The 2023 Synod of the Northern Province of the Moravian Church in America finalized elections of all members of the Provincial Elders’ Conference for the next intersynodal period (2023-2026) on Saturday, June 24th.
The Rev. David Bennett was elected as president of the Northern Province PEC.
Lay members elected include Susan Dreydoppel from Nazareth, PA; Ralph Wanamaker, Jr. from Bethlehem, PA; Ruth Ricketts from Brooklyn, NY; and Keith Gohdes from Davenport, ND. They join District Presidents the Rev. Melissa Johnson (Eastern), the Rev. Bruce Nelson (Western), and Dave Jones (Canadian).
The new PEC was installed at a worship service on Sunday, June 25th. They will serve until the Northern Province Synod in 2026.
In photo above: Bruce Nelson; Missy Johnson; Dave Bennett; Dave Jones; Susan Dreydoppel; Ralph Wanamaker, Jr.; Keith Gohdes. (Not pictured: Ruth Ricketts)