FOUNDER

D. MARIE TRIBBLE MDIV., MAR

D. Marie is a servant of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with a passion for mental health, racial & emotional justice advocacy.

D. Marie is a native of Baltimore, Maryland who was baptized at the age of 14, at the New Antioch Baptist Church, where she served in several capacity, before receiving the call into the Ministry. She was Licensed in June of 2005 by the New Antioch Church, and served as an Associate Minister under the leadership of Bishop Orlando A. Wilson, until transitioning to Pennsylvania.

D. Marie is the Founder of FACE-2-FACE Ministries; a Nonprofit Mental HealthOutreach Center which has been serving Central Pennsylvania since its inception in 2016. Her organization is dedicated to helping individuals gain “Emotional Justice”. She believes through faith and support everyone can achieve emotional liberation and successfully navigate the challenges they come FACE-2-FACE with every day. She is also a Family Based Mental Health Professional at TEAMCare Behavioral Health, with 8 years of experience in Ecosystem Structural Family Therapy. D. Marie is passionate about relationship reconciliation and breaking the cycle of historical and intergenerational trauma on all levels.

D. Marie holds an earned Bachelor of Science in Business Administration & Finance from Walden University, a Master of Divinity from the Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University, a Master of Arts in Religion, from Lancaster Theological Seminary, and presently matriculating towards a PhD in Marriage & Family Therapy at Eastern University.

D. Marie also serves as the Founding Pastor of Restoration Community Christian Church in York, PA established in 2021. In addition to Mental Health, D. Marie is equally passionate regarding Theology and the work of Justice. She currently serves Associate Pastor of Heidelberg and Open & Affirming Faith Community of the United Church of Christ, Co-Director of Christian Churches United (CCU) Race and Unity Action Coalition, Community Leader for the Messiah University Thriving Together: Congregations for Racial Justice Program, and Board Member for the Rainbow Rose Center in York, PA. She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, serving as Chaplain, Mental Health Chair, Internal Audit Chair, & Fundraising Chair for the York Alumnae Chapter.

D. Marie is the only daughter of Mary Pauling and the proud mother of Aariona, Aarimoni, Aarica & Asher the Pup.