John Jantzi has accepted the call to serve the Church of the
Brethren’s Shenandoah District as district executive minister beginning
Aug. 1. Since 2003 he has been pastor of Mt. Bethel Church of the
Brethren in Dayton, Va.
Previously he worked for Choice Books as a development/marketing
consultant 1995-2003 and also as a district manager for Choice Books of
Northern Virginia 1981-95. In 2011 he became an adjunct instructor at
Eastern Mennonite University, teaching history of the Bible and Old
Testament themes. For nine years from 1980-89, he was on the pastoral
team at Broad Street Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg, Va.
Since 2004 he has been actively involved in district leadership,
having served on the Shenandoah District board, as chair of the nurture
commission, as a member of the district Mission Review Committee, and as
an instructor of biblical studies for the Christian Growth Institute
(ACTS) assuming the role of dean in 2011.
He holds a doctor of ministry degree from Union Theological Seminary
and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, a master of divinity
from Eastern Mennonite Seminary, and a bachelor of science in sociology
from Eastern Mennonite College.
He and his family live in Harrisonburg, Va. The Shenandoah District Office will continue to be located in Weyers Cave, Va.
Source:4/19/2012 Newsline
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