'Captain Of Our Ship:' Point Pleasant Pastor Hero

POINT PLEASANT BORO – When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. Together with Ring, we’re working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Kevin Guy who nominated Father David Swantek of Point Pleasant Boro:

• Name: Father David Swantek (Father Dave)
• Hometown: Point Pleasant
• Hero's job: He is the Pastor of Saint Martha's Church in Point Boro
• Relationship to nominee: He is our Pastor at Saint Martha's Church Point Boro
• Reason for recognition: Father Dave provides spiritual guidance to our parish. And he helped us all through the pandemic, still serving Mass to the parish via YouTube. He is full of energy and positivity.
• One thing to know: He is a very caring and loving individual. He is the captain of our ship.