From the start of the Church, deacons and deaconesses were men and women ordained to take care of the congregation’s physical needs. There is always a need for more servants in the local congregation. Deacons and deaconesses make quite an impact by their faithful service. They are publicly ordained to serve the Church. They have already demonstrated their fitness for the role. They help provide stability and in the congregation. That helps the Church to grow.

Andy Diemer

Associate Pastor, United Church of God

Andy Diemer is the associate pastor serving the congregations in Ft. Lauderdale and Vero Beach, Florida, and in Freeport, Bahamas. He served as the pastor of the churches in New England from 2014 to 2021. He was baptized into the Church in 1981 and ordained as an elder in 2011. He holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Cleveland State University. He had a thirty-year career in manufacturing before being hired by the UCG in 2014.