Rev. Jason Shank

Pastor Jason was born and raised in Maryland. He attended Messiah University in Grantham, Pennsylvania and received his B.A. in Biblical Studies. After college, he attended seminary at Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary (now United Seminary) and Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC and received his Master of Divinity. Pastor Jason was ordained an Elder in the United Methodist Church and served three appointments during his time in the UMC in Crofton, Frederick and California, Maryland.

In 2016, Pastor Jason felt a strong call to the Episcopal Church and was ordained an Episcopal Priest in 2017 in the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania. During his time in the Diocesan Partnership of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York, Pastor Jason served as the planter of Resurrection Church in Hermitage, PA, the interim Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Buffalo, New York and most recently on the Bishop’s Staff as Canon for Congregational Vitality and Transition.

Pastor Jason and his wife Erin, an Episcopal Priest in the Diocese of Maryland, recently relocated to Great Mills in Southern Maryland. Erin serves as Priest in Charge at Middleham and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Lusby and Solomon’s Island, Maryland. They have two young children, Chelsea and Emma, and a cat, Phoebe. Pastor Jason has a passion for church planting and redevelopment, preaching and exploring new and creative ways to reach new people through the love of Jesus Christ.