About Us
Welcome to the website of The Mid-Northeast Mission District of the North American Lutheran Church (NALC).
Our Lutheran community of 40 (and counting) congregations is located across a large geography (western New York, western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia). Within our community of NALC Lutheran churches, you will find a diversity of small to large congregations; rural, urban, and metropolitan locations; and an array of involvement in local and global missions.
We invite you to spend some time roaming through the pages of our website to find out more about our core values, the mission district, the location of our congregations, and ways you might personally get involved in events and groups across our mission district.
You are always welcome to worship with us at one of our NALC churches (see our Congregations tab). We look forward to meeting you!
Our Leadership
Dean
The Rev. Dean Nila Cogan
The Rev. Dean Nila Cogan
St. Thomas, Hooversville, PA
lncogan@comcast.net
Church: 814-479-2204
Mobile: 814-483-0296
Mission District Council
The Rev. Joyce Dix-Weiers - Secretary
Resurrection Lutheran Cooperative Ministry
Elderton, PA
jadwltsg@aol.com
The Rev. James Neal
Retired
jfn2@windstream.net
The Rev. Matthew Vatalare
Resurrection Lutheran Cooperative Ministry
Elderton, PA
rev.vatalare@gmail.com
Mr. Steve Krepp
Brighton Heights
Pittsburgh, PA
stevekrepp213@gmail.com
Ms. Connie Slope - Treasurer
Holy Trinity
Berlin, PA
cslope@msn.com
Mr. Douglas Vogel
Dunmyer
Johnstown, PA
vogelswagon@gmail.com
Assistants to the Dean
North Conference
Vacant
Northwest Conference
The Rev. Joyce Dix-Weiers
Resurrection Lutheran Cooperative Ministry
Elderton, PA
jadwltsg@aol.com
Central Conference
The Rev. Mathew Magera
Zion - Brentwood
Pittsburgh, PA
pastormathew@zlcbrentwood.org
Southeast Conference
The Rev. Ray Short
Retired
rshort801@gmail.com