"Sharing God's Gifts"
Who are we? Hi, my name is Pr. Rob Myallis. I have began serving here in the summer of 2008. My wife Emily, I and our daughter Audrey feel deeply blessed by God to be at this congregation and in this community. Cathy Houser serves as treasurer and Fran Phillips as Financial Secretary
We are a community of God's people. Our mission statement is "Reflecting Christ, we are called to Share God's Gifts."
We are a Lutheran Church, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
What is a Lutheran?
A Lutheran is a Christian -- one who trusts in Jesus Christ as a savior. We share a common faith with other Christians in God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We accept the Bible as the true source of Christian love, guidance and doctrine. We proclaim God's message of both Law (what God wants) and Gospel (what God has done for us). We emphasize salvation through grace and faith, teaching that a person is to live not according to a formula of do's and don'ts, but in the freedom of Christian love.
Who is the pastor?
I am in the office most mornings and try to spend the afternoons visiting people. I have developed some other websites you might find useful, including one of St. Paul's travels in Ancient Greece: http://www.paulandgreece.com.
Each week I work on a blog that reviews the lectionary texts that many churches use for preaching: http://lectionarygreek.blogspot.com . I also created a website to help churches develop radio and pod ministries:
http://radioandpodministry.blogspot.com. Feel free to stop by, email me, or call me at (717) 865-3652
Who is on church council?
The church council of the church oversees the ministries and finances of the congregation. This year serving on council are:
Jim Adams, Jill Bugdanavage, Angela Evans, Irene Fortna
Betty Kleinfelter, Kyle Kleinfelter, Ed Ludwig, Bob Meneses
Deb Reiner, Noel Strattan, Nancy Winklebleck and Greg Vaitl
Who else is on staff?
Zion's is blessed to have a number of people who work on staff.
Organist
Lauren Anderson is a college junior at Lebanon Valley College.
Maryann Guldin plays piano for our choir and occasionally fills in playing piano for worship.
Children's Bell Choir & Junior Choir Directors
Jamie and Janelle Hess
Secretaries
Gloria Bender
Bonny Redinger
Senior Choir Director
Joel Guldin
Sexton
Sharon Houser
Youth Advisors
Pr. Rob Myallis directs Senior and Middle School Youth work
