rev. John Snyder Samuelson (7/28/91)

20th Anniversary of Ordination

Rev. Michael Eckroth (3/27/96) – Pastor, Salem, Gilbert

Rev. Kris Snyder Samuelson (8/24/96) – Acting Senior Pastor, Union, Neffs

Rev. Dale Sattizahn (9/18/96) – Pastor, First, Milford (NJ) and Lower Saucon, Hellertown

Rev. Janice Pearson (10/27/96) – Retired, living in Milford, NJ

Rev. Jeffrey Wargo (7/21/96) – Pastor, St. John, Riegelsville

15th Anniversary of Ordination

Rev. Heather Kurtz (11/24/01) – Pastor, Grace, Northampton

Rev. Linda Williams (7/1/01) – Chaplain, St. Luke's Hospice, Bethlehem

10th Anniversary of Ordination

Rev. Martin Nuscher (4/30/06) – Pastor, St. Paul’s, Cherryville and First, Palmerton

Rev. Albert Martin (6/4/06) – Chaplain, Phoebe Ministries, Allentown

5th Anniversary of Ordination

Rev. Will Hagenbuch (10/22/011) – Pastor, First Cong., Harford

Rev. Michael McGowan (6/12/11) – Pastor, Ben Salem, Andreas

Licensed Ministers Anniversaries

10th Anniversary of Licensing

Ms. Nancy Azar (2/1/06)

Mrs. Susan Lishman (2/22/06) – Assistant Pastor of CE & Discipleship, First, Hellertown

Mr. Alfred Walton (2/22/06) – Pastor, St. James, Sheppton

15th Anniversary of Licensing

Mr. Ronald Schell (12/12/01) – Faith, Hazleton

Mr. Louis Aita (12/12/01) – Pastor, Nuremberg Charge (3 churches)