Messiah College Pastoral Team
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Eldon Fry (D. Min.) is the college pastor to the Messiah College Community. He is privileged to work with a gifted team of pastors and staff. Eldon is an ordained pastor with a D. Min. in pastoral counseling and is trained in spiritual direction and formation and teaches as part of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies.
Eldon is deeply committed to the formational process on campus. He serves as advisor to the Spiritual Formation House and the Reconciliation House and manages the spiritual formation blog. |
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Evie Telfer (M.Div.) is associate college pastor. She advises the student chaplain ministries including the Koinonia small group ministry, Kairos Chapel and the prayer ministry. She also assists in the planning and programming of the chapel and preaches in common chapel each semester.
Evie provides pastoral counseling through a partnership with the Engle Center. Her research interests focus on understanding the factors influencing spiritual development in young adults. Evie provides leadership in efforts to highlight reconciliation and crosscultural understanding and interaction. She actively mentors numerous students seeking the vocation of ministry. |
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Brian Smith (Ph.D.) is teaching pastor and senior lecturer in Bible. Brian's position brings the curricular and co-curricular sides of campus together; as a faculty member in the Department of Biblical and Religious Studies, he teaches courses in Old Testament, Hebrew, and biblical interpretation. As teaching pastor, he preaches regularly in chapel, helps coordinate chapel programming, and provides resources for the Koinonia small group ministry.
Brian's research interests stretch from ancient Mesopotamia to faith development among 21st century college students. Watching students engage ancient Israel and the New Testament through the lens of their own developing faith motivates him to continually wonder at the roles of the Bible, tradition, and experience in present-day spirituality. |
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Douglas Cury (M.A.) is minister of worship. He is primarily responsible for planning, leading, and giving shape to campus worship services. He provides guidance, support, and oversight to the Worship Community, a co-curricular group of students committed to the development of skills, abilities, and the understanding of connecting the arts and theology in contexts of private and corporate worship.
Students mentored under Doug's tutelage bring leadership to chapel and other worship events alongside College Ministries pastoral staff. Additionally, he serves as an adjunct instructor in the Department of Biblical and Religious Studies and in interdisciplinary studies. Douglas is presently working on a D. Min. in campus ministry, and he serves as advisor to Powerhouse and other campus groups and College constituencies that include worship as a primary emphasis in their events. A professional vocalist and choral director, he also serves as a resource to music department ensembles for education and training in musical ministry skills, spiritual development, and the consideration of worship as an integral part of spiritual formation. |
