Bruce Stevens named Synod of the Trinity’s Executive Emeritus
Former Synod of the Trinity Executive the Rev. Dr. Bruce Stevens was honored with Executive Emeritus status for “his long and faithful years of service to the Synod” during the Presbytery of West Virginia meeting on Feb. 28. Pictured with Bruce are, from left, Synod Transitional Executive Susan Faye Wonderland, 2014 Synod Moderator Jim Robinson…
Bruce Stevens retires as Synod Executive
The Rev. Dr. Bruce Stevens, the Executive of the Synod of the Trinity for the past nine years, retired from his position on July 31. The 64-year-old plans to spend time with his wife, Carolyn, on his farm in West Virginia where he will hunt, fish and enjoy time with his grandchildren. Bruce, who also…
Wonderland is Synod’s new Transitional Executive
On the heels of the retirement of Executive Rev. Dr. Bruce Stevens, Rev. Susan Faye Wonderland has stepped into the role of Transitional Executive for the Synod of the Trinity, effective Aug. 1. Susan was the Associate Executive under Bruce for the past five years. “I look forward to continuing the ministry that Bruce and…
Mike Givler hired as Synod communications coordinator
Mike Givler is the Synod of the Trinity’s new communications coordinator. Mike comes to the Synod from the Lebanon Daily News where he was the sports editor for the past 15 years. He had been in the newspaper business for a total of 22 years after graduating from Penn State University. During Mike’s time in…
Carlisle still making a difference in Honduras
However, Presbyterian World Mission’s future cloudy in Central American country The Presbytery of Carlisle mission team, working with the Presbyterian Church in Honduras, returned recently from another fulfilling week. For them, this was Executive Presbyter Mark Englund-Krieger’s 17th trip, Mission Advocacy Committee Chair Kim Wadlington’s sixth, Kathy Wells’ 15th and Tony Lorenz’s seventh. There are…
Mars group does out-of-this-world work in New Jersey
Paris is not a short drive to New Jersey. Neither is Mars for that matter. And Paris and Mars look nothing like Brigantine, N.J., but these days the resemblance is a little closer thanks to the work that was done by several congregations from these western Pennsylvania communities during the summer of 2014. Old Union…