Pastors

Pastor Taylor and his wife, Emily, are blessed with two daughters. God gave Taylor a passion for the Bible in high school and Taylor sensed a call to the ministry while studying at Grove City College. Taylor earned his BA at Grove City College in Biblical & Religious Studies with a minor in Classical Studies. He earned his M.Div. at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia with a concentration on Pastoral Ministry. He served as youth director of Indian Valley Faith Fellowship before becoming Senior Pastor of GCC in November of 2020. Taylor loves reading, writing, engaging in conversation about big ideas, and going on long walks with his wife and daughters.

Pastor John (PJ) and his wife Renee came to serve as our Youth Pastor in December of 2001. He was ordained in 2008. He worked for 38 years at PPL as a Civil and Structural drafter. After retiring from PPL in 2014, he became our Associate Pastor. PJ graduated from LCCC in 1976 with an AAS degree and in 1996 with BS degree in Bible from PCB, known today as Cairn University. Pastor John often remarks ‘Hey, I rammed four years of college into twenty.” In addition Pastor John and Renee have taken counseling courses beyond his degree. Pastor John and Renee have 4 adult children, 3 are married and as of this writing they have 7 grandchildren, plus five in glory.

Interests

• Snowboarding and other winter sports
• The beach