Church Staff
 

As the staff members of Evangelical Reformed Church, we seek to enable all of our members to celebrate the gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed.

The Rev. Dr. Barbara Kershner Daniel began her ministry with Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ on July 1, 2006 after serving for seventeen years in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. 

Pastor Daniel graduated summa cum laude from Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina and holds both  Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Lancaster Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania.   She has served on many United Church of Christ boards and committees and is currently serving on the boards of  Lancaster Theological Seminary,  the Pension Boards, and the Office of General Ministries.

The rest of the Daniel family consists of the Rev. Kenneth Daniel, who is an administrator with Phoebe Ministries  in Allentown, Pa.  They are the parents of two sons, Mark, a student at Bucknell University, and Christopher, a student at Frederick High School.

  The Rev. Janice Daffern began her ministry as Associate Pastor for  Parish Life on  Sunday, July 1, 2007.

Rev. Daffern is also the founding Director and Pastoral Counselor and Psychotherapist for Fredericktowne Counseling Center with its offices at Kemp Hall.  Fredericktowne Counseling Center is a ministry that traces its roots and support to ERUCC. 
            Rev. Daffern received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loma Linda University.  Her Masters of Divinity is from Andrews University Theological Seminary.  She also received a Masters of Social Work degree from the University of Maryland School of Social Work. 

            Rev. Daffern holds membership in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, the National Association of Social Workers, the Frederick Area Ministerial Association, and Frederick County Mental Health Association.  She volunteers with Habitat for Humanity.

            Rev. Daffern is married to Michael Bunitsky.  Jan’s son, Jud, is a student at  Reed College in Portland, Oregon.  Mike is an administrator with Frederick County Public Schools and widowed Dad to three sons:  Michael II a computer programmer who is married to Ingrid, and lives in downtown Frederick, Matthew, who is completing a degree at the Pittsburgh Institute of Art, and Nicholas who attends Guilford College in North Carolina. 

The church staff may be reached by calling the Church office at 301-662-2762, Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., or by sending e-mail to erucc@erucc.org.  There is also an answering machine to leave a message.   Church Forms (click here) 

Rev. Dr. Barbara Kershner Daniel Pastor	Rev. Janice Daffern Associate Pastor for Parish Life
Michele Dove Parish Administrator	Bud Rossig Facilities Manager
Kim Sexton Associate for Children's Ministries	Martha Kline Sexton
Alison Shafer Organist and Choir Director	Kristen Niehoff Bookkeeper
Margaret E. Stahler Parish Nurse	Vida Penn Parish Nurse
Krista Browne Nursery Attendant Director	Nancy Doll Handbell Choir Director
Marj Menchey Bernstein Children's Choir Director