Meet Our Pastor

Allie was raised with the theological principals of the Church of the Brethren even though most of her life she participated in a Methodist church.  As she began to realize her calling to ministry, she wasn't keen on being a Pastor.  Life gave her plenty of twists and turn along her journey until she finally decided to not fight God and join him instead.  

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At the age of 26 she started her Masters degree at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota while working and residing in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  Seminary excited her in the beginning and it became clear that her theology and lifestyle she was brought up in would clash with different points of view of her schoolmates.  The end of her degree required her internship and clinical education.  This is what eventually relocated her out of Eau Claire, Wisconsin and into York, Pennsylvania.  In her time at WellSpan as a chaplain, she began to really understand her natural calling of spiritual care.  She determined she would never go back into church ministry again, but God had other plans.  As her residency was ending, she began hunting for work as she didn't have a new job to go to and no previous job to return to.  Her interest in chaplaincy left her applying to new jobs, yet God was opening a door she least expected.  The Westernport church was looking for a new pastor as their current pastor was retiring.  This church was near and dear to her heart as her family had been attending this church for decades.  Even as she grew, this church was always where she felt at home no matter where she lived.  To make a long story short, she was asked to take over and has been thrilled to be home after 30 years. 

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Besides the church being her first priority, she also works at Timbrook Nissan as a title clerk and office assistant.  Allie is a firm believer that learning should never stop.  In striving for bettering herself as a Spiritual Caregiver and Counselor, she has begun her studies with Liberty University, pursuing her Doctorate in Ministry: Pastoral Counseling.