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The Rev. Dr. John E. Harnish became our Senior Pastor in 2005 after five years as the Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Prior to that appointment he was the Associate General Secretary of the Division of Ordained Ministry with the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church, based in Nashville, Tennessee. In that role he was responsible for the denomination’s work in theological education, the training of pastors, and other issues related to ordained ministry. He was instrumental in the formation of the newest United Methodist seminaries in the world — those in Moscow and Tallinn, Estonia. He continues to serve on the Board of Trustees for the Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary in Estonia.
Jack’s earlier appointments in Michigan include Court Street United Methodist Church in Flint, Dexter United Methodist Church, and the Washington and Davis United Methodist Churches. He was ordained in the Western Pennsylvania Conference and served his first appointment there. His home town is Clarion, Pennsylvania. Jack has a BA in speech and drama from Asbury College and a Masters of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary awarded him a Doctor of Divinity degree in 1998.
Judy Harnish is a retired elementary school principal and is currently the administrative assistant to Rev. Faith Fowler at Cass Community Services in Detroit. She is a native of Lapeer, Michigan, and a graduate of Asbury College and Eastern Kentucky University. Jack and Judy have two sons. Chris is an Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture at Philadelphia University. David and his wife Kerri live in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where David is a high school teacher and Kerri is a librarian at Gettysburg College. They are the parents of Ethan and Alice.
Jack and July enjoy travel and relaxing at their “up north” home on Platte Lake. They love antiques - every piece of furniture in their home has a story, beginning with the wooden wagon which originally belonged to Judy’s father. It has served as a coffee table in every one of their homes.
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