Installation of Pastor Jeremy Mann at St. John’s UCC
At 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 21, Reverend Jeremy Mann will be installed as pastor at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Bluffton. The installation service takes place in the sanctuary of St. John’s which is located at the corner of Jackson Street and College Avenue. The service is open to the public.
The Reverend Dan Busch, Northwest Ohio Association Minister and Mary Ann Ewing, NWOA Church and Ministry Team representative, will be present for the installation service. Local pastors and lay leaders from Emmanuel UCC and St. John’s will also participate in the service.
Reverend Jeremy Mann’s pastorate began in Bluffton in 2014 when he accepted the call to serve Emmanuel United Church of Christ, and he now serves a dual pastorate with Emmanuel UCC and St. John’s UCC.
Reverend Mann resides in the Emmanuel parsonage on Phillips Road with his wife Jennifer and children Kaleb and Lucy.
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