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Pastor

The Rev. John Folk began as the designated pastor of Trinity Reformed U.C.C. in the January of 2024. While he loves all aspects of parish ministry, it is in the context of serving those in the greatest need that he finds his passion. John has been active in the life of the conference, regional and national settings of the United Church of Christ. He has served as a part of the UCC Board of Directors, Bethany Children’s Home Board of Directors, General Synod Implementation Team, Rejoicing Spirits, CWS CROP Walk coordination team and has had a particular focus on the planning and facilitation of conference meetings along with the youth ministry events including youth@synod and conference, regional, and national youth events and activities.

He is a 2013 graduate of Lancaster Theological Seminary, receiving both a Master of Divinity and a certificate in youth and young adult ministry. Prior to serving in parish ministry, John held positions in project & program management, service delivery, loss prevention, operations management, and was the least successful hot dog vendor in the history of Farmer Brown's Market.

John is married to his husband, Frank Orrs. They share a home that was originally St. Mary's School, a one-room schoolhouse, in Elverson, Pennsylvania. They love to travel & have two dogs: Joey (named after Joe Paterno) and Noah.

John has been a member of the United Church of Christ for most of his life. He is firmly committed to the denomination’s stance on offering an extravagant welcome along with our capacity to appreciate the past while listening carefully for the still speaking voice of God leading us toward new, exciting, and sometimes unexpected ways of being the church.

William P. Conrad was born in Pottstown and raised in Gilbertsville, PA. His father was the owner and operator of Conrad Body Shop in Gilbertsville. His mother was a stay-at-home mom who raised five children. He attended Gilbertsville Elementary School and Boyertown Area High School where he participated in chorus and boys glee club. He began musical studies on organ with Mrs. Mary Angstadt of Boyertown and on piano with Mrs. Dorothy Bechtel of Bally.

After graduating from high school, he attended West Chester State College where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education with a major in organ. At West Chester, he studied piano with Dr. Shirley Munger. He then continued organ studies with Mrs. Elizabeth Beatty and Dr. Harry Wilkinson, graduating in 1971. While completing his studies at West Chester, he took on the duties of organist and choir director at First United Church of Christ in Spring City, PA in October of 1969.

Bill began his current tenure as Director of Music at Trinity Reformed Church in October of 1976. In his spare time, he has served as substitute organist at various churches in the area over the past 50 years. Bill is also employed at The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania as School Organist. His duties also include that of Transportation Manager and maintaining the facilities access systems. Bill and his wife Jill live in Sanatoga.