The Rev. Bob Stevens became our interim pastor in 2021. He has served churches in our Penn Northeast Conference (United Church of Christ) since his ordination in 1978. Recently retired as senior pastor of Zion’s ‘Liberty Bell’ U.C.C. in center city Allentown, he previously had been a certified interim ministry specialist and served as intentional interim pastor and consultant to clergy and churches across the country for many years.  A native of Allentown, he graduated from  the Pennsylvania State University and received his master of divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. He also holds a master’s degree in pastoral counseling from Moravian Theological Seminary. 

In 2018 he married Janet Boyd, who also is an ordained United Church of Christ pastor. Between them they have five children and four grandchildren. 

Rev. Bob Stevens, Interim Pastor
610-749-2551
​SJRpastor@gmail.com