Our Pastor

The Rev. Bradley J. Donahue is pastor of Lorain Christian Temple.  Rev. Donahue is a native of Batavia, New York.   With over twenty-five years in ministry, he has served churches in New York State and Ohio. He is a graduate of Roberts Wesleyan College and Colgate Rochester Divinity School and has done post graduate work at Cleveland State in Public Administration. Rev. Donahue is presently working on a Doctor of Ministry degree.

Brad is active in the Lorain community, having served as president of the Lorain Clergy Association and the Lorain Cooperative Ministries.  He is presently a member of the Board of Directors of Neighborhood House, a member of the board of Directors of Lorain Rotary Club, and a member of the Board of Directors for Lorain Growth Corporation.

Rev. Donahue is highly regarded as a preacher and a worship leader.  Brad and his wife, Gayle, are the parents of three children, Matt, Katie and Marc.  Rev. Donahue has been pastor at Christian Temple since 1995.

Parish Nursing

Lorain Christian Temple is a member of the Fairview Hospital Parish Nurse Program.  Merryann Werley, R.N. Parish Nurse is available as a Health Counselor, Health Resource Person, Health Educator, Health Support Facilitator and Interpreter of the relationship between faith and health.

The Parish Nurse Program is a specialized ministry developed by Fairview and Lutheran Hospital is conjunction with a local church.  It is designed to meet the emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of an individual through a holistic approach.  Parish Nurses are registered nurses committed to the healing missions of the church and the hospitals.  They work directly within the church to assist parishioners in there search for wellness and a better quality of life.

As members of the parish staff, Parish Nurses bring health care and related service to the church family, using a variety of programs and activities which incorporate the holistic approach to health.

In times past, the church was the institution which tended to the needs of the sick.  The Parish Nurse program honors that history and takes advantage of the advances in knowledge and skill that have taken place in medical science over the last few years.

Merryann is at her office at the church on Mondays and may be accessed at other times through the church office.

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