GLORIA D. MENCER

• Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.
• Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
• Helped to create welcoming environment for visitors and encouraged the congregation to offer support.
• Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, and worked with key church leaders to carry out church missions.
• Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
• Authored sermons, speeches, and other religious materials.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
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• Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
• Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons, and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
• Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship, and service opportunities.
• Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and nursing home services.
• Volunteered at church-sponsored outreach events.
• Interacted with local community, building relationships with civic organizations and other churches.
• Authored sermons, speeches and other religious materials.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

• Pastor carried out the following responsibilities: provided spiritual and administrative leadership for the congregation, led worship, and administered the sacraments, officiated baptisms, weddings and funerals, provided pastoral care for all who sought comfort and guidance through the church, served as moderator for the session, served as head of staff, assisted boards and committees in ministry, trained newly elected officers, and participated in the presbytery,
• Also completed the following development tasks with the congregation: coming to terms with history, discovering a new congregational identity, facilitating shifts in lay leadership, renewing denominational ties, and preparing for new pastoral leadership and a new church future.
• Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.

Communicated with interdisciplinary healthcare team to obtain pertinent information regarding patient's condition, family dynamics and health care teams' understanding of need for spiritual care.

• Counseled and provided care to patients with life-threatening illnesses to help families respond effectively to approaching death of loved one.
• Resolved crisis and emotional issues through empathy, support, prayer and scripture.
• Comforted family members, offered attentive listening and high level of emotional support.
• Provided spiritual guidance, emotional support and direct care to residents, family members and staff.

• First Career - Served in numerous capacities at the Y-12 National Security Plant in Oak Ridge, TN. The plant was operated by a large contractor for the US Department of Energy. Career positions include Project Manager, Group Leader, Quality Assurance Specialist, Deputy Ethics Director, Program Manager, Department Manager, and Construction Engineer. Served as a Small Business Program Manager in the last position, winning several US Department of Energy small business awards.