Our Pastor

Pastor David Robert Aber

I’m excited to continue to fulfill my calling in Christ as your next Interim Minister. I come to you most recently from serving as the Temporary Pastor of Firelands Presbyterian Church in Port Clinton. My career includes many years of service at every level of the denomination – General Assembly, Synod, Presbytery, parishes from large to small, from city to small town, and even a two stint at a mission-related preparatory school in New Mexico. I’m a graduate of CarnegieMellon University, attended Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and graduated from San Francisco Theological Seminary. Additionally, I have an M.B.A. from the University of Findlay, certification as an Interim Minister, and have pursued professional development in the areas of preaching, evangelism and church growth, and technology and social media in the church. Many of you will see me primarily on Sunday mornings preaching and leading worship — the most visible of my pastoral skills and duties. Equally fulfilling and satisfying to me are a smoothly functioning administration, the meaningful and actionable work of committees, and the fellowship of Christians who laugh and learn together. I look forward to all of this with Westminster Presbyterian Church. I’m married to Gwen who recently retired from a career of teaching in public education. We have two grown and married children. Our daughter Dana and son-in-law Justin live in New York City, and our son Drew and daughter-in-law Lauren live in Henderson, Nevada. All four “kids” are or have been performers. Dana and Drew are singers and actors, and we are thrilled to travel and see them on stage whenever we can; Justin does Voice-over work, Improv., and is free-lance IT; Lauren was a professional dancer for many years, and has moved to a career as an accountant. My unlikely hobby of many years is brewing beer, including British bitters, porters and stouts, and lately Belgian ales.