Executive Pastor

Mount Laurel United Church of Christ is nestled in the beautiful Laurel Highlands. Our church is located just 12 miles from the Pennsylvania Turnpike making for easy access to large cities and recreational areas. We are located only an hour from Pittsburgh, and centrally located near Somerset, Johnstown, Ligonier, and Bedford. We have both public and private schools to choose from for K-12 education and there are several community colleges as well as excellent universities within a short drive. The area offers extensive recreational and cultural opportunities, such as many state parks, farmer’s markets, craft fairs, festivals, historic forts and other sites, and a wide range of outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, hunting, kayaking and boating, fishing, golf, swimming, and snow sports. You can visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Fallingwater as well as several of his other architectural wonders nearby. The Flight 93 Memorial site is only a few miles from the church as is the Quecreek Mine Rescue Site. Somerset County is also home to the second oldest Amish community in the world that still exists and was established in 1772.The area also offers incredible culinary diversity in the many restaurants surrounding us. It seems fitting that in May 2008, Somerset County was designated “America’s County”. It is a wonderful place to live!

We at Mt. Laurel United Church of Christ are a conservative, traditional, biblically based church family but we are also very warm, inviting, and accepting. Our roots here run deep. Many of the families in our congregation have been members for five generations or more. Our aging congregation has dwindled significantly over the last few years. We want to bring young families back into the church and once again have picnics, bible school, Sunday school, and a youth group. We need community outreach and involvement to welcome more people to our congregation. We are seeking a vibrant and energetic minister to help us breathe new life into our beautiful church so that we may carry on our mission of spreading the Word of God for generations to come.