Meet the Staff
Kristen Wall-Love
Senior Pastor
Pastor Kristen was ordained an elder in the Susquehanna Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church in 2014. She served as solo pastor at Hope UMC in Port Trevorton, PA from 2012-2017, and has been serving here at Asbury for the last 7 years as Director of Spiritual Formation and Membership. She has been appointed to serve as the Interim Senior Pastor July 1 2024-June 30, 2025.
Her passion is spiritual formation, building meaningful and authentic relationships, and exploring ways that we can all deepen our relationship with our Creator. God’s call to her is to help people experience God in fresh and innovative ways.
She is married to Bob for 23 years. They have 2 children, Jackson, 19 and Gabby, 14. Furry family members include Lumpy (dog), Barry the Cat, Miss Mia (cat), Larry the Lizard, and Gare Bear the house bunny.
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Sheri Burchard
Administrative Assistant
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Gunner Chancey
Director of Music Ministries
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Mary Beth Gicking
Communications Officer
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Heather Harman
Director of Children and Care Ministries
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Rev. Dr. Benita Harris
Visitation Pastor
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Janice Ilczuk
Director of Finance and Building
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Rev. Josh James
Praise Band Leader
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Bob Love
Custodial and Maintenance
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Melissa Nichols
Office Administrative Assistant
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Casey Taylor
Director of Asbury Child Development Center
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Darlene Wade
Director of Youth and Family Ministries