Pastor Dwight Hodne grew up in Roxbury, Massachusetts where he found Christ as a young boy. Later, during his studies at The King’s College, while working as a program director at a summer camp, he answered God’s call into the ministry and went on to graduate from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in 1971.
He has served as a youth pastor, church planting pastor and senior pastor of five Evangelical Free Churches from Illinois to Long Island, New York. For five years he served as the first full time administrator of Camp Orchard Hill. After moving away from Dallas in 1995 to serve in New Jersey, he returned to the church he planted in 1981, and resides with his wife, Holly, serving as the Senior Pastor of Fellowship EFC since June of 2006.
He comes with a love for Bible teaching, counseling, and discipleship. His priority is to be a good husband to Holly and a good father to three grown children and five grandchildren. He believes that true discipleship begins in the home and filters into the local church.
Outside the church, he enjoys home improvement projects, guitar, boating and water skiing, and the quiet splendor of the mountains.
Pastor Marc Ramirez was born in Brooklyn, NY and after his parents dramatic conversion to the Lord, Marc received Christ as Lord & Savior at the age of 6 years old. The Lord then led the Ramirez family from the streets of Brooklyn to the Back Mountain of Pennsylvania. Marc has strong roots to the Wyoming Valley and the Dallas community as he graduated from Dallas High School and also graduated from College Misericordia with a business degree.
After spending more than 10 years in the Supply Chain & Logistics field, the Lord called Marc out of the corporate world and into full-time Christian ministry in August of 2004. he first served as the Associate Pastor of First Baptist Church of Boynton Beach, Florida before being called as the Associate Pastor of FEFC in January of 2006.
Marc brings with him a God-centered passion, and gifts of leadership, teaching, faith and administration. His goal in ministry is…”whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.” He resides in Dallas, PA with his wife Stephanie and their 3 children, Julia, Gabriela, and Marc Jr.
Marc is an avid sports fan and enjoys playing softball, basketball, and watching football, but he especially enjoys his time at home with his family.