PERSONNEL NOTES

David Banaszak has announced his retirement as district executive minister Middle Pennsylvania District as of July 28. He began in the position on September 5, 2017. He previously served as pastor of the Clover Creek congregation in Pennsylvania for 25years, as well as the Mount Olivet congregation in Shenandoah District for nearly five years. Prior to his DE service, he served the district as ministry commission chair, ministry formation director, and Standing Committee representative. Earlier, he had worked as a consulting geologist in New Mexico and Pennsylvania.

Atlantic Southeast District has called Michaela Alphonse to serve as temporary director of program, a part-time role she began this past February and will resume Aug. 1 after she completes a pastoral sabbatical. The district has called Larry O’Neill to serve as director of English ministries, a role he began on March 23. He also serves as pastor of New Covenant Church of the Brethren in Gotha, Fla., and previously pastored in Pennsylvania. The district staff also includes four other part-time director-level positions covering the areas of administration, Haitian ministries, Hispanic ministries, and finance.