Project Connect

Contact Project Connect

Project Connect
665 Eaton Road
Freedom, NH 03836
603 539-7257

Don Johnson - Executive Director

don@projectconnect.org

Janet Johnson - Administrator
janet@projectconnect.org

Rev. Louise Johnson Director of Admissions Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia 7301 Germantown Ave Philadelphia, PA 19119-1794 215 248-6321 work 484 941-1425 cell ljohnson@ltsp.edu
Jenny Tomalka Director of Admissions Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary 4201 North Main Street Columbia, SC 29203-5898 800 804-5233 x297 work 336-880-0606 jtomalka@ltss.edu
Rev. Vickie Brown Associate Director of Admissions Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg 61 Seminary Ridge Gettysburg, PA 17325 717-334-6286 717-858-4140 vbrown@ltsg.edu

DISCERNMENT ADVOCATES are:
• Excellent parish pastors
• Trainers, mentors, role models, event leaders and heralds vocational leadership development

Discernment advocates exemplify pastoral excellence and have the endorsement of their synodical bishops and their congregations. (A small stipend will be paid in recognition of this work).

The persons selected will undergo training in vocational discernment, biblical call stories, gifts and theology of vocation, characteristics and culture of young adults, skills in leading small groups and events and understand the church’s process of candidacy for rostered leaders in the ELCA. These advocates will be willing to speak, encourage and nurture the sense of “call” in young adults and advocate for such identification and nurture of young adults in parishes, conferences, synods and regions of our church.

If you are interested in serving as a Discernment Advocate or would like to nominate a pastor to serve in this way, please contact the director of Project Connect by email, don@projectconnect.org.

The current group of Project Connect’s Discernment Advocates is listed below. If you wish to get information about Project Connect and the opportunities it offers for vocational discernment, or you wish to explore your sense of “call”, please feel free to contact any of the persons listed below:

Discernment Advocates (2008 - 2010)

Joe Boomhower Indiana University of Pennsylvania 875 School Street Indiana, PA 15701 724-349-8490 office 724-840-0880 cell jboomhower@yourinter.net	Seth Bridger Abundant Life Community Church 125 Foxfield Way, Suite 4-225 Pooler, GA 31322 912-856-6871 office 912-856-6871 cell revseth@gmail.com
John Brock Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 2000 Chestnut Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 717-737-8635 office 717-574-5497 cell John.brock@trinitycamphill.org	Mary Chang Incarnation Lutheran Church 411 Bayview Avenue Cedarhurst, NY 11516 516-295-5323 office Rev_mchang@yahoo.com
Annemarie Cook St Thomas Lutheran Church 135 Salmon Street Brick, NJ 08723 732-477-5533 office 609-579-4313 cell Annemariecook5@gmail.com	Kelly Derrick St Philip Lutheran Church 8115 Williamson Road Roanoke, VA 24019 540-366-7046 office 540-309-8581 cell pastorkelly@stphiliplutheran.net
Marysol Diaz Iglesia Evangelica Luterana San Marcos of Guayanabo Calle Ednee No. 4 Colina del Fresno Buayamon, PR 00959 solymar@coqui.net	Rachael Dietz St James Lutheran Church 827 E. County Road Wapwallopen, PA 18550 570-379-3878 office stjames@epix.net
Joyce Dix-Weiers Elderton Lutheran Church PO Box 155 Elderton, PA 15736 724-354-2990 office 724-354-2368 home 412-817-3988 cell jadwltsg@aol.com	Mary Finklea Cross and Crown Lutheran Church 3123 West Palmeto Street Florence, SC 29501 843-669-2355 office 843-413-9431 home pastorfinklea@bellsouth.net
Andrew Fitch Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church PO Box 246 / 308 Market Street New Berlin, PA 17855 570-966-2815 office 570-768-8455 cell pastorfitch@dejazzd.com	James Graeser Cross and Road Lutheran Church 5101 Lakeshore Dr W Orange Park, FL 32003 904-264-6575 office 904-710-6369 cell jgraeser@bellsouth.net
Jennifer Hitt Grace Lutheran Church 543 Greendale Avenue Needham, MA 02492 781-444-3315 office 781-453-2543 home 339-227-1951 cell Pastor.jhitt@gmail.com	Jon Hopkins New Hope Lutheran Church 60 Oliver Street Valley Stream, NY 11580 516-285-9782 office Pastorjon8675@hotmail.com
Brenda Jack Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 225-17 115th Avenue Cambria Heights, NY 11411 718-978-3155 office realbee@aol.com	Emily Leitzke St Paul Lutheran Church PO Box 368 / 12095 Blades Road Cordova, MD 21625 410-364-5147 office 410-253-9502 cell pastor@stpaulscordova.com
Amber Malone Trinity Lutheran Church 70 Green Avenue Castleton, NY 12033 518-732-7931 office 510-282-8279 cell pastoramber@gmail.com	Bob Mitchell Christ the Lord Lutheran Church 1001 Duluth Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 30043 770-963-4499 office 404-431-1382 cell Mitc6730@bellsouth.net
Tricia Neale St John’s Lutheran Church 3101 Tyson Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19149 215-624-5505 office 215-279-0269 cell Pastor.tricia.neale@gmail.com	Michael Neel Concordia Lutheran Church 1769 Kendall Road Kendall, NY 14476 585-659-2778 office mjneel@gmail.com
Nathan Pile Spring Mills Lutheran Parish Po Box 95 Spring Mills, PA 16875 814-422-8417 office 814-422-8928 home 814-777-3305 cell nathanpile@mac.com	Wendy Richter Mountain Lutheran Parish PO Box 893 Franklin, WV 26807 304-358-2438 office 304-668-9880 cell Wkr777@yahoo.com
Sharon Rios Christo Victorioso Lutheran Church Bo Higuillar Sector San Antonia Parcel 11 Apt 1 Dorado, PR 00646 787-796-0354 office 787-381-2558 cell sriosconcepcion@yahoo.com	Carlton Rodgers Tabernacle Lutheran Church 5843 Spruce St Philadelphia, PA 19139 215-748-5533 office 215-549-2426 home carodg@verizon.net
Mark Schlenker Lutheran Church of the Cross 4545 Chancellor St NE St Petersburg, FL 33703 727-525-8364 office schlenker@mylcc.com	Krsita Vingelis St Thomas Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran Church 1439 Ridge Road Hooversville, PA 15936 814-798- Kvingelis001@lutehrsem.edu
Laura Wind Epiphany Lutheran Church 5220 Silas Creek Pkwy Winston-Salen, NC 27106 336-765-6211 office Lwind@epiphanyws.org

