Pandora Missionary Church

Pandora Missionary Church is pleased to announce the hiring of a new full-time Senior Pastor.

            Sam Ochstein, 31, of Mishawaka, Ind., will begin his duties as the church’s new Senior Pastor on July 13. His first Sunday preaching at Pandora will be July 19.

            Ochstein, who holds a B.A. in Bible and Ministry and a Master of Ministries degree from Bethel College in Indiana, has served as the Senior Pastor of Eau Claire Community Church, Eau Claire, Mich., since January 2008. Before Eau Claire, Ochstein served for nearly two years as a Small Church Pastor at Nappanee Missionary Church, Nappanee, Ind. He became a Licensed Minister of the Missionary Church in Feb. 2007.

            Committed to lifelong learning, Ochstein is currently working towards completing a Master of Arts in Theological Studies degree from Bethel College, and has plans for continuing formal education after that.

            When asked about his vision for ministry Ochstein said that his heart’s desire is to see lives changed and transformed.

            Ochstein and his wife, Jennifer, have been married for nearly seven years.