{"id":58,"date":"2018-03-07T17:04:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T17:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adventnalc.org\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2021-08-31T10:54:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:54:42","slug":"pastors-and-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adventnalc.org\/home\/our-church\/pastors-and-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastors and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"58\" class=\"elementor elementor-58\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f04f0c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f04f0c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddc4bc2\" data-id=\"ddc4bc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-427cf51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"427cf51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Our Pastors<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344aaad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"344aaad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;The<em> Gospel ministry is the greatest of all; it is apostolic; it is the office that lays the foundation for all other offices.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>Martin Luther<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-86fcd73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86fcd73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-92ad942\" data-id=\"92ad942\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda2659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eda2659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev. Melinda H. Jones<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961cf2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"961cf2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventnalc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG-4671-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1329\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventnalc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG-4671-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adventnalc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG-4671-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.adventnalc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG-4671-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.adventnalc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG-4671-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adventnalc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG-4671-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad9444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aad9444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pastor Jones serves as Pastor of Advent Lutheran Church.<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67069c2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"67069c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:revmhjones@yahoo.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Pastor Jones<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8f4a0d\" data-id=\"b8f4a0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7318cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7318cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev. Samar Ghandour<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a97934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a97934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adventnalc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/samar-and-jones.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-608\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adventnalc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/samar-and-jones.jpeg 329w, https:\/\/www.adventnalc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/samar-and-jones-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.adventnalc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/samar-and-jones-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de1d9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2de1d9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pastor Gandhour serves in Liberia as our Associate Pastor in Mission.<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491e6bf elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"491e6bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:samarghandour@hotmail.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Pastor Samar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5c4a80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5c4a80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8b3969\" data-id=\"a8b3969\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6584b0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6584b0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Our Staff<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7387659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7387659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Serve the Lord with gladness! 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