The Reverend Herbert H. Michel, D.D., joined our staff at Ziegels on March 2, 2009. He joins us after having retired from 35 years of active parish ministry in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod. He retired in October, 2008, after serving historic Augustus Lutheran Church, the shrine of American Lutheranism, in Trappe, Pennsylvania, where he enjoyed a wonderful ministry of 25 years. Besides serving as a parish pastor, he has served the Lutheran Church in many capacities including at the Synodical Level. Pastor Michel is now living in the Green Acres Community in Breinigsville. He can be reached at our church office Sunday through Wednesday or can be contacted at home at 610-336-4325.

Pastor Candi Cain-Borgman comes to Ziegel's UCC congregation as their Interim Pastor. She is excited at the prospect of working in both an Interim capacity and at the unique opportunities available in a Union setting. A graduate of Lancaster Theological Seminary in May 2004, Pastor Candi served as Associate Pastor at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Fleetwood, PA.

Although she was ordained in 2004, she began her ministry in 1987 as Director of Christian Education at First Presbyterian Church in Sioux City, IA. Upon moving to Pennsylvania she began working as the Director of Christian Education in 1989 at New Goshenhoppen UCC in East Greenville. In 1996 she became the D.C.E. to St. Stephen's UCC in Perkasie where, over time, the congregation identified and nurtured her gifts for ordained ministry which eventually led her to enroll in seminary. She continued to work at St. Stephen's during her first two years of seminary. Her final year she served as the Interim Minister of Education at Immanuel UCC in Shillington, PA.

Pastor Candi also served as a Partner in Education for the Pennsylvania Southeast Conference and was active in the UCC's Association of United Church Educator's, serving as a member of the National Coordinating Team. She also was delighted to represent the A.U.C.E. Coordinating Team as a member of the National Council of Churches Continuing Education for Christian Educators Committee.

While at St. Stephen's Pastor Candi began working with the local CropWalk Committee, leading the Pennridge CropWalk for two years. In November of 2004 she was invited be a part of an information gathering trip to Nicaragua with a group from Church World Service. Seeing the dollars raised put into action in the daily lives of Nicaraguan's was a true blessing.

Pastor Candi lives in Vera Cruz, PA. She and her husband Craig recently celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary, a feat they attribute to love, mutual admiration and pure stubbornness. Their three children, Zachary, age 30; Ashley, age 23; and Caitlyn, age 20 still keep them laughing as do their four-legged grandchildren, Odyssey, Bailey, and Madeline Rose. In her infrequent free-time, she enjoys reading, traveling, crossword puzzles, and gardening.

Lori Brawn
Director of Learning Ministries
dlm@ziegelschurch.org

Lori has served as the Director of Learning Ministries since April 2005.  She has been a member of the Lutheran Congregation of Ziegels since 1999 and member of the United Church of Christ since 2008.  Before assuming responsibility for the Christian Education program she served as Den Leader for the Cub Scouts, assistant in the third and fourth grade Sunday School class, as a leader in "Thunder" the children's youth group and as Vice-president of the Lutheran Church Council. She has served as Chairperson of the Union Mission Response Team since 2003. Lori has been on many mission and disaster relief trips which have been very rewarding experiences for her.

Lori has worked with the Confirmation Class and the Youth Groups since 2002, helping to plan retreats and assisting in a chaperone/teaching capacity. In 2004 she worked with the Confirmation Class Committee to develop a program that has proven to be very informative and exciting. She also served as Head Teacher of the Confirmation Class for 2004/2005. Lori enjoys spending time with the youth of the Church and feels that she receives much more than she gives by being involved in this program.

Lori received her Certification in Church Leadership through the United Church of Christ in 2008 after three years of study.  She has taken many on-line classes through the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.  She is planning to continue her studies to become an accredited Church Educator.

Lori lives in Fogelsville with her two sons, Tom and Nick, their boxer, Gracie, and their cat, Skooter. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family and babysitting her niece, Alexis. She also enjoys reading, gardening, cooking, baking, music and relaxing in the sun.