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On June 20 at the 11 a.m. worship service, Grace United Church of Christ, 25 E. Second St., Frederick, will celebrate the
40th anniversary of ordination as a minister in the United Church of Christ of their pastor, the Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Foster.
Ordained on June 21, 1970, at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Orwin, Tower City, Pa., Foster has served as senior pastor
at Grace Church since Aug. 1, 1995.
Foster is a graduate of Kutztown University (1966) and the Lancaster Theological Seminary (1970). In 1980 he earned a
doctor of ministry degree from the Eden Theological Seminary, Webster Groves, Mo. He has also served churches in Reading,
Pa. (Pricetown-Shalter’s Charge), State College, Pa. (Faith UCC), Lancaster, Pa. (St. Luke’s UCC), Bloomville, Ohio
(Bloomville UCC), Bluffton, Ohio (St. John’s UCC), Amherst, Ohio, St. Peter’s UCC) and Lehighton, Pa., (Zion UCC).
He is the son of Joseph and the late Eva Foster, Orwin, Tower City, Pa. He was married in 1968 to the former Barbara J.
Koester and they are the parents of four children, Keri L., wife of David Sugerik, Lorain, Ohio, the Rev. Kristi L. Foster,
chaplain at Rocky Mountain College, Billings, Mont., Kae Lee, wife of Ray Aschettino, Hebron, Ky., and Mark W., husband of
Jennifer Foster, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. There are grandchildren, Devin and Abby Sugerik, Lorain and Eva and Ean Foster,
Cuyahoga Falls.
Both Foster and his wife, Barbara, have been actively involved in ministries regarding the hungry, homeless and
marginalized.
The Rev. Dr. Jerrold Foltz, retired associate conference minister of the Central Atlantic Conference, UCC and friend of the
honoree, will be the guest speaker during the 11 a.m. worship service. In addition to members of the congregation, special
guests will include family, colleagues and friends. An opportunity for greetings and the extending of best wishes will follow the
service. Words of congratulations can be mailed to the church at 25 E. Second St., Frederick, MD 21701.
40th anniversary of ordination as a minister in the United Church of Christ of their pastor, the Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Foster.
Ordained on June 21, 1970, at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Orwin, Tower City, Pa., Foster has served as senior pastor
at Grace Church since Aug. 1, 1995.
Foster is a graduate of Kutztown University (1966) and the Lancaster Theological Seminary (1970). In 1980 he earned a
doctor of ministry degree from the Eden Theological Seminary, Webster Groves, Mo. He has also served churches in Reading,
Pa. (Pricetown-Shalter’s Charge), State College, Pa. (Faith UCC), Lancaster, Pa. (St. Luke’s UCC), Bloomville, Ohio
(Bloomville UCC), Bluffton, Ohio (St. John’s UCC), Amherst, Ohio, St. Peter’s UCC) and Lehighton, Pa., (Zion UCC).
He is the son of Joseph and the late Eva Foster, Orwin, Tower City, Pa. He was married in 1968 to the former Barbara J.
Koester and they are the parents of four children, Keri L., wife of David Sugerik, Lorain, Ohio, the Rev. Kristi L. Foster,
chaplain at Rocky Mountain College, Billings, Mont., Kae Lee, wife of Ray Aschettino, Hebron, Ky., and Mark W., husband of
Jennifer Foster, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. There are grandchildren, Devin and Abby Sugerik, Lorain and Eva and Ean Foster,
Cuyahoga Falls.
Both Foster and his wife, Barbara, have been actively involved in ministries regarding the hungry, homeless and
marginalized.
The Rev. Dr. Jerrold Foltz, retired associate conference minister of the Central Atlantic Conference, UCC and friend of the
honoree, will be the guest speaker during the 11 a.m. worship service. In addition to members of the congregation, special
guests will include family, colleagues and friends. An opportunity for greetings and the extending of best wishes will follow the
service. Words of congratulations can be mailed to the church at 25 E. Second St., Frederick, MD 21701.
CONGREGATION TO CELEBRATE PASTOR’S
ANNIVERSARY
FREDERICK NEWS-POST June 12, 2010
ANNIVERSARY
FREDERICK NEWS-POST June 12, 2010
June 20th: Men's Breakfast- 9AM
July 18th: Mt. Tabor Park- 10 AM
Service and Picnic
July 18th: Mt. Tabor Park- 10 AM
Service and Picnic