Pastor Amy was born and raised in the Fostoria area where she resides with her husband Rusty. Pastor Amy and her husband have three sons; Jacob is freshman at the University of Findlay, T.C. (Mary Hannah) reside in MS with their son Dean, Joshua (Alexandra) reside in Arcadia, with their children Edison and Henry.
Pastor Amy began serving in the United Church of Christ in 2016. She now serves as Pastor of St. John’s UCC Fostoria. She is a 1984 graduate of Lakota High School and holds a Bachelor of Healthcare Management, Master of Leadership from South University and a Master of Arts in Practical Theology from Winebrenner Theological Seminary. In addition to Pastor at St. John’s she is the Executive Director of First Step Domestic Violence Services in Fostoria.
When asked about serving in her hometown community, Pastor Amy had this to say “As a lifelong resident of the rural Fostoria area I love that God has opened doors for me to serve a community of believers in/around Fostoria. I sincerely believe that as a community of believers we are called not just to “go” to church; but to be the church in the way that we live, move, and have our being centered in Christ Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit. It is my sincere hope that as we move through this time and out of this pandemic, that, together, we may find more and more ways to live out our calling to be the church. In Acts 17:28, Luke writes the words “It is in Him we live and move and have our being”. It is this living, moving and being in Christ that is the foundation of my service.” Pastor Amy believes fully in the abundant grace and radical love that is found only through Jesus Christ.