Pastor Dr. Allen Wachter of the Liberty & Horton Brook Free Methodist Church.
Pastor John A. Thomason of the Liberty & Monticello United Methodist Church.SHARED PASTORATES....A SIGN OF THE TIMES
Rural churches in many denominations are suffering financially and part-time shared pastorates are a sign of the times as is now evident in the Liberty Free Methodist Church and the Liberty United Methodist Church.
Both the Liberty churches have recently been appointed new pastors with both of them also serving nearby churches.
Pastor Dr. Allen Wachter, 55, senior pastor at the Living Waters Fellowship at the Horton Brook Free Methodist Church since October 2003 is now also the new senior pastor at the Liberty Free Methodist Church.
The Rev. John A. Thomason, 60, pastor at the Monticello United Methodist Church the past several years is now the part-time pastor at the Liberty United Methodist Church.
Pastor Thomason acknowledged that "these part-time shared pastorates are a sign of the times."
Pastor Thomason was born on September 1, 1948 at Corpus Christi, Texas, was ordained to the Baptist ministry in 1976 and was ordained an Elder in the United Methodist Church in 1997.
He is a graduate of Baylor University (BA) in 1970, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1974, did graduate work in Christian Theology at Oxford University in England in 1971-72, University of Chicago Divinity School 1974-76 and Perkins School of Theology in 1995.
Pastor Thomason taught Philosophical Ethics at the Webster College extension programs in Illinois and pastored Baptist churches in Illinois from 1975-1983 and in Mississippi from 1983-1987. He pastored United Methodist churches in the Texas Conference, Eustace 1993-97, Almeda/Fresno 1997-2000, Texas City St. Johns 2000-2004 and Pasadena Golden Acres 2006-2007.
The Liberty-Monticello pastor is a member and certified Bereavement Facilitator and a member of the American Academy of Bereavement.
He has two daughters, Kate an eight grade special education teacher in Queens and Beth an administrative assistant for a Japanese investment firm in Manhattan.
Pastor Dr. Allen Wachter, is a lifelong resident of Sullivan County where he was raised in the Beach Woods and graduated from Delaware Valley Central School in Callicoon.
He received his BS degree from St. Bonaventure University, spent one year at the Pharmacy School at the University of Buffalo and is a 1981 graduate of the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine.
Following his graduation he came back to Sullivan County where he went to work for Dr. Stuart Jones at the Animal Hospital of Sullivan County. Dr. Wachter in 1983 purchased the business from Dr. Jones.
Active in lay leadership religious activities at the Ulster Heights United Methodist Church for a number of years, Dr. Wachter also became District Lay Leader .
In 2001 Dr. Wachter sold his veterinarian practice and along with his wife, Darlene, explored the possibilities of becoming missionaries in Romania. During a visit to that country they learned about becoming house parents and were also introduced to two children, Andreea and Johnny, who later were adopted by the Wachter's.
Their religious life then took the Wachter's into searching for a new church in Sullivan County where they became congregants in the Liberty Free Methodist Church. Shortly after becoming members at this church the Wachter's were appointed mission coordinators and in the fall of 2002 Dr. Wachter officially became a pastor with his appointment as Associate Pastor at the Liberty Free Methodist Church.
Pastor Dr. Wachter while serving as an associate pastor also became editor of the Free Methodist Church Windsor District Newsletter.
Throughout his work in the New Windsor District many new friends and Christian acquaintances were made and in October 2003 Pastor Dr. Wachter was appointed senior pastor of the Horton Brook Free Methodist Church, located just outside of Roscoe in Delaware County.
Under the leadership and guidance of Pastor Dr. Wachter and his leadership team the Horton Brook Free Methodist Church has steadily grown from a handful of people to between 60-65 congregants.
The steady growth at the church has also resulted in remodeling and almost tripling the size of the original building...and all accomplished debt free.
Pastor Dr. Wachter and his fellowship team at Horton Brook also became active in the Living Waters Fellowship. This Fellowship has churches that have influence and that are growing and have a worship that changes everything and everyone around them.
Pastor Dr. Wachter noted that the Fellowship has "churches who are reaching out to their neighbors and demonstrating the love of Jesus through acts of compassion, mercy and love."
In addition to Pastor Dr. Wachter being assigned the senior pastors position at Liberty the Horton Brook church has also received the appointment of Bob Landau as part time Associate Pastor.
Pastor Dr. Wachter in addition to serving as senior pastor at both churches also is a past-time Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Sciences at SUNY Delhi and is a part-time veterinarian with Dr. Larry Mauer and the Abundance of Care Pet Hospital in Monticello.
