Pastor Lawton Jacobs

Pastor Lawton became the senior pastor in November of 2006 after serving for two and a half years on staff.  Before coming to New Guilford he served in pastoral ministry for ten years in other Brethren in Christ churches.

He and his wife Mary have been married since January 3, 2004. Their family consists of their two sons, and a Siamese cat named Clem.

Lawton’s passion is to be part of a church that is in love with God and shares that love with others inside and outside of the church.  He values committed God-centered relationships, teamwork, and living by faith.

His interests include spending time with the family, running, four-wheeling, sports, and watching movies.

Lawton and Mary are excited about serving God and the New Guilford Brethren In Christ Church.  They look forward to seeing God work in their midst.

Pastor Lawton can be reached at newguilford-lj@pa.net

Pastor Richard came on staff at New Guilford in February of 2010. He is the Associate Pastor of Spiritual Development. He has served in ministry for over nine years.

He and his wife, Aleta, have been married since May 2003. They have a son named Garrett and a cat named Emerson.

Richard’s hobbies include: reading (he loves Ted Dekker), watching movies & TV shows on DVD, and hosting a radio program called Entertaining You.

Pastor Richard can be reached at newguilford-pr@pa.net

Connie Marshall leads the Children’s Department which encompasses children newborn to 6th grade.  She started attending this church in1994 for her boys. She wanted them to learn about God and Jesus at an early age, something she was unable to do.  She was baptized and joined the church here on Palm Sunday of 1995.

Children have a special place in her heart and the Director of Christian Education saw that, and in August of 2003 they talked and she was asked to start working in the Children's Ministry Department in September of 2003.

As the Bible passage in Matthew says, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."  Connie's prayer here is that the children come to know Jesus and to get to know Him on their level.  Children are a blessing and gift from God.

Connie can be reached at newguilford-connie@pa.net

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I’d like to take this moment to share with you a little about myself. Before I came to New Guilford, I had returned home to Greencastle, PA after serving in Boston, MA for 7 years. In Boston, I served as the Operations Coordinator for Starlight Ministries, a non-denominational homeless outreach, and I also served as an administrative assistant at Parkside Christian Academy. While in Boston, God showed me the importance of serving Him whole heartedly, surrendering daily to Christ and to strive to be more like Him every day. Since I’ve returned from Boston, I have also had the opportunity to serve with Eastern Mennonite Missions YES program in Bolivia, where I served with Stansberry Children’s Home and Daycare. I have always had a heart for missions, especially to serve the poor and needy.  

At this time in my life I am not walking up and down streets looking for homeless people, nor am I loving a child who is dirty and malnourished but I am serving the people and community of New Guilford and I feel blessed to be here.

Shelly can be reached at newguilford@pa.net