Rev. Nathan D. Conklin, better known as Pastor Nate, began ministry at Spring Grove Area C&MA Church July 1994. He has completed almost  29 years of ministry in Spring Grove and 33 years as a pastor. He graduated from Lewisburg (Lewisburg, Pa.) Area High School in 1983 and Messiah College (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) in 1987 with a B.S. in Accounting. He worked for IBM Corporation for 4 years prior to sensing a call to full-time vocational ministry. He is licensed and ordained by the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He received a Masters in Bible from Lancaster Bible College (Lancaster, Pa.) in 2008. Nate loves preaching and teaching God's Word unapologetically and also enjoys golfing.