Eastern District Conference
2015 Directory
Conference Staff2
Conference Administrative Board (CAB)3
Conference Committees4
Conference Congregations6
Conference Related Ministries9
Other Area Ministries Relating to
Eastern District Conference 11
Mennonite Church USA 12
Mennonite Church USA
Churchwide Ministries 13
Mennonite Church USA Colleges,
Universities and Seminaries 14
Other Mennonite Agencies 15
Atlantic Northeast Conferences(ANEC)
of Mennonite Church USA 16
Conference Credentialed Leaders 17
Conference Staff
Warren Tyson, Conference Minister - Forest Hills Mennonite Church
267-932-6050 x 138 or 717-538-5589
Scott Roth, Communications Editor - Perkiomenville Mennonite Church
267-261-1772
John Stoltzfus, Conference Youth Pastor – Plains Mennonite Church
215-362-2675
Jeff Wright, Church Planting Coach/Consultant-Madison Street Church
888-777-4842 *role ending Apr 30
Volunteer Conference Staff
Phil Bergstresser, CRM Council Co-Coordinator-Zion Mennonite Church
215-723-2769
Edie Landis, CRM Council Co-Coordinator - Zion Mennonite Church
215-723-2407
Conference Administrative Board (CAB)
** Denotes Executive Board Member
**Brenda Oelschlager, Moderator - Zion Mennonite Church
215-257-9569
**Rodger Schmell, Moderator Elect -Deep Run West Mennonite Church
215-766-8157
**Sandy Hersh, Treasurer - Grace Mennonite Church
215-822-3870
**Dave Hersh, Secretary- Grace Mennonite Church
215-822-3870
**Ruth Stover, Member At Large -Iglesia Evangelica Ebenezer Menonita 215-723-9059
Jim Musselman, Congregational Life Comm. Chair - Zion Mennonite Ch. 215-723-9433
OPEN SEAT, Gift Discernment Committee Chair
Kathy Yoder, Ministerial Leadership Comm. Chair-West Swamp Menn. Ch.
215-536-7468
OPEN SEAT, Missions Committee Chairperson
OPEN SEAT, Peace and Justice Committee Chair
** (Staff) Warren Tyson, Conference Minister - Forest Hills Menn. Ch.
267-932-6050 x 138 or 717-538-5589
Conference Committees
Finance Committee – subcommittee of CAB
Sandy Hersh, Conference Treasurer
Brenda Oelschlager, Conference Moderator
Jim Gunden
Pat Kratz
Charlene Smoll
Communications Committee – subcommittee of CAB
Scott Roth, Communications Editor
Brenda Oelschlager, Conference Moderator
Lori Groff
Congregational Life Committee
Jim Musselman - Chair
Phil Bergstresser, CRM Council Co-Coordinator
Edie Landis, CRM Council Co-Coordinator
Marjorie Geissinger
Gifts Discernment Committee
Open Seat – Chair
Ron White, Past Moderator
Warren Tyson, Conference Minister
Ministerial Leadership Committee
Kathy Yoder, Chair
Brenda Oelschlager, Conference Moderator
Hilda Vinces
Roy Bender
Warren Tyson, Conference Minister
Missions Committee
Open Seat - Chair
Warren Tyson, Conference Minister
Jeff Wright, ChurchPlanting Coach and Consultant
Bonnie Moyer
Roberto Vinces
Peace and Justice Committee – Joint Committee of EDC and FMC
Open Seat - Chair
Curtis Book - MCC East Coast Representative
Jason Hedrick
Anne Yoder
Carolynn Boyd
Bob Moyer
Bob Walden
Jeff Hackman
Wally Wolff
Youth Ministry
John Stoltzfus, EDC/FMC Conference Youth Minister
Youth pastors/workers cluster
Conference Congregations
*Denotes Church Plant Status
Christ Fellowship 610-730-7114
1213 West Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18102
Samuel Claudio, Sr., Co-Pastor
Samuel Claudio, Jr., Co-Pastor
Church of the Good Samaritans215-355-1442
964 Holland Road, Holland, PA 18966
Robert Pirylis, Pastor
Cornerstone Community Church717-436-8585
Route 2, Box 67, Mifflintown, PA 17059
Al Gray, Pastor
Deep Run West Mennonite Church215-766-8157
1008 Deep Run Road, Perkasie, PA 18944
Rodger Schmell, Pastor
Fairfield Mennonite Church 717-642-8936
201 West Main Street, Fairfield, PA 17320-9186
