Our Team
Pastor
Pastor Gary Creely
Pastor Gary is a Pennsylvania native and has served as the Pastor of the Macungie Church of the Nazarene, now Brookside Community Church, since February of 2010. He attended Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy MA, and was ordained in 2010. His vision is to see Christ's kingdom work fulfilled through the work of his disciples in the local church.
Pastor Gary is also a partner in Steeple Sound which provides sound, lights, and video integration services to church. In his spare time, Gary makes custom knives (www.creelyblades.com).
gscreely@gmail.com
215.260.4799
Associate Pastor
Pastor Paula Creely
Pastor Paula is the wife of Pastor Gary. They have two children, Everett and Martin. Paula is a Romanian born native. She has served as the Associate Pastor at Macungie Church of the Nazarene, now Brookside Community Church, since 2012. She graduated from European Nazarene College and was ordained in 2013. She earned her Masters in Transformational Leadership from Nazarene Theological Seminary. She is passionate about helping people of all ages get to know God on a personal level.
In her spare time, Pastor Paula enjoys spending time with her two boys, reading, traveling to her home country, and loves making new friends.
paulacreely@gmail.com
215.260.4845
Associate Pastor
Pastor Sharon Entrot
Pastor Sharon and her husband, David, have been Nazarenes for more than 40 years. She taught Spanish, French, ESL, and Reading in public schools for 28 years. Sharon opened a Christian school in New Mexico and was called into the ministry in 2011. She attended Nazarene Bible College online and was ordained in 2014. Pastor Sharon was the senior pastor at Mountain View Church of the Nazarene in Silver City, New Mexico for 5 years. Sharon and David have returned to the Lehigh Valley and Pastor Sharon is involved in Children’s Ministry, Senior Care, and ESL classes through the church. Sharon loves to take care of her 3 grandchildren, read, travel, and serve the Lord.
brooksideesl@gmail.com
575.494.6187
Local Pastor
Allyson Miles
Allyson currently holds a local license in our church and is working toward completing her credentials for ordination through Nazarene Bible College. She serves in different aspects around the church, but primarily serves as the Compassionate Outreach Pastor for The Allentown Project. This particular ministry focuses on discipleship in the inner-city and helping to provide necessities and bridge gaps between the community and the church.
When she isn't serving in ministry, Allyson also works full-time for the County of Lehigh as a clerical specialist. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family. She has been married to her husband Ryan since 2012 and they are blessed with 3 beautiful girls; Ava, Grace, and Gia.
Office Manager
Rebekah Schaffer
Rebekah and her Husband Robert, have been married for over 22 years and have 3 beautiful daughters. Her twins, Isabella and Allison are 20 and Madison is 15.
Not only is she the Office Manager for Brookside but she is a teacher at Faith Christian Academy.
In her spare time she and her family love to go camping and be outdoors. They enjoy camping, getting out on the 4 wheelers, roller-skating, Phantoms Ice Hockey and spending time with their animals.
rschafferbcc@gmail.com
Maintenance
Dave Entrot