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Ellen!
Name: Ellen
Nickname(s):
El, El-Bell, Smellen, El-Train, Onion
Family
members: I come
from a large family. I have 4 biological sisters, a step-brother and
step-sister, and they live all over the southern US! My dad & his wife
live with my oldest sister in Mississippi, and my mom & her husband live
in the Hermitage area. I am also close with my Aunt (my mom’s twin) who lives
in Prospect, PA.
Pets: Many of you have met
Ziggy, my sweet and scruffy recue dog. He’s an Airedale Terrier mix with a
great “dogstache.”
Favorite
color: red
Title: Associate Pastor for
Membership & Mission
What
your job entails: So many different things that I love to do—preaching, teaching,
leading worship, organizing mission opportunities, and more –but mostly, my job
entails building relationships and getting to know how I can help the members
of our church and community share their God-given gifts and grow in their
relationship with Jesus Christ.
Hire
date: July 8,
2016. Installed October 2, 2017
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µ If you could snap
your fingers and become an expert in something, what would it be? Carpentry.
µ What’s a trip
that changed you, and why? Nepal, 2013 as part of the Summer Service for New Wilmington Mission
Conference. It was amazing to see how God is at work and the church is growing
in a country that is only 5% Christian.
µ What’s the best
advice you were ever given? Who was it from? When I was in my mid-20s, a wise woman at my church said to
me, “Ellen, when you use the word ‘should,’ you are putting other people’s
expectations first. Stop using that word and stop letting others’ expectations
make decisions for you.”
µ What trend do you
hope makes a comeback? Banana clips. Wore them all the time in 6th and 7th
grade.
µ What’s one hobby
you’d love to get into? I really do want to get back into knitting so I can
contribute to the prayer shawl ministry.
µ What’s one song
you have completely memorized? Not just one song…the entire soundtrack of the movie The
Sound of Music.
µ What’s your
favorite place to eat around here? Pub 333 in Oakmont
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