Pastor Tim Ehrlich

Pastor Tim and his wife Anna were married 9/27/81 in Long Island, NY. They have four children: Ian (22), Shaun (20), Elisabeth (18), and Timmy (12). Anna is the manager of the Bayshore Office of the Bank of Tampa.

The Ehrlichs love travel. They have visited over 25 countries and lived overseas for three years, including one year in Europe and two years in Hong Kong. Rev. Ehrlich is a former US Marine, and worked for a time as a private investigator in Hong Kong. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and a Master of Divinity Degree from Duke University.

Pastor Tim enjoys all sports, but especially running, scuba diving and volleyball. His hobbies include reading and writing theology, playing guitar, and personal fitness.

While attending Duke Divinity School Tim served as Student Associate Pastor of the Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church in Durham, NC from 1984-86. Tim served as a part-time chaplain at Duke Medical Center in 1986. After graduation (1987) he was appointed Pastor of the Olivebridge and Samsonville United Methodist Churches in the Catskill Mountains where he served for two years. Then he was appointed Pastor of the Sherburne and Smyrna United Methodist Churches in Central New York where he served for four years.

Tim was ordained an elder in 1995 in Scranton, PA