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Bill Lentz, Senior Pastor Connect with Pastor Bill
Bill Lentz has been the Senior Pastor of Wesley Church for 15 years. His ministry focuses on preaching, teaching, visioning and administering the life of our growing and developing local church of more than 1000 members and active guests. A life-long Methodist, Bill has committed himself to the renewal of the local church by practicing proven methods of leadership and organizational development. Bill is a lecturer in congregational development, as well as Methodist history, doctrine and polity. Pastor Bill and his wife, Kathy, are the parents of 3 children (son Scott (22) and daughters Sherri (22) and Tracy (18)) and they are grandparents of Bryce (18 months). Kathy and Bill love to travel and garden together. In 2005, our pastor led a mission trip to Rwanda in East Africa. The trip was the culmination of a longtime dream to participate in the development of a global Christian movement.
Kenneth B. Cragg, Pastor Emeritus Connect with Ken
Ken Cragg's ministry at Wesley Church was focused on the areas of membership support and outreach. Having nearly 50 years of ordained ministry experience both at home and abroad, Ken is still committed to an international and multi-ethnic vision. He is currently involved in writing a book that speaks to both Christians and Muslims about each other’s faith journey. He believes Jesus calls us to reach out to all people, especially those who are marginalized and in need. Ken finds he is challenged by the way Wesley Church, a suburban established community of faith, is making great effort to be involved and relevant to the human condition. Wesley Church's blend of celebration, study, and outreach challenges each of us to spiritual growth and relevant service.
Bill Arnold, Minister of Congregational Life Connect with Bill A
Bill’s primary emphasis is helping members of the congregational discover portals and avenues for their ministry. As a lay staff employee, Bill is responsible for directing the ministries of the Congregational Care and Support Team, the Prayer Team, the Lay Pastoral Care Givers Team. He works with other teams including the United Methodist Men and the Celebration Arts and Technology Team and cares for other ministry needs as assigned by the Senior Pastor. He holds a Master of Divinity Degree form United Theological Seminary, a bachelor’s degree from Albright College and is a graduate of Freedom High School (much to the chagrin of his daughter who is a senior at Liberty High School).
Joseph Harvey, Urban Missioner Connect with Joe
Joe is a former teacher with a B.S. in Education and an M.A. in Music History, in 2004, he left teaching to direct the youth ministries program at Wesley Church. While serving Wesley Church as the Minister to Youth and Young Adults, Joe was a featured blogger for the Upper Room Ministries website MethodX.net. Joe is an avid guitar player and singer and often offers up his talents during the worship services. As a layperson, Joe served as President of the United Methodist Men and served on the Board of Trustees for nine years. In 2005, Joe was instrumental in organizing and planning a mission trip to Rwanda, Africa, in which he was the leader of the Education Team. The team encountered literally hundreds of street children at locations in Kigali and Gitarama and experienced firsthand the global impact of the choices we make everyday. The two weeks Joe spent in Rwanda influenced him to become more active in his local community. Joe serves on the Core Planning Committee for Bethlehem’s Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty (CROP) Walk. Joe is married to his high school sweetheart, Kara. They have two kids, Zachary, nine, and Erica, six. They make their home in Bethlehem.
Susan Dietrich, Minister of Christian Education Connect with Sue
Sue became interested in children's faith formation as the mother of two. As her children grew, she moved from being an active volunteer to a professional Christian Educator. Before joining our staff, Sue held several positions of increasing responsibility at the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem (next door). She also received formal Christian Education training at Princeton, Union and Austin Seminaries. Sue joined the staff of Wesley Church as Director of Christian Education in January of 2005. She hopes to bring creativity, energy and experience to her ministry.
Phyllis Freeman, Church Administrator Connect with Phyllis
Rebecca K. Hess, Administrative Assistant Connect with Becky
Becky has been a member of Wesley Church since 2000 and administrative assistant since 2005. She serves as the membership secretary charged with keeping all records pertaining to the membership of the church including births, marriages and deaths. As mother and stepmother to seven children, she has been active as a leader in both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, as a PTA president and avid sidelines sports supporter. Personal interests include social justice issues, freelance writing and gardening. A lifelong Methodist, Becky, her husband Mike and their family make their home in Bethlehem.
Allan Birney, Organist and Director of Music Connect with Allan
Frank Arbushites, Director of Bell Choirs Connect with Frank
Becky Graybeal, Ensemble Coordinator Connect with Becky
Heather Hunter, Director of Children’s Choirs Connect with Heather
Tracy Leszcynski, Director of Circle of Friends Connect with Tracy
Tracy Leszcynski is the Director of Wesley's Circle of Friends Preschool. She is originally from Shrewsbury, New Jersey, but moved to the Lehigh Valley after meeting her husband while attending East Stroudsburg University. She joined Wesley Church in 1997 and became the Director in 1998. She currently resides in Nazareth with her husband and three small children.
Keranie Whipple, Childcare Coordinator Connect with Keranie
Bob Totten, Webmaster Connect with Bob
Bob Totten maintains our church web site. Bob is a retired Army officer and a graduate of West Point and UCLA. He served 27 years in the Army Corps of Engineers before entering civilian life. Bob and his wife, Carol, joined Wesley church in 2001 and have been actively involved in a number of ministries including Lectionary Bible Study, New Bethany Ministries, Hospital Visitation, Faith Formation, United Methodist Men and United Methodist Women. Bob enjoys creating and maintaining web sites and learning and applying state of the art software and internet techniques to this important ministry. He is always seeking ways to improve the impact of this ministry on both members and non-members of the Wesley faith community.
JoAnne Horn, Hospitality Coordinator Connect with Jo Anne
Jo Anne Horn is the team leader of the Hospitality Team of Wesley Church. She is the one who arranges for you to be greeting as you walk in the church doors! JoAnne has been a Wesley member for 36 years. She and her husband, Tom, are the parents of two daughters and four young grandchildren. Jo Anne enjoys reading, hiking and swimming.
Ardis Chapman, Newsletter Editor Connect with Ardis
Ardis Chapman gathers the news from the ministry teams and the ministry staff, to produce the bi-weekly newsletter, Wesley Window. She has been a member of Wesley Church since the early 70s. Her husband Clarke is a retired professor of religion at Moravian College. Their three daughters and their families live the New York City and New Jersey area. Ardis has a strong interest in caring for God's creation and thus encourages recycling wherever she can and hopes to stop the use of Styrofoam cups from any and all church events! Another concern is for social justice and how political policies create economic inequality.
Debbie Ace, Housekeeper Connect with Debbie
Phil Youngken, Sunday Custodian Connect with Phil