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The Rev. Dr. Harry L. Serio has been pastor of St. John's United Church of Christ, Kutztown, PA, since 1976. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he received his B.A. from Ursinus College and his master's degree and doctorate from Lancaster Theological Seminary.

Dr. Serio has taught Latin and Social Studies in the Lancaster and Easton school systems. He is a frequent lecturer and workshop leader in the areas of archaeology, spirituality, and the arts and meditation. His doctoral work was in the field of Christian mysticism. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Religion and Psychical Research.

Pastor Serio is a Biblical archaeologist. He did research at the University of Pennsylvania on the "Royal Tomb of Gordium (Anatolia)," and has studied archaeology in Italy, Greece, Turkey and Israel. He has excavated at the City of David and in the Rephaim Valley near Jerusalem, and has led archaeological tours of the Middle East including Egypt.

A member of Alpha Psi Omega, the national honorary drama society, Pastor Serio is interested in the interrelation of the arts and religion and encourages the use of the performing and visual arts in celebrating the presence of God in the life of the congregation. His senior thesis at Lancaster Seminary was on "The Secularization of Damnation: The Meaning of Existence in the Works of Tennessee Williams." He is active in supporting the arts in eastern Pennsylvania, having served on the Boards of Directors of the Berks Arts Council, Lehigh Valley Arts Council, and the New Arts Program. He was president of the Berks Arts Council from 1993 to 1995, and has been chairman of the Berks Jazz Fest since 1993. He is founder of the Kutztown Area Arts Council.

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