Brenda Walter, Pastor
Grace Mennonite Church215-855-7718
630 York Avenue, Lansdale, PA 19446
Marc Hershberger, Pastor
Jay Gordon, Jr., Associate Pastor
Phyllis Ward, Pastor of Worship
Iglesia Evangélica Ebenezer Menonita215-538-7852
Meeting at Zion Mennonite, 149 Cherry Lane, Souderton, PA 18964
Pastor (vacant)
Hilda Vinces, Congregation Moderator
Mennonite Congregation of Boston617-868-7784
Meeting at Harvard Epworth United Methodist Church
1555 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
Bruce Bradshaw, Pastor
New Eden Fellowship267-287-3471
609 Main Street, Schwenksville, PA 19473
Franklin Gilliam, Pastor
Roaring Spring Mennonite Church 814-239-2566
Location: 235 Main Street, Roaring Spring, PA 16673
Mailing: 1022 Queen Road, Claysburg, PA 16625
Elsie Gonsman, Pastor
*Eglise Evangélique Solidarité and Harmonie215-349-0258
4718 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA 19141-2606
Samuel Charles, Co-Pastor (primary contact person)
Bernard Sejour, Co-Pastor (on leave assignment)
Upper Milford Mennonite Church610-965-4880
6450 Kings Highway South, Zionsville, PA
Roy Bender, Pastor
West Swamp Mennonite Church215-536-7468
2501 Allentown Road, Quakertown, PA 18951
Kathy Yoder, Pastor
Zion Mennonite Church215-723-3592
149 Cherry Lane, Souderton, PA 18964
Mim Book, Intentional Interim Lead Pastor
Jim Lapp, Interim Associate Pastor / Preaching
Scott Benner, Associate Pastor / Youth Ministries
Beth Rauschenberger, Associate Pastor / Congregational Care
Conference Related Ministries
Camp Men-O-Lan215-679-5144
1415 Doerr Road, Quakertown, PA 18951
Richard Brewer, Executive Director
Christopher Dock Mennonite High School215-362-2675
1000 Forty Foot Road, Lansdale, PA 19446
Conrad Swartzentruber, Principal
Crossroads Community Center215-223-7897
2918 North Sixth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133
Juan Marrero, Executive Director
Eastern Mennonite Missions717-898-2251
53 W. Brandt Blvd, Salunga, PA 17538
Nelson Okanya, Executive Director
Frederick Living610-754-7878
2849 Big Road, PO Box 498, Frederick, PA 19435-0498
John Hendrickson, CEO
Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust215-843-0943
6133 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144
Alison Shiloh Wear, Executive Director
Living Branches215-256-1117
275 Dock Drive, Lansdale, PA 19446
Edward Brubaker, President/CEO
MCC Material Aid Resource Center of Harleysville267-203-8074
737 Hagey Center Drive, Suite C
Souderton, PA 18964
Sharon Swartzentruber, Coordinator
Mennonite Historians of Eastern PA215-256-3020
Mennonite Heritage Center
565 Yoder Road, Harleysville, PA 19438
Sarah Heffner, Director
Peaceful Living610-287-1200
569 Yoder Road, Harleysville, PA 19438
Joe Landis, Executive Director
Penn View Christian School215-723-1196
420 Godshall Road, Souderton, PA 18964
Robert Rutt, Executive Director
The City School (formerly Phila. Menn. High School) 215-769-5363
860 North 24th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Jake Becker, Head of School
Project Haven267-281-4768
104 Main Street, East Greenville, PA 18041
Scott Roth, Director
Quakertown Christian School215-536-6970
50 East Paletown Road, Quakertown, PA 18951
qtownchristian.org
Mark Slider, Executive Director
Rockhill Mennonite Community215-257-2751
3250 State Road, Sellersville, PA 18960
Karen Lehman, CEO
Other Area Ministries Relating to Eastern District Conference
Care and Share Thrift Shoppes, Inc.215-723-0315
783 Route 113, Souderton, PA 18964
Sarah Bergin, Executive Director
Community Home Services267-932-6030
672 Main Street, Harleysville, PA 19438
Diane Tidy, Executive Director
