Pastor Mike and Connie Hammer

Pastor Mike & Connie Hammer

Pastor Mike Hammer met his wife, Connie, while attending North Central Bible College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They were married in 1990 and have three daughters -- Victoria, Tiffany, and Madison.

In 1988, Pastor Mike earned a Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Studies with a minor in Biblical Languages from North Central Bible College. He received credentials with the Assemblies of God, becoming licensed in 1988 and ordained in 2006. He has also taken graduate courses at both Liberty University and Global University in pursuit of a Master of Arts in Counseling.

It is their vision to build a Spirit-filled church of Passionate Praise, Authentic Relationships, and Biblical Truth, where everyone's a soul winner!

Pastor Mike's ministry experience includes:

  • 1986—Youth Pastor Internship in Wisconsin.

  • 1988 to 2004—16 years as an Assemblies of God Evangelist, primarily traveling as a Marriage and Family Specialist in HomeFire Family Ministries, a national ministry. Pastor Mike and Connie, along with other family members, visited 45 states and presented Family Conferences in many denominations.

  • 2002 to present—developed and serves as co-director of Bridges Seminars in the greater Harrisburg area. Bridges is a 4-day, intense, personal growth seminar which facilitates emotional, relational, and spiritual healing for both adults and students.

  • 2004 to 2006—directed a city wide Single Adult Ministry, Crossfire.

  • 2006 to present—Lead Pastor of Celebration Community Church in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.

  • In addition to his ministry studies and experience, Pastor Mike joined the Army Reserves in 1982, received an Officer's commission in 1984, and attained rank of Captain before retiring in 2001. While in college, he was NCCAA Collegiate All-American in Basketball (1988).

  • Pastor Mike enjoys playing basketball, golfing, hunting and fishing, artistic painting, and songwriting. Some of his favorite things (not in any particular order): just being with his family, taking a cruise with his wife, wearing his John Deere cap and a flannel shirt, a whole pot of flavored coffee, sitting by the fire, his western boots, and watching the Green Bay Packers.

 

Pastor Mike and Connie look forward to the day they can meet you in person, call you by name, have a cup of coffee together, and most of all, encourage each other to connect with our Maker at a deeper level.

They believe you will find a visit to Celebration to be an unforgettable experience of passionate praise to God, building of authentic relationships, and being inspired by the Truth of God's Word.