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           Pastor Tedd Tripp
  
Tedd Tripp is the senior pastor of Grace Fellowship Church. He was married to Margy in 1968.  They have three adult children and seven grand-children.  Tedd is a graduate of Geneva College, BA in History, Philadelphia Theological Seminary, M Div, and Westminster Theological Seminary, D Min with an emphasis in Pastoral Counseling.  Tedd is the author of the popular child-rearing book, Shepherding a Child's Heart.
 

Before seminary Tedd worked as a contractor and in industry.  Tedd and Margy founded Immanuel Christian School in 1979 where Tedd has served as a teacher and administrator. Tedd and Margy still serve on the board of ICS. Since 1994, Tedd has maintained an extensive ministry as a conference speaker and presenter of Shepherding a Child's Heart seminars. 

 


   
   
         Pastor Ted Vinatieri
   

As an elder, serving in the position of associate pastor, Ted Vinatieri has been with Grace Fellowship Church since 1990.  During this time, Ted was away for five years as pastor of Grace Bible Church, Catawissa, Pa. Ted and his wife Genean were married in 1979 and have three teen-aged daughters Ann, Carol and Laura. Ted graduated from Westminster Seminary California, M. Div and California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, BA

 

Prior to seminary, Ted was a market administrator with AT&T Corporation in Los Angeles. Ted has enjoyed serving on the board of a local crisis pregnancy center and on the board of Immanuel Christian School in Hazleton.  He delights to minister the Word of God and to serve the local church body.


  
  
          Mr. Kelly Knowlden

Kelly Knowlden is the principal of Immanuel Christian School and an Elder at Grace Fellowship Church, both in Hazleton, Pa.  He and his wife, Julie, have been blessed with four children, two in the working world, one in college and one in high school. Kelly earned his bachelor degree in elementary education at Geneva College and will soon earn his Master's in educational leadership from Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA.

 

After several years working in the public and private sector in the Williamsport area, Kelly came to Immanuel Christian School in 1984 to teach first and second grades. He taught seventeen years and in 2001 became the principal.

       
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