Recent Events

Mission and Culture Conference

Young Leaders

Conference

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Regional Conference (Friday October 27)

and Leadership Day (Saturday October 28)

Mission and Culture Conference

Young Leaders

Conference

Our Mission

The Eastern Region of the Missionary Church (ERMC) exists to make followers of Christ and facilitate the health, growth, and multiplication of leaders and churches across the eastern United States

Our Global Reach

The Missionary Church is committed to church planting and world missions, consisting of two million people in more than 20,000 churches in more than 100 countries, and 500 churches in the United States.

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Our Eastern Region of the Missionary Church

The Eastern Region is comprised of churches ranging from new church plants to historic churches, and from inner city contexts to rural towns.

We provide care and community through our 5 “Connections” or geographical districts:

New York/New Jersey
New England/Boston
Western Pennsylvania
Eastern Pennsylvania
Southeast/Florida

Scroll down to see our "Connections" leaders - To get connected, start by sending an email to our Administrative Assistant (scroll down for contact links) to find out which area coordinator to contact and how.

Staff and Leadership

REGIONAL DIRECTOR

JEFF AND CHRISTINA GETZ - Jeff serves as our Regional Director, and has been a senior pastor and church multiplication coordinator for the Missionary Church. He also has experience as a youth pastor, church planting coach, and as director of strategic partnerships for an international relief organization.  His family first joined the Eastern Region when they moved as missionaries to NYC in 2007. Jeff recently formed the Immerge Network, which mentors and trains young leaders doing ministry among immigrant communities.

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR/TREASURER

Marcos Crespo Sr has served as Regional Treasurer for 7 years, and coordinates our regional conference and various administrative projects. Marcos and Rubi pastored in Bristol PA and currently serves in the Pastoral Leadership Institute.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Rosa M Reyes Santiago serves as Administrative Assistant to our Eastern Regional Director, Jeff Getz. She has experience working as Treasurer in her local church in Bristol PA for over 14 years. She leads the Education and Children’s Ministry, and has been teaching several courses in the Pastoral Leadership Institute (PLI) in Allentown, PA. Rosa is also the liaison for the Credentialing Process for Pastors in the Eastern Region and assists Director of Credentialing, Ron Eade with the process.

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Heidi Foreman serves as Director of Communications for the ERMC. She is also on staff at Fleetwood Bible Church as Communication Director, serving there since 2017. Heidi specializes in design and digital communications and has experience in website management.

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF CARE & COMMUNITY

EDWIN AND CARMEN COLÓN – As our Regional Pastor, Edwin provides care to our pastors and serves on the Executive Board. For thirty years Edwin and Carmen have pastored Iglesia Primera Corintios 13, one of the Region’s most multiplying churches. Edwin has started several pastoral training institutes in PA and in Dominican Republic, with over 100 graduates.

WOMEN OF MINISTRY DIRECTOR

AUREA MARCIANO – As our “Women of Ministry” Director, Aurea and her assistant director Arlete Laranjeira provide care and connection among the region’s women serving as pastors and as wives of pastors. Aurea has led a dynamic women’s ministry and with her husband Paulo leads the Brazilian Missionary Church in New York City.

ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR

TULIO ABEL AND ADRIANA DE SOUZA – Tulio serves alongside our regional director as Regional Administrator, Executive Board member, and co-chairs our conference meetings. He pastors Emanuel Church in Newark NJ (a church with a Portuguese service and a Spanish service) and is one of the mayor’s clergy liaisons.

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF CREDENTIALING

RON EADE – Ron recently retired as senior pastor at Church of Genesis in New Castle PA, and has served the region as Director of Credentialing for 10 years. He walks with all pastors through the minister’s license process, assists churches as they join the MC, and helps with religious worker visa needs. Ron will assist you and your church through the joining process as found here: Join US

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REGIONAL PASTOR TO WOMEN OF MINISTRY

MAXIMA DE ABREU– Maxima joins us in this role to support Women in Ministry. She also serves on our Regional Oversight Council (ROC), is the Director of the Theological Bible Institute (Dominican Republic), led the Missioner Women Ministry in her local church with her husband Samuel Abreu, and pastored at Las Colinas in Dominican Republic, planted Lluvias de Gracia in Philadelphia and has taught in the Christian Education Ministry in the DR. If you are a Woman of Ministry (female pastors and pastors’ wives) and have a prayer need or want to confidentially share your burdens, please contact our office at 215-584-7987 or send a message and Rosa Reyes will share Maxima’s contact info with you.