George “Travis” Woodfield, 41, a former deacon in the Lehigh Valley, pleaded guilty Monday to taking a minor over state lines ...

A deacon with a part-time leadership role in the regional Lutheran Church organization was indicted earlier this month for bringing a minor across state lines for sex. George Travis Woodfield ...

while serving as a church deacon, made ATM withdrawals totaling more than $39,000 from the deacon’s fund, which is for needy church members. Pflug’s indictment alleges that the thefts took ...

Within hours of the accident, Hollman — who was a church deacon, according to CBS News and the Associated Press — was determined to be the “at-fault driver” by police, according to a ...

St. John Lutheran, inspired by the loss of a local teen, to host guided sessions for community to process grief through ...

The church says a deacon witnesses the servanthood of Christ. He is called to promote charity and to proclaim and live the Word of God. As a sacramental minister, the Deacon is an ordinary ...

Woodfield was a deacon with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, according to Bishop Christopher deForest, who is the head of the synod. While there ...