CEFC : Staff


Staff

	Steve Estes, Senior Pastor Steve Estes grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and began attending CEFC in 1979 while completing M.Div. and Th.M. degrees at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. His previous studies included Columbia International University and the American Institute of Holy Land Studies, Jerusalem. In 1987 he was called as CEFC's senior pastor. Steve is the author of Called to Die (the story of slain missionary Chet Bitterman), and co-author (with Joni Eareckson Tada) of When God Weeps and A Step Further, and serves on the board of directors for the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation in Philadelphia. He and his wife, Verna, who grew up in Elverson, have eight children.

	Al Kimball, Executive Pastor Al Kimball grew up in Catonsville, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore. He attained his Master of Divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 1979, and his undergraduate degrees are in Philosophy and Religion from Susquehanna University. He has a wide variety of experience in restaurant management, computer systems support, home improvement, and inventory management. His specifically Christian work has included college campus ministry, overseeing a denominational camp, and leading a crisis pregnancy center. He calls himself a "jack of all trades, master of divinity." Al is married to Dawn, and they have two sons: Chuck and Scott. Al started at CEFC in 2005.

	Arleigh Hegarty, Pastor of Counseling and Pastoral Care Arleigh Hegarty is a graduate of Philadelphia College of the Bible. Prior to joining our staff in 1990, he served pastorates over a nineteen year period in Asheville, NC and Malvern, PA. Arleigh also has experience in computer sales and training. He and his wife, Gail, have three grown children and six grandchildren.

	Matt Carter, Director of Youth and Outreach Matt Carter grew up in the rural hills of northwestern Pennsylvania with the Allegheny National Forest as a back yard. He completed his Master of Divinity, a title he still finds presumptuous, at Biblical Theological Seminary in Hatfield, PA in 2000. He received his B.S. in Landscape Architecture from the Pennsylvania State University in 1990. He brings with him experience in ministering to youth in several Church and parachurch contexts, and through involvement with a local prison ministry. He has also been involved in training and facilitating outreach both locally and in Eastern Europe having taught evangelism at Zaporozyhe Bible College in southern Ukraine. He is a board member of International Training Ministry. Matt spent twenty-four years in the landscape and construction fields. Thirteen of those years he worked as a sole proprietor designing and installing residential landscape and hardscape features, and home additions. He and his wife, Cindy have three sons and one daughter.

	Kathy Eberly, Director of Senior Ministries and Womens Counseling Kathy Eberly has been with CEFC since October of 2000. She has completed the certificate program at the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation. She will be providing women's counseling as well as developing and directing a new ministry serving the needs of the elderly attenders.

	Brian Jackins, Executive Assistant A CEFC attender since 1984, Brian works in communications and assists the Senior Pastor. He grew up in downeast Maine and ever since he could hold a crayon has enjoyed writing and making pictures. He has worked in art fields as diverse as scenery design, illustration and cross stitch development. He has also done desktop publishing for a children’s magazine and infant product instruction sheets. Brian, his wife Ruth (a Reading native), and their four children live in Elverson.

	Ginny Foltz, Executive Assistant Ginny Foltz handles a myriad of administrative needs, and spends much of her time in the Children's Ministry. She has been on staff since May 2001.

	Laurie Lanser, Facilities Manager Laurie Lanser was born in Long Island, NY, was transplanted to Northern Vermont at age 11, and moved to Lancaster County in 1982 to attend college. Laurie graduated from Lancaster Bible College with a degree in church music, married Chris, and has four children, ages 12-22. She and Chris began attending CEFC in 1986, and began her employment there in 1990. While continuing to work at CEFC, Laurie and her family have been involved since 2001 in a local church closer to their home in Narvon, PA. Laurie would like to thank her dad for teaching her many of the skills she now uses in her job here at CEFC as well as in her part time painting business.

Who are the Church Leaders? CEFC is led by a board of elders. Senior and associate pastors are automatically on the board. In addition, the congregation elects several laymen to serve in this capacity for three-year terms. Currently, in addition to the pastors, the board includes: Chairman Doug Mountz, Mike Gleason, Len Noble, Rick Renninger, Mike Rudolf, Chris Schreier, Homer Shorts, Dave Stoltzfus, and Merle Stoltzfus. Deacons are elected officers at CEFC who have the responsibility of educating and encouraging CEFC attenders in mercy ministries and working to meet the physical needs of people in our church and area. Led by Chairman Rick Renninger, our current deacons are: Paul Frisco, Rich Hornberger, Matt Lambert, Nate Saint, and Gregg Vermeesch. Trustees at CEFC are appointed by the elders, and are charged with caring for our building and grounds. Current trustees include: Chairman Bob Baskin, Glenn Garner, Ken Hopkins, and Chris Wisler.