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 was licensed on October 13, 2013 by The American Baptist Churches of Pennsylvania and Delaware as an Associate Minister for the Martin Luther King Baptist Church of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She accepted her first Pastoral call to serve the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Lemoyne, PA in November 2015. While serving the Lemoyne community she identified a need for quality mental health services. On November 11, 2016 after much prayer and preparation she founded FACE-2-FACE Ministries; a Mental Health Outreach Center which presently services Central Pennsylvania.

D. Marie completed her Masters in Divinity for the School of Theology at Virginia Union University and a Masters of Arts and Religion for Lancaster Theological Seminary in May of 2016. She was ordained into Christian Ministry on September 17, 2017 by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Pennsylvania. She is presently a Post Graduate Fellow for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapist matriculating in the Post Graduate Marriage & Family Therapist Program through the Philadelphia Family Therapy Training Center.

D. Marie also serves as the Founding Pastor of Restoration Community Christian Church in York, PA established in 2021, Co-Director of the Race & Unity Action Coalition through Christian Church Unity of Pennsylvania; Creating safe space for hard conversation regarding race, and a Community Leader for the Messiah College Thriving Together program; Congregations for Racial Justice. She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and serves as Recording Secretary & Fundraising Chair for the York Alumnae Chapter.

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