Committee on Ministry
Each of the eight Associations of the Penn Central Conference has a Committee on Ministry/Church and Ministry Committee that oversees the standing of authorized ministers and local churches.
Although each Committee may be organized differently and have some variations in practice, they all use the UCC Manual on Ministry as the basis of their work. In addition, they are now including recommendations from the recent Ministry Issues Document which is a result of a General Synod resolution.
In addition, representatives from the 8 Committees form the Conference Church and Ministry Commission that seeks to create common practices where possible and strengthen each other’s work.
They have created the Penn Central Conference Manual which is a document with common understandings, recommended best practices, and resources that Committees have offered to other Committees for their use.
The following persons serve as chairperson of the Association Committees:
Central Association Rev. Sally Dries salann@ptd.net
Rev. Alice Rauch alice_rauch@yahoo.com
Gettysburg Association Rev. Jason Leader jaleader@aol.com
Harrisburg Association Rev. Jeff Wagner jawag@frontiernet.net
Lancaster Association Rev. Laverne DiNino ldinino@hotmail.com
Lebanon Association Rev. Len Knighton lenknighton@comcast.net
Mercersburg Association Rev. Matt Hoover mshoov@hotmail.com
Northern Association Rev. Ann Graves amngraves@comcast.net
York Association Rev. Larry Smith LBS004@hotmail.com
The following are links to the resources that guide the work of the Committees:
Penn Central Conference Manual