Discernment Advocates (September, 2007, through September, 2008)

Rev. Lisa Arrington St Luke Lutheran Church 7001 Harford Road Baltimore, MD 21234-7794 410.444.5171 church 443.257.5488 cell Lisa.arrington@lutheranneighbor.org	Rev. Andy Ballentine St Stephen Lutheran Church 612 Jamestown Road Williamsburg, VA 23185 757.229.6688 church 757.645.7961 cell pastor@saintstephenlutheran.net
Rev. Brian Bennett St Paul Lutheran Church 309 Baldwin St Morgantown, WV 26505 304.599.0620 church 304.657.4438 cell pastorbrian@stpaulmorgantown.org	Rev. Stephen Biegner Zion Lutheran Church PO Box 235 9535 Clarence Center Rd Clarence Center, NY 14032 716.741.2656 church 716.868.1232 cell pscbz@roadrunner.com
Rev. Amandus Derr St Peter Lutheran Church 617 Lexington Ave NY, NY 10022-4610 212.935.2200 church ajderr@saintpeters.org	Rev. Rebecca Eisenhart Trinity Lutheran Church 1000 W. Main St Lansdale, PA 19446 215.368.1710 church 215.804.8734 cell reisenhart@trinitylansdale.com
Rev. Clifton Eshbach Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 750 Greenfield Road Lancaster, PA 17601 717.393.3958 church ceshbach@hotmail.com	Rev. Paul Frank 114 Crooked Creek Lane Hendersonville, TN 37075 615.824.5070 home 615.969.1609 cell pfmf@comcast.net
Rev. Justin Johnson St Timothy Lutheran Church 5015 Lakeville Rd Geneseo, NY 14454 585.243.4490 church sttimpastor@yahoo.com	Rev. Rick Malivuk All Saints Lutheran Church 5315 Van Dyke Road Lutz, FL 33558-4882 813.963.0969 church 813.340.1849 cell 813.961.8153 home pastor@allsaintstampa.org
Rev. Will Osman New Centerville Lutheran Parish PO Box 126 Rockwood, PA 15557 814.926.2215 church Wosmanrev3@yahoo.com	Rev. Eddy Perez Messiah Lutheran Church 9850 SW 24th St Miami, FL 33165-7514 305.221.8425 church 305.319.1076 cell pastoreddyperez@yahoo.com
Rev. Keith Rohrbach Trinity Lutheran Church 357 West Main St Kutztown, PA 19530-1605 610.683.3450 church 484.256.4800 cell pastor@trinitykutztown.com	Rev. Bill Schaefer Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 1325 Mission Road Latrobe, PA 15650 724.537.7273 church 724.664.4861 cell
Rev. James Seeley Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 819 Columbia Ave Grove City, PA 16127 724.458.6541 church 724.992.0555 cell 724.458.0826 home jmsee@zoominternet.net	Rev. Amy Thompson Sevimli Metropolitan Washington DC Synod ELCA 1025 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20036 202.822.1901 office asevimli@metrodcelca.org
Rev. Kara Joy Stewart St Luke Lutheran Church 206 Central Avenue Summerville, SC 29483 843.873.2652 church 843.693.4699 cell pastorkarajoy@yahoo.com	Rev. Les Swenson St Paul Lutheran Church 56 Great Hammock Rd Old Saybrook, CT 06475 860.388.2398 church 860.857.9362 cell pastorlrs@stpaul-elca.org
Rev. Rodwell Thom Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 153 Glenwood Avenue E. Orange, NJ 07017 973.678.1484 work 973.324.9163 home 973.650.7379 cell rodwellthom@msn.com	Rev. Sharon Rios-Concepcion Christo Victorioso Lutheran Church Bo Higuillar Sector San Antonia Parcel 11 Apt 1 Dorado, PR 00646 787.796.035 church 787.381.2558 cell sharon.rios@pfizer.com
Rev. Paul Wollner Mt Pilgrim Lutheran Church PO Box 678 Prosperity, SC 28127-0678 803.364.4709 church 803.331.5970 cell pastorwollner@gmail.com	Rev. Jennifer Zima 716 N. New Hope Road Gastonia, NC 28054 704.864.2215 home 980.329.2090 cell bjzima@netzero.net

