Meet Our Leadership Team

“For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function,
so we, who are many, are one body in Christ,
and individually we are members one of another.
We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us….” (The Apostle Paul in Romans 12:4-6a)

“Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.
There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit [who gives them];
To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” (The Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 12:1, 4, 7)

Meet Our Ministry Staff

  • The Rev. Dr. Benjamin D. Motz

    DESIGNATED-TERM PASTOR

    We welcome the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Motz “Pastor Ben” as our new Designated-Term Pastor, who began serving our congregation in January 2025.

  • Karen Heck

    OFFICE MANAGER

    Karen is the warm welcoming voice you will hear when you call the church office.

    Karen became our proficient office manager in 2008.  She is the master of all things administrative, keeping everyone informed and things running smoothly.

  • Ana O'Reilly

    CHOIR DIRECTOR & ORGANIST

    Ana joined us on April, 2023 as our church Organist and through her love of music, recently also became the Choir Director! She continues to share her beautiful gift of music every time we see her and has been an added blessing to our music world at First Reformed United Church of Christ! 

  • Sharon Strausser

    SEXTON

    As our dedicated Sexton, Sharon is on the frontlines of keeping the church in good repair and ready for anything. When the church is warm and inviting in time for a function, when the restrooms and floors are spotless, it's because Shari was there to make it so.

  • Dennis Strausser

    TREASURER

  • Rod Zerr

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    Rod chairs our Tech Team and leads our AV and Live Streaming services.

Meet Our Consistory

  • Ann Marie Henne

    Consistory President

    Elder
    Christian Education Co-Chair

  • Bruce Yelles

    CONSISTORY VICE PRESIDENT

    Elder
    Christian Education Co-Chair

  • Michelle Henne

    CONSISTORY SECRETARY

  • Dennis Strausser

    TREASURER

    Deacon

  • Tom Seaman

  • Cindy Adams

  • Linda Gehring

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  • Cindy John

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  • Elizabeth Leiby

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  • RuthAnn Luckenbill

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  • Liz Mest

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  • Kim Zerr

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The term Consistory means “to stand with.” The Consistory is the church’s “governing board” which stands with one another, in covenant discerning the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Meet Our Chairpersons & Other Leadership

  • Jessica Conlin

    Events & Outreach Chairperson

  • Lari Leiby

    Worship Committee Chairperson
    Finance Committee Chairperson

  • Stan Henne

    Property Committee Chairperson

    Stan is a life-long member of "First Church".  As chair of the Property Committee, Stan makes sure our beautiful church, built in 1898, is kept in good condition and standing strong.

  • Karl Holland

    SALES MANAGER

  • Jaya Dixon

    MARKETING DIRECTOR

  • Jamie Kokot

    CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER

One Body of Christ

On this page we are highlighting those who are in leadership positions within our church, so that you may better know with whom to be in contact. The gifts for ministry we have been given by the Holy Spirit differ from one another in the ways in which we are called by God to serve; all the various gifts and all the various people are equally important within the Body of Christ. The ministries of our church are made possible by all of our members answering Gods call in coming together as Christ’s disciples working together as the Body of Christ.