Pastor Eric presented the following announcement in worship this morning
Back in October, during our 100th anniversary celebration, we announced a series of initiatives called “vision 2026” a plan we call Closing the Gap. And we laid out various goals that we have over the next three years at Asbury as we try and close the GAP between the way the world is and the way it is supposed to be.
So in order to accomplish this over the next three years, we are making some staffing changes. First, Israel Olivieri is taking on a new role as “Director of Discipleship and Worship Production.” Israel will be the staff person working with the Spiritual focus team to create more small group opportunities as well as help resource current groups. Israel will also be working with AIM to create more hands-on mission opportunities in the Lehigh Valley. He will also be in charge of the tech volunteers on Sunday morning. Israel has served as the Business Manager at Asbury for just over 5 years. Previous to coming to Asbury, he worked in the non-profit and human services areas. In 2017, Israel became a Certified Lay Minister with the UMC denomination, with specialization in Leadership and Speaking. Israel has been a member of Asbury Church since 2009 and has served several terms on various leadership committees including Church Council and AIM.
Along with Israel’s job change, we are hiring Mark Mangum as the Director of Finance and Operations. Mark currently resides in NC where he was an Executive Director for a non-profit entity. Mark grew up in Florida and is moving to Allentown following a distinguished career in pastoral, hospitality, and non-profit management. He holds a Sacred Music degree from Florida Southern College, a Master of Divinity from Duke University, and an MBA from Walden University. Mark has a wife, Jennifer, originally from Allentown, an adult son, Nick, and a son, Jonathan, who passed away from complications of Cerebral Palsy. Mark is passionate about Christian ministry and mission to the community after serving non-profits focused on housing and food insecurity. Mark brings strengths in finance, administration, and operations to Asbury. I hope you will join me in welcoming Mark in the coming weeks.
We believe that both of these staffing changes will help Asbury Close the Gap in the coming years.
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Israel Olivieri |
Mark Mangum
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