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Del VonVolkenburg

Del VonVolkenburg currently serves as Director of Administration and Acting Head of Staff at First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant. In this position, he oversees the business operations, and directs the activities of the support staff, including the bookkeeper, receptionist, secretaries, building engineer, night hosts, and custodians.

Del received his certification as a Fellow in Church Business Administration (FCBA) on
July 12, 2007 from the National Association of Church Business Administration (NACBA).
On July 13, 2007, he received certification as a
Fellow in Presbyterian Church Business Administration (FPCBA)
from the Presbyterian Church Business Administrators Association (PCBAA).

To receive these certifications, Del completed a prescribed course of study at
Union Presbyterian School of Theology and Christian Education.
Del serves using his many excellent gifts and skills into the ministries at
First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant through the Ministry of Administration.

Del previously served as Director of Operations from 2004 to 2006, Maintenance Director from 1996 to 2004 and Building Engineer/Property Manager from 1993 to 1996.

Del married his wife Pat, April 17, 1981. Del and Pat have three grown daughters and a grandson. Their daughter Stacy Stafford works as a Physical Therapist Assistant at Select Specialties Hospital in Erie and has made Del and Pat proud grandparents with her first child, Spencer. Their daughter Stephanie is an aspiring artist. Their daughter Melanie graduated from Gannon University and works as a Radiologist at
Hamot Hospital and Medical Center in Erie.

Del grew up in Erie and graduated from Strong Vincent High School in 1977. He worked for local construction companies before beginning his career in the U. S. Army in 1981 as a Carpentry & Masonry Specialist. While in the Army, he continued his education and graduated from Construction Managers School in 1985.
In 1990, he was deployed to Saudi Arabia with the 62nd Engineer Battalion in support of
Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.

Del left the active Army upon return from Saudi Arabia in 1991, transferred to reserve status, moved back to Erie, and resides on Erie’s East Side. He worked for a local construction company until accepting the call to First Presbyterian Church of Covenant as Building Engineer and Property Manager in the winter of 1993.

Del was again called to active duty in November of 2001 with the 542nd Quarter Master Company (Force Provider) to serve in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He returned to Erie in June of 2002. In 2004, Del concluded his 23 years of active military service and is currently in retired reserve status.

Telephone: (814) 456-4243 Extension 207

E-mail: del.v@firstcovenanterie.org

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