Bob Brackett

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Bob was born and raised in Fulton, NY in a devout Christian family and nurtured at the State Street Methodist Church.  His early ministry began and teaching the children’s Sunday School class.  He earned undergraduate degrees in Electrical Engineering at both SUNY and RIT.  He’s been employed at General Electric, Singer Friden and Hi-Speed Checkweigher (later Mettler-Toledo).  His work was primarily in engineering, covering the areas of customer service, manufacturing, and 17 years running an R&D lab.  After pursuing and earning a Master’s degree in business from SUNY, he moved into the sales department overseeing regional salesmen.  With each of these, Bob traveled the world, bringing me insight in different beliefs and cultures, a grounding he believed The Lord wanted him to experience and understand.  Along the way, he married his high school sweetheart Paula McNamara, and they have two daughters, ten that call them grandparents, and even some greats.

Upon retiring after 44 years with Mettler-Toledo, The Lord called Bob to serve Him “full time”. He has been serving as a lay leader for many years and had always been “too busy” to take on a pastoral role. The Lord called him to follow through with my commitment to Him. Out of excuses, for the next two years, he pursued and earned a Master’s degree in Christian Ministry answering His call to work for Him.  Afterwards, Bob was locally ordained and accepted the position of Pastor at the Etna Community Church.

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