Indian Creek Foundation267-203-1500
420 Cowpath Road, Souderton, PA 18964
David Crosson, Executive Director
Kingdom Builders215-991-5805
19W Phil-Ellena Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119
Leonard Dow, Board Chair
Liberty Ministries610-287-5481
565 Main Street, PO Box 87, Schwenksville, PA 19473
Bob Thompson, Executive Director
Bux-Mont Church Librarians 215-257-7950
Naomi Kauffman, Chair
Penn Foundation215-257-6551
807 Lawn Avenue, Sellersville, PA 18960
Wayne Mugrauer, President and CEO
Mennonite Church USA
National Offices866-866-2872
3145 Benham Avenue, Suite 1, Elkhart IN 46517
718 N. Main Street, Newton KS 67144
1251 Virginia Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Dr. Ervin Stutzman, Executive Director
Elizabeth Soto Albrecht, Moderator
Patricia Shelley, Moderator-elect
Mennonite Church USA Churchwide Ministries
Mennonite Mission Network866-866-2872
3145 Benham Avenue, Suite 3, Elkhart, IN 46517
Mennonite Education Agency574-642-3164
3145 Benham Avenue, Suite 2, Elkhart, IN 46517
MennoMedia800-245-7894
1251 Virginia Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Everence800-348-7468
1110 N. Main Street, Goshen, IN 46527
121 N. Main St., Suite 210, Souderton, PA 18964877-420-9789
Mennonite Health Services Alliance800-611-4007
1112 N. Main Street, Goshen, IN 46528
Mennonite Church USA Colleges, Universities and Seminaries
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary 574-295-3726
3003 Benham Avenue, Elkhart, IN 46517
Bethel College316-284-5241
300 E. 27th Street, North Newtown, KS 67117
Bluffton University419-358-3000
One University Drive, Bluffton, OH 45817-2104
Eastern Mennonite University and Seminary540-432-4000
1200 Park Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22802-2462
Eastern Menn. Univ. & Seminary - Lancaster Campus 717-397-5190
1846 Charter Lane, Lancaster, PA 17601
Goshen College800-348-7422
1700 S. Main Street, Goshen, IN 46526
Hesston College800-995-2757
325 S. College Drive, Box 3000, Hesston, KS 67062
Other Mennonite Related Agencies
Mennonite Central Committee- U.S.888-563-4676
21 S. 12th Street, Akron, PA 17501
Mennonite Central Committee – East Coast215-535-3624
900 E. Howell Street, Philadelphia, PA 19149
Ron White, EDC Rep. to MCC EC Board
Mennonite Disaster Service717-735-3536
583 Airport Road, Lititz, PA 17543
Mennonite Economic Development Associates 215-721-3030
Delaware Valley Chapter
Bryce Bergey, Chapter Chair
Meets Third Thursday at Franconia Café, 6:30 AM
Atlantic Northeast Conferences (ANEC) of Mennonite Church USA
Allegheny Mennonite Conference814-445-3418
111 E. Main Street, Somerset, PA 15501
Atlantic Coast Conference717-394-8107
2257 Old Philadelphia Pike,Lancaster, PA 17602
Eastern District Conference267-932-6050
1000 Forty Foot Road, Lansdale, PA 19446
Franconia Mennonite Conference267-932-6050
1000 Forty Foot Road, Lansdale, PA 19446
Franklin Mennonite Conference717-375-4544
4856 Molly Pitcher Highway South, Chambersburg, PA 17201
Lancaster Mennonite Conference717-293-5246
2160 Lincoln Highway East #5, Lancaster, PA 17602
New York Mennonite Conference585-593-3287
3231 Palmer Road, Wellsville, NY 14895
Virginia Mennonite Conference540-434-9727
901 Parkwood Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Conference Credentialed Leaders
Ordained
Bender, L. Roy717-293-1513
808 E. Jefferson Court, Lancaster, PA 17602
Pastor, Upper Milford Mennonite Church
Benner, Scott215-341-1717
190 S. Hunsberger Lane, Souderton, PA 18964
Associate Pastor of Youth, Zion Mennonite Church
Claudio, Sr., Samuel610-730-7114
2054 Highland Street, Allentown, PA 18109
Co-Pastor, Christ Fellowship
Gilliam, Franklin610-937-9438
