welcome our new lead pastor
REV. dave tillisch

Rev. Dave Tillisch, began leading our church on July 1, 2023. Pastor Dave is a native of New Jersey who is passionate about leading churches to be incubators of disciples and engaged servants of their communities. He was called to ministry after successful careers in retail sales management and distribution, computer programming, and consumer products sales analysis, and pursued his Master of Divinity degree at Drew University School of Theology. He served as pastor to the Frankford Plains, Delaware Valley, and First Blairstown UMCs. Dave is married to his wife, Wen-Ling Lai, who serves as a hospice chaplain, and has two children. His hobbies include bike riding, singing, and enjoying the outdoors.  Contact Pastor Dave at pastor.dave@bjumc.org.