Discernment Advocates (Who Began In 2006)

Rev. Maggie Ainslie Atonement LC PO Box 3726 Philadelphia, PA 19125 215 423-7629 church mjainslie@earthlink.net	Rev. Andy Ballentine St. Stephen LC 612 Jamestown Road Williamsburg, VA 23185-3945 757 229-6688 church pastor@saintstephenlutheran.net
Rev. Thomas Beam Gethsemane LC Port Alleghany, PA 16743 814 642-9261 church Trinity LC Smethport, PA 16749 814 887-2563 church tjbeam@hotmail.com	Rev. Giacomo Cassese Hope LC 6330 Bird Ave Miami, FL 33155 305 223-6569 church sfcts@bellsouth.net
Rev. Carol and Rev. Scott Custead Zion LC 308 Union St Hollidaysburg, PA 16648-2018 814 695-0091 church zionlc@nb.net	Rev. Katrina Foster Fordham LC 2430 Walton Ave Bronx, NY 10468-6577 718 367-8330 church katrinafoster@msn.com
Rev. Linda Forsberg First LC 118 Division St East Greenwich, RI 02818 401 884-5572 church felc1@juno.com	Rev. Bob Helton Good Shepherd LC 3909 Forest Dr Columbia, SC 29204 803 787-4413 church pbob@gslc.com
Rev. Stephen Herr Christ LC 44 Chambersburg St Gettysburg, PA 17325 717 334-5212 church celcgburgpastor@earthlink.net	Rev. Margaret Herz-Lane Grace LC PO Box 3346 Camden, NJ 08101 856-963-3547 church lhem48@yahoo.com
Rev. Earl Janssen Our Shepherd LC 400 Benfield Rd Severna Park, MD 21146 410 647-1658 church earljanssen@comcast.net	Rev. Marjorie Keiter St. John’s Slovak LC 100 East Abbott St Lansford, PA 18232 570 645-2850 church mhkeiter@aol.com
Rev. Kent Lee Gateway LC 11381 Gateway Blvd Fort Meyers, FL 33913 239 561-1188 church kentnsusan@aol.com	Rev. Meredith Lovell St Paul’s LC 4900 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20008 202 966-5489 x 25 church mlovell@stpaulslutherandc.com
Rev. Jean-Pierre Marc-Charles St John LC 10390 NE 2nd Ave Miami Shores, FL 33138 305 757-3286 church revmarccharles@bellsouth.net	Rev. Larry Mort St Andrew LC 987 Beaver Grade Rd Corapolis, PA 15108 412 264-4551 church pastormort@verizon.net
Rev. Linda Muhly St Johannes LC RR2 Box 310 West Union, WV 26456-9565 304 873-2964 church gsb00576@mail.wvnet.edu	Rev. Eric Murray Messiah LC 6900 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919 865 588-9753 church pastoreric@messiahknoxville.org
Rev. Charles Newman St Paul’s LC 2569 Tilson Rd Decatur, GA 30032 404 241-2524 church stpaullutheranchurch@comcast.net	Rev. Fred Opalinski Trinity LC 527 Washington St Reading, PA 19601 610 374-4861 church fopalinski@oldtrinity.org
Rev. Beth Ann Stone Trinity LC PO Box 168 McClure, PA 17841-0168 570 658-2262 church bethann1@juno.com	Rev. Chris Webb St Mark Lutheran Church PO Box 8608 Ashville, NC 28814-8608 828-253-0043 church pastorwebb@bellsouth.net
Rev. Janell Wigen Good Shepherd LC 190 South Main St Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 570 824-2991 church pdkjdwzz@prolog.net

Project Connect is an initiative of the Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries. Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, and the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Funded by a generous grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc.