Jacob joined the staff of St. Paul’s in December of 2025. Jacob and his wife Ellie first moved to
western Pennsylvania in 2017 after Jacob was hired as the Middle School Coordinator at Memorial Park Church. Jacob served in that role until 2022 when he and his wife moved to South Hamilton MA in order to attend Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.
While there, Jacob and Ellie welcomed their daughter Nora into the world. While completing the final year of his Master of Divinity. Jacob served as the contemporary worship leader and pastoral intern at First Presbyterian Church Beaver. Jacob graduated from Gordon Conwell in May of 2025. In his free time, Jacob loves spending time with Ellie and Nora, bird watching, running and cooking.
Although Jacob and Ellie aren’t “from” western PA, since they first moved here in 2017, they found a home. They have loved the people and the culture of western PA and feel a strong call to minster to them.