
The Reverend Peter Dennebaum
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The Reverend Peter Dennebaum was selected June 18th, 2011 to lead the church as Intentional Interim Minister through its time of transition after the retirement of its former minster. Under Reverend Dennebaum’s leadership the church undergoes a process of identification; this process will last for approximately two years. During this time Reverend Dennebaum and the congregation work in unison, spiritually and systemically towards a new vision and future for the United Church of Rockville Centre.
Reverend Dennebaum came to the United States in July of 2006 as first fruit of, at that time, a new partnership between the UCC New York Conference and his former regional German church around Frankfurt and Wiesbaden, the Protestant Church of Hesse and Nassau (EKHN). Since arriving in the United States he has ministered for UCC churches in Rockaway Beach (Queens - NY), Chappaqua (Westchester County - NY) and Washington DC.
Peter grew up in Mainz, Germany, as the oldest of four boys. His father is physician, his mother a teacher. Two of his brothers are physicians and the other is a catholic priest. While Peter’s family remains catholic, Peter himself converted at the age of 20 to Protestantism.
After High School, Peter served for two years in an Alternative Civil Service position working with mentally challenged and elderly people. He then studied theology at the universities of Tuebingen in Hamburg and Berlin from 1989 until 1997. For the next six years he worked as a professional in the human resources department of two large companies in the automotive and banking industry. In 2003 he attended Seminary, which he completed 2006, then immediately following his graduation he came to the US.
Peter describes himself as Liberation Theologian, rediscovering with his congregants the social power of the Hebrew-Christian scriptures and traditions.