Our Staff

MINISTRY TEAM LEADER

J. ERIC BRUBAKER

Eric desires to see the people of God grow in authentic Christian living and exercise their gifting for the building up of the body of Christ. He is an ordained minister and graduate of Messiah College with a B.S. in Business Administration and Evangelical School of Theology with a M. Div.

Eric is owner of Brubaker Building Design.  He and his wife, Linda, live in Ephrata and have four children and two grandchildren. He enjoys spending time with his family and reading.

MINISTER OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

JOHN M. HESS

John's desire is to have the Kingdom of God grow and that the church be effective in preaching the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  John oversees the area of Christian Education. His desire is that the opportunities for learning at Middle Creek will transform believers in personal growth, in a stronger prayer life and in a passion to build His Kingdon beyond these walls. John is an ordained minister and graduate of the ANE District of the Church of the Brethren's Three-Year Training Course.

John is a self-employed farmer. He lives in Lititz.  He and his wife, Martha, have three married children and eight grandchildren. He likes spending time with his family and enjoys hunting.

MINISTER OF WORSHIP AND CONGREGATIONAL LIFE

ANTHONY (TONY) W. EBERLY

Tony’s passion is that all believers continue growing in their faith. His prayer is that we are sensitive to God's purpose for our lives and experience His presence around us, seeing Him at work in everyday "God moments".  Tony oversees the area of Worship and Congregational Life.  He is an ordained minister and graduate of the ACTS Ministry Training Program of Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center.

Tony works part-time as a truck driver since retiring from his poultry business. Tony and his wife, Connie, have three adult children. He enjoys spending time with his family, including his five grandsons.

MINISTER OF EVANGELISM AND OUTREACH

H. TODD BOMBERGER

Todd's desire is to encourage people to excel in their walk with Christ.  Todd oversees the area of Missions.  He is an ordained minister and graduate of the ACTS Ministry Training Program of Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center.
 
Todd graduated from Manheim Central High School and Messiah College with a BS in Business Administration. He is an owner of Bomberger's Store in Lititz, PA.
 
Todd lives in Lititz.  He and his wife, Beth, have three children. He enjoys outdoor activities - hunting, mountain biking, riding anything with a motor, working in his shop, talking and spending time with his family.

MINISTER OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS

DARREN K. BISHOP

Darren's passion is serving the youth at Middle Creek. He enjoys helping young people strengthen their walk with Christ. Darren oversees the area of Youth Ministry. There are very committed Junior Youth and Senior High Youth advisors that are hands-on with our youth. Darren serves in an advisory capacity - aware of what is happening and available for support to the advisors.  Darren is an ordained minister and a graduate of the ACTS Ministry Training Program of Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center.
 
He graduated from Upper Buck's Christian School in Sellersville, PA. He is employed by TA Targets, Robesonia, PA.  He enjoys spending time in the outdoors and riding motorcycle. Darren is married to Dawn. They enjoy spending time with their family - two married daughters and eight grandchildren.

MINISTER OF DISCIPLESHIP

JORDAN MARTIN

Jordan was called to the ministry in 2021 and loves to see believers use their gifts to benefit the body of Christ and gospel proclamation. Jordan oversees the area of Discipleship. Jordan is an ordained minister and is currently attending Lancaster Bible College and Capital Seminary, finishing the Masters of Biblical Studies program. Jordan lives in Reamstown with his wife Rachael and their three children, Eve, Paxton, and Laney. Jordan loves agriculture and loves the intersection of agriculture and missions.

MINISTER

KEVIN WAGNER

Kevin's desire is for the Gospel to be taught with integrity and clarity for the glory of God and the growth of the Church. He loves to see people's lives profoundly transformed by the simple truths of scripture.

He is currently attending Lancaster Bible College and Capital Seminary, pursuing a Masters in Biblical Studies, while working for Multi-Dimensional Integration as an Industrial Controls Engineer.

He lives in Lititz with his wife, Megan, and their two children, Tucker and Lily. He enjoys spending time with family, programming, tinkering and nature/macro photography.

MINISTER EMERITUS

PAUL W. BRUBAKER

Paul served the Middle Creek Church in active ministry for forty-three years (1970-2013). For twenty of those years (1977-1997), he was the congregation's Moderator, and for the last ten years of his ministry (2003-2013) he was the Minister of Worship and Congregational Life.

A retired bank executive, Paul and his wife Evy were married in 1964, and reside in Manheim. They have three married children and enjoy eight grandchildren, as well as several great-grandchildren.

Paul's interests include teaching, oil painting, creative writing, singing, playing the piano, mentoring, local history, crossword puzzles, establishing relationships and, along with Evy, entertaining guests in their home.

MINISTER EMERITUS

WILBUR G. ROHRER

Wilbur served the Middle Creek Church in active ministry for thirty years (1984-2014). For twelve of those years he served as Moderator and Ministry Team Leader. Wilbur retired from Rohrer's Quarry in 2014 after serving as president and owner for fifty-one years.

Wilbur and his wife, Judy, were married in 1964 and have four married children and eighteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Over the years, Wilbur has enjoyed fishing, golfing, hunting and skiing with friends and family as well as reading a good book in his spare time. Wilbur and Judy recently moved to a cottage at Brethren Village Retirement Community.