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Officers

Rev. Christine A. Bruce, M.Div, M.C.A.T, LMFT, Executive Director

Reverend Christine Bruce is a graduate of Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston, MA, where she studied missions and evangelism with the late Dr. J. Christy Wilson, Jr. and became ordained in 1985. In addition to the Master of Divinity, Christie holds a B.A. in Music from Vassar College, a Masters in Creative Arts in Therapy from Hahnemann University, and a post graduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Pennsylvania.

Rev. Robert H. La Force, B.A., M.Div., D.Min., Chairman of the Board

Dr. Robert H. LaForce is a graduate of Barrington College (B.A.,1974, American Literature and Biblical Studies); Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div, 1977) and Columbia Theological Seminary (D.Min,"Urban Evangelism",1992). He has pastored seven congregations across Pennsylvania and Long Island and currently serves as Pastoral Associate at St. Paul's Evangelical Church in Rinely, PA.

Mr. William Montgomery, CFP, Treasurer

The Serve board is very fortunate to have Bill Montgomery as its Treasurer. Bill's financial acumen as a Certified Financial Planner® and a Chartered Financial Consultant® has helped both his clients and corporate partners reach their financial goals for over 40 years.

Mr. Arnold E. Reinikka, MCE, Project Director

Arnold is a real life Outdoorsman with a knack for finding the right solution and getting projects done on time and on budget. Blessed with an engineer's mind, Arnold became instrumental in getting SERVE projects off the ground as its Project Director. Arnold helps organize teams to complete four to six projects a year that were requested by missionaries or mission agencies. Some of the life impacting projects abroad include construction of church's, orphanages, dormitories and water treatment facilities to name a few.

Rev. Matthew J. Welde, Founding Director

For over 50 years, Matt Welde has a calling for spreading God's word. As an ordained minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA), he has completed extensive preaching and teaching missions in every continent of the world.
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