19 Game Farm Road, Schwenksville, Pa 19473
Pastor, New Eden Fellowship
Gonsman, Elsie814-239-2566
1022 Queen Rd, Claysburg, PA 16625
Pastor, Roaring Spring Mennonite Church
Hershberger, Marc215-368-3262
602 Moyer Road, Souderton, PA 18964
Pastor, Grace Mennonite Church
Rauschenberger, Elizabeth215-723-3592
452 Beck Road, Souderton, PA 18964
Pastor of Congregational Care, Zion Mennonite Church
Schmell, Rodger215-766-8157
552 Irish Meetinghouse Road, Perkasie, PA 18944
Pastor, Deep Run Mennonite Church West
Sejour, Bernard215-349-0258
2145A N John Russell Circle, Elkins Park, PA 19027
Co-Pastor, Eglise Evangélique Solidarité and Harmonie
Wikerd, Paul610-562-3936
253 State Street, Hamburg, PA 19426
Facilitator, Circle of Friends
Wright, Jeff951-990-4244
PO Box 4391, Riverside, CA 92514
Pastor, Madison Street Church
EDC Church Planting Coach and Consultant
Yoder, Kathy215-538-2615
1649 Sleepy Hollow Road, Quakertown, PA 18951
Pastor, West Swamp
EDC Pastors without EDC Credentials
Book, Miriam402-723-4900
443 Penn Oak Court, Harleysville, PA 19438
Lead Interim Pastor, Zion MennoniteChurch
(credential held by Franconia Conference)
Bradshaw, Bruce603-546-8294
63 Arlington Street, Nashua, NH 03060
Pastor, Mennonite Congregation of Boston
(credential held by Atlantic Coast Conference)
Lapp, James402-723-4900
443 Penn Oak Court, Harleysville, PA 19438
Interim Preaching Pastor, Zion Mennonite Church
(credential held by Franconia Conference)
Pirylis, Robert609-680-2156
231 Vine Street, Delanco, NJ 08075
Pastor, Church of the Good Samaritans
Walter, Brenda717-337-1060
210 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 258, Fairfield, PA 17320
Pastor, Fairfield Mennonite Church
Ordained without Charge
Simmons, Mary Lou610-782-0523
517 N. Lafayette Street, Allentown, PA 18104
Licensed toward Ordination
Charles, Samuel267-338-7071
113 Anchor St, Philadelphia, PA 19124
Co-Pastor, Eglise Evangélique Solidarité and Harmonie
Claudio, Jr., Sam 610-882-2256
240 10th Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Co-Pastor, Christ Fellowship
Licensed for Specific Ministry
Baer, Dale419-756-7799
207 Sherwood, Drive, Lexington, OH 44904
Regional Dir., Child Evangelism Fellowship
Derstine, James215-514-6524
61 Fairfax Terrace, Souderton, PA 18964
Associate Chaplain, Dock Woods Community
Fleming, Patricia610-517-2086
549 Main Street, Schwenksville, PA 19473
Women’s Chaplain, Liberty Ministries
Gordon, Jr., Jay215-855-7718
217 Candlewood Way, Harleysville, PA 19438
Associate Pastor, Grace Mennonite Church
Gray, Albert717-436-6740
1358 Wagner Road, Mifflintown, PA 17059
Pastor, Cornerstone Community Church
Hedrick, Michael215-721-0476
131 Adams Avenue, Souderton, PA 18964
Associate Chaplain, Penn Foundation
Associate Chaplain, Lehigh Valley Hospital
Ward, Phyllis215-822-9213
211 Julie Road, Chalfont, PA 18914
Pastor of Worship, Grace Mennonite Church
Retired
Arias, Nicholas Sandoval215-941-0748
4025 Howland Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124
Cretsinger, Lewis 570-638-3110
148 Summit Street, Morris Run, PA 16939
Delp, R. Lee215-368-8019
840 Keeler Road, Lansdale, PA 19446
Geissinger, Norman 717-267-1050
720 D Menno Village, Chambersburg, PA 17201
Keller, Frank 316-281-9061
140 Valley View Drive, Souderton, PA 18964
Musselman, Elizabeth215-723-4922
622 Morwood Road, Telford, PA 18969
Schanz, Philip215-855-4752
1470 Reiff Road, Lansdale, PA 19446
Shutt, Joyce717-642-5219
30 Water Street, Fairfield, PA 17320
Sprunger, Charles215-368-7429
513 Dock Drive, Lansdale, PA 19446
Ziemer, Richard215-536-8895
1433 W. Broad Street, Quakertown, PA 18951
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