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Pastor Donald Snyder
 I want to introduce myself, and family to you. My name is Don Snyder and I have the wonderful privilege of being pastor at the Doubling Gap Church of God.
My wife's name is Tammy. We have been married for over 25 years. Tammy is an elementary school teacher. We both come from farm backgrounds, mine being a dairy farm and hers a grain and hog operation. We have two daughters, Megan, our oldest, is married to Chris Powers and they are living in Seven Valleys, PA. She is a graduate of Penn State as is her husband! Our youngest, Erica, is a freshman at Edinboro College.
I went to high school in Hegins, PA, and received my BS from Penn State in Agricultural Economics/Farm Management. I am Currently enrolled in the Pastoral Training Institute through Winebrenner Theological Seminary, Findlay, Ohio. I was Associate/Youth Pastor at the Plainfield Church of God, Plainfield, PA from November 2004 through February 2009.
We have been at Doubling Gap since March 1st of 2009. We are excited about what God is doing in our midst. We would love to get to know you better. Come and join us for a Sunday service, or call, or write so I can speak directly with you. We believe you will find a very welcoming and friendly atmosphere when you visit Doubling Gap Church of God. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Pastor Don and Tammy Snyder
"Personal Testimony" 'My Story' (The condensed version)
From my high school years throughout my college and early adult years as well, I lived what most would consider a typical ‘Christian’ life. I did all the ‘right’ things but never really let God have control. It took a crisis in my life in 1987-88 to ‘wake up’ and get right with God!
This wake up call made me realize I needed God to be in complete control of my life. I realized that life wasn’t about me, it was about Him! I refer to this as my ‘reawakening’. It was this change from a ‘me’ centered life to a God centered one!
That’s how God has been at work in my life. It took my letting go and letting God have control. Sort of like when I made that profession of my faith at 12. I wanted to let go and let God have me, but it took years for me to realize what that really meant!
Personal Testimony ‘My Story’ (The full version)
In looking back over my life, I can never remember a time that I did not know about God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit. I made a public confession of my faith in Jesus at the age of 12 in my home Church but never really experienced a big ‘difference’ in my life. That would come much later!
From my high school years throughout my college and early adult years as well, I lived what most would consider a typical ‘Christian’ life. Went to Church regularly, taught Sunday school classes, was involved with the youth, etc. etc. But it took a ‘shaking’ up in my life for God to really get my attention. It was through this personal crisis time that I realized I had been ‘playing’ in my faith with God.
For me it took this wake up call to get real with my faith, to really begin to trust God, to look to Him for all my needs. My desire to serve Him really kicked in at this time in 1989. I realized that life wasn’t about me, it was about Him! I refer to this as my ‘reawakening’. My life has not been perfect since then. I still don’t do what I know I should and still find myself doing what I know displeases God. But the difference is I realize how much God loves me! And in realizing that, I want to return that love as much as possible by being the man He wants me to be!
I guess it was about humbling myself. Only when I realized I could not ‘fix’ what was broken, could I be broken by God! He revealed to me that I needed to depend on Him. And that removed a heavy burden from my shoulders!
That’s how God has been at work in my life. It took my letting go and letting God have control. Sort of like when I made that profession of my faith at 12. I wanted to let go and let God have me, but it took years for me to realize what that really meant! Thank God He was and is faithful and patient. Thanks for ‘listening’ and letting me share with you how God has touched my life. If you have any questions about letting go and letting God, I’d love to talk!
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