{"id":110538,"date":"2026-07-04T08:53:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T12:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=110538"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:00:19","slug":"special-fill-the-house-service-to-welcome-new-pastor-in-east-smithfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/07\/04\/special-fill-the-house-service-to-welcome-new-pastor-in-east-smithfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Special \u2018Fill the House Service\u2019 to Welcome New Pastor in East Smithfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The East Smithfield Federated Church is happy to announce that Pastor Christopher Bonifield has accepted a pastoral position with the church.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a press release from the East Smithfield Federated Church, they wrote, \u201cThe Federated Church Family is looking forward to having Pastor Chris and his wife, Mickey, join us as they serve the Lord in East Smithfield, Pennsylvania.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pastor Chris and Meredith (Mickey) Bonifield arrive from Fairport, New York, where Chris served as the pastor of the First Baptist Church of East Rochester. They have been married for 19 years and have a dog named Charlie Mae.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chris and Mickey\u2019s hobbies are being outdoors or enjoying \u201cpeaceful country drives in God\u2019s creation.\u201d They are both excited to begin serving at the Federated Church and look forward to being a part of the church\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All are invited to join them for a \u201cFill the House Service\u201d on Pastor Chris\u2019 first Sunday, July 5, in the East Smithfield Federated Church pulpit. Worship Service begins at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The East Smithfield Federated Church is happy to announce that Pastor Christopher Bonifield has accepted a pastoral position with the church. 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