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Staff

Lead Pastor

Rev. Ben Eller

Pastor Ben Eller became Pine Grove Church’s first pastor in 2024. He and his wife, Judy, are natives of Harford County, Maryland. Pastor Ben was ordained in 1975 after being called to his first church in southern Indiana while attending seminary.

Pastor Ben Eller became Pine Grove Church’s first pastor in 2024. He and his wife, Judy, are natives of Harford County, Maryland. Pastor Ben was ordained in 1975 after being called to his first church in southern Indiana while attending seminary. He obtained his Bachelor Degree in Theology (B.Th.) (Magna Cum Laude) and his Master of Christian Psychology (M.S.) from International Seminary. He also holds a Master of Divinity (M.Div) degree. Pastor Eller has pastored churches in North Carolina, Pennsylvania as well as Maryland. He also worked nearly 15 years as a certified Behavioral Specialist Consultant working with Special Needs children, their families and school staff, while supervising a team of counseling specialists with each child. Ben and Judy have one child and two grandchildren living in Pennsylvania. Pastor Eller and his wife, Judy, also served as NAMB (home) missionary church-planters in Erie, Pennsylvania for nearly five years.

E-Mail:  beller@pinegroveelkton.org

Assistant Pastor

Rev. Jason Johnson

Jason and his wife Jennifer are natives of Maryland, and currently live in Peach Bottom, PA. Jason was ordained in 2008 when he began work as a missionary/pastor at Homestead Family Campground in Georgetown,DE...

Jason and his wife Jennifer are natives of Maryland, and currently live in Peach Bottom, PA. Jason was ordained in 2008 when he began work as a missionary/pastor at Homestead Family Campground in Georgetown,DE where he and Jennifer along with their family ministered for 6 years. Prior to joining Pine Grove in Oct of 2025, Jason lead worship at Pleasant View Baptist Church in Port Deposit, MD. He and Jennifer have 4 children, 1 daughter-in-law and 2 precious grandchildren.