About us

About Us
To contact our church office, please call 410-833-1604 or email our parish administrator at trinityreisterstown@gmail.com.
Staff
The Rev. Kenneth Powell, Interim Pastor
The Reverend Kenneth Powell, Sr. was born on February 15, 1955 in Jersey City, NJ. He was baptized at the age of 13 at Norton Avenue Baptist Church in Bristol, PA. He is a 1972 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, after which he joined the military as an enlisted soldier attaining the rank of Specialist 5th Class. In 1975 he left the military and attended Morgan Sate University in Baltimore, MD where he received a Bachelor's degree in Speech Communication and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Military Intelligence Corps in the US Army in 1985. He later became a Signals Communications Officer and served this country as an Army Officer until 2002 when after 26 years of service, he retired with the rank of Major from active duty as a Bronze Star recipient. He is a 1997 graduate of Command and General Staff College (CGSC); he went on to attain a Master of Science degree in Military Science from CGSC and a Master of Arts degree in Management of Information Systems from Webster University while in the military. In 2005 he married Vanessa Powell, Esq. and blended toggether their family with 6 children. In 2009 he graduated from St. Mary's Seminary and University with a Master of Arts degree in Theology. In 2011 he was ordained a Vicar and served as a Mission Developer at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Catonsville, MD until he was ordained as their Pastor in 2013. In 2016 Pastor Ken attended Wesley Seminary for D.Min. classes in the LIfe Together Ministry. In August 2019 Pastor Ken came to Trinity Lutheran Church to serve as Interim Pastor which is where he serves to this day.
Debbie Gonio, Music Director
Debbie Gonio is the Music Director for all the Sunday morning traditional and contemporary worship services. She has been a church musician for over 18 years, 12 of which have been at Trinity.
Christine Czapla, Parish Administrator
Christine has served as Parish Administrator for over five years. She is married and has two children. She can be reached at trinityreisterstown@gmail.com. You can also call or text her at 410-833-1604.