Pastor Dr. Wachter and his wife, Darlene, have four children, Greg, Michelle, Andreea and Johnny.
Rural churches in many denominations are suffering financially and part-time shared pastorates are a sign of the times as is now evident in the Liberty Free Methodist Church and the Liberty United Methodist Church.
Both the Liberty churches have recently been appointed new pastors with both of them also serving nearby churches.
Pastor Dr. Allen Wachter, 55, senior pastor at the Living Waters Fellowship at the Horton Brook Free Methodist Church since October 2003 is now also the new senior pastor at the Liberty Free Methodist Church.
The Rev. John A. Thomason, 60, pastor at the Monticello United Methodist Church the past several years is now the part-time pastor at the Liberty United Methodist Church.
Pastor Thomason acknowledged that "these part-time shared pastorates are a sign of the times."
Pastor Thomason was born on September 1, 1948 at Corpus Christi, Texas, was ordained to the Baptist ministry in 1976 and was ordained an Elder in the United Methodist Church in 1997.
He is a graduate of Baylor University (BA) in 1970, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1974, did graduate work in Christian Theology at Oxford University in England in 1971-72, University of Chicago Divinity School 1974-76 and Perkins School of Theology in 1995.
Pastor Thomason taught Philosophical Ethics at the Webster College extension programs in Illinois and pastored Baptist churches in Illinois from 1975-1983 and in Mississippi from 1983-1987. He pastored United Methodist churches in the Texas Conference, Eustace 1993-97, Almeda/Fresno 1997-2000, Texas City St. Johns 2000-2004 and Pasadena Golden Acres 2006-2007.
The Liberty-Monticello pastor is a member and certified Bereavement Facilitator and a member of the American Academy of Bereavement.
He has two daughters, Kate an eight grade special education teacher in Queens and Beth an administrative assistant for a Japanese investment firm in Manhattan.
Pastor Dr. Allen Wachter, is a lifelong resident of Sullivan County where he was raised in the Beach Woods and graduated from Delaware Valley Central School in Callicoon.
He received his BS degree from St. Bonaventure University, spent one year at the Pharmacy School at the University of Buffalo and is a 1981 graduate of the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine.
Following his graduation he came back to Sullivan County where he went to work for Dr. Stuart Jones at the Animal Hospital of Sullivan County. Dr. Wachter in 1983 purchased the business from Dr. Jones.
Active in lay leadership religious activities at the Ulster Heights United Methodist Church for a number of years, Dr. Wachter also became District Lay Leader .
In 2001 Dr. Wachter sold his veterinarian practice and along with his wife, Darlene, explored the possibilities of becoming missionaries in Romania. During a visit to that country they learned about becoming house parents and were also introduced to two children, Andreea and Johnny, who later were adopted by the Wachter's.
Their religious life then took the Wachter's into searching for a new church in Sullivan County where they became congregants in the Liberty Free Methodist Church. Shortly after becoming members at this church the Wachter's were appointed mission coordinators and in the fall of 2002 Dr. Wachter officially became a pastor with his appointment as Associate Pastor at the Liberty Free Methodist Church.
Pastor Dr. Wachter while serving as an associate pastor also became editor of the Free Methodist Church Windsor District Newsletter.
Throughout his work in the New Windsor District many new friends and Christian acquaintances were made and in October 2003 Pastor Dr. Wachter was appointed senior pastor of the Horton Brook Free Methodist Church, located just outside of Roscoe in Delaware County.
Under the leadership and guidance of Pastor Dr. Wachter and his leadership team the Horton Brook Free Methodist Church has steadily grown from a handful of people to between 60-65 congregants.
The steady growth at the church has also resulted in remodeling and almost tripling the size of the original building...and all accomplished debt free.
Pastor Dr. Wachter and his fellowship team at Horton Brook also became active in the Living Waters Fellowship. This Fellowship has churches that have influence and that are growing and have a worship that changes everything and everyone around them.
Pastor Dr. Wachter noted that the Fellowship has "churches who are reaching out to their neighbors and demonstrating the love of Jesus through acts of compassion, mercy and love."
In addition to Pastor Dr. Wachter being assigned the senior pastors position at Liberty the Horton Brook church has also received the appointment of Bob Landau as part time Associate Pastor.
Pastor Dr. Wachter in addition to serving as senior pastor at both churches also is a past-time Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Sciences at SUNY Delhi and is a part-time veterinarian with Dr. Larry Mauer and the Abundance of Care Pet Hospital in Monticello.
Pastor Dr. Wachter and his wife, Darlene, have four children, Greg, Michelle, Andreea and Johnny.
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