Church Leadership

Central Leadership Team

Central Elders:

Tom Ellsworth, Sr.

John Wagner

Walter Rice

Dr. Phil Gilbert

Jerry Schurz

Central Ministry Staff

Senior Minister - Paul Newland

1.      1.  Where are you from?

             Conneautville, Pennsylvania

2.     2.  Family status?

             Married to Cheryl, 4 children - Hannah 13; Luke 12; Kathryn 10; Tegan, 1 year

3.     3.  How did you end up in ministry?

             I felt called to ministry early in high school, followed the calling - and look where's it's

             taken me - Huntingburg, Indiana!

4.     4.  How did you end up at Central or why Central?

             My wife is from Central, and back in 2000, they called us wondering if we'd be

             interested in ministry here.  We were - and still are!

5.     5.  Education?

             Bachelor of Music from Cincinnati Christian University

6.     6.  Favorite sports teams?

             Pittsburgh Steelers, Penn State Nittany Lions

7.     7. Some stuff people might not know about you?

             Not much - I pretty much wear my heart on my shirt sleeve!

8.     8.  Hobbies and or favorite things to do or places to go?

             I like to read novels, do crossword and Sudoku puzzles, love to travel - just don't get to

             often.  I love helping out with our local marching band and enjoy Drum Corps.  And

             now that I'm "older" I also enjoy quiet nights at home (trust me, that's new to me!).

Central Administration

 Office Manager-Lana Thomas

Info coming soon.....