Pastor Monte formerly pastored New Providence Presbyterian Church near Paris, IL for 14 1⁄2 years prior to accepting the call to Moorcroft. He started his pastorate December 1, 1999 and in the fall of 2000, he started seminary at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, IN. Graduating with a Master of Divinity in 2005 and was ordained a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA) on September 26, 2006.