Our Personnel Committee is filled by volunteer Church Members. This team of men and women is responsible for the compensation, benefits, policies, and performance reviews of all paid staff—especially of the Senior Pastor. They meet monthly and more frequently as needed. There is a self-selected chair who gives leadership to the meetings. This team is ultimately responsible to the congregation who elects them. To contact anyone on the Personnel Committee, please email [email protected].

Derrick Woodward (Chair)

Claudia Anderson

Doreen Day

Peter Musick

Di Jacobs

Casey Stutzman

Malinda Shafman

Elizabeth Nelson

The Ministry Leadership Team (MLT) is a team of men and women who are recognized church leaders. The MLT shall consist of representative(s) from key ministries including, but not limited to, the following:

• Adult Discipleship

• Care Ministry

• Generations Ministry

• International Missions Committee

• Men’s Ministry

• Nominating Committee

• North American Missions Committee

• Ordained Leadership

• Personnel Committee

• Stewardship Committee

• Thompson Lakes Christian Retreat Team

• Women’s Ministry

• Worship Ministry

This team of men and women is responsible for the financial functions of the church. This includes coordinating the annual budget process, reviewing financial reports, monitoring cash flow, and evaluating monthly and annual financial reports. They meet monthly and more frequently if needed. This team is ultimately responsible to the congregation that elects them. To contact the Director of Finance, please email [email protected].

Regina Schwartz*

Darren Banek*

Marla Bartholomew

Ryan Speer

Sarah Allen

*denotes paid staff at Easthaven

This team of men and women is responsible to give guidance to the efforts of Easthaven to share the Gospel beyond North America. They coordinate mission events and trips, offerings, and fundraising efforts, and give financial assistance to people and projects as allowed in the budget.

They have a self-selected chair and are shepherded by a pastor on staff. This team is ultimately responsible to the congregation who elects them.

Brett Lassinger (Chair)

Lauren Hartley

Marci Mangold

Roy Van Deren

Scott Hurley

Jean Ambrose

Phil Anderson

Jacqueline Tarrant

Brandon Pelfrey

This team of men and women is responsible to give guidance to the efforts of Easthaven to share the Gospel in North America. They coordinate mission events and trips, offerings and fundraising efforts, and give financial assistance to people and projects as allowed in the budget. They have a self-selected chair and are shepherded by a pastoral staff member. This team is ultimately responsible to the congregation who elects them.

Kamron Rogers (Chair)

Pastor Chad Warren*

Debby Gardner

Luke Taylor

Barbara Kaufman

This team of men serves the church in congregational care—visitation, baptism, communion, care of widows, and church discipline. They are required to meet the Biblical qualifications in 1 Timothy and Titus. They meet as needed and are responsible to the Congregation who elects them.

Dale Motley (Chair)

Tim Bochman

Tony Willits

Curt Ethington

Josh Giffin

Justin McKerrow

Jim Waggener

DJ Motley

Ron Rash

Matt Weller

Jerad Hill

Mike Freeman

This team of men and women holds in trust church property and signs legal documents of the church as approved by the membership. It is essentially a group of people that meet the legal requirements for the church to function. They meet when necessary and are responsible to the congregation who elects them.

Ray Fauth

Nick Daniels

This Committee is not yet fully formed. On August 4, 2024 all proposed bylaw changes, including the newly created Committee for Committees section, passed with over 91% in favor.

On November 24, 2024, we will vote on two names to begin forming the Committee for Committees. If approved, these individuals will be responsible “to identify, train, and mentor new and existing Standing Committee members and Volunteer Ministry Leaders,” per our By-Laws.