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The Reverend Rebecca "Becky" Anne Kahnt is the middle child of a mother who was Baptist and a father who was Catholic. They decided they wanted to raise their children in a church, but neither wanted to belong to the church of the other. So they compromised and became Presbyterian. It was in the Presbyterian Church of Toms River that Becky found the best way to understand and express her faith finding that she was truly a Calvinist but more importantly, truly a child of God. Baptized in 1985, confirmed in 1994 and ordained as a Minister of the Word and Sacrament in 2006, Becky has known that God has had a call on her and is excited each day to see what that call will bring. In her ministry, Becky has served God in a variety of ways. Before she was ordained she served in churches in New Jersey as a Directory in Youth Ministry. Newly ordained, she served churches in Pennsylvania as as Associate Pastor before being called to North Carolina s a Solo Pastor, and now serving as Head of Staff in Youngstown, Ohio.
Pastor Kahnt has a BA in Youth Ministry with a minor in Psychology and a minor in Theology from a small Christian College on the mainline in Pennsylvania called Eastern University. She then received her Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey. In 2019, Pastor Becky received her Doctorate of Ministry through Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Reformed Christian Spirituality. Her thesis was entitled, "Take and Receive: Bringing the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises into the Reformed Tradition". In this process Pastor Kahnt became a Spiritual Directory, also becoming certified in giving the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises through the Pneuma Institute, which is located in Pittsburgh, under the direction of Dr. Martha Robbins.
Becky has three children (Sam, Abigail, and Hannah) who humble her and inspire her everyday. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, exercising, writing and reading.
Pastor Kahnt has a BA in Youth Ministry with a minor in Psychology and a minor in Theology from a small Christian College on the mainline in Pennsylvania called Eastern University. She then received her Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey. In 2019, Pastor Becky received her Doctorate of Ministry through Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Reformed Christian Spirituality. Her thesis was entitled, "Take and Receive: Bringing the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises into the Reformed Tradition". In this process Pastor Kahnt became a Spiritual Directory, also becoming certified in giving the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises through the Pneuma Institute, which is located in Pittsburgh, under the direction of Dr. Martha Robbins.
Becky has three children (Sam, Abigail, and Hannah) who humble her and inspire her everyday. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, exercising, writing and reading.
Glenn Patterson
Clerk of Session
glennp6257@gmail.com
Clerk of Session
glennp6257@gmail.com
Larry Harris
Choir Director/Organist
lharris994@sbcglobal.net
Choir Director/Organist
lharris994@sbcglobal.net
