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Lead Pastor
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Our new lead pastor, Jeff Carr, will begin his pastorate on March 1, 2010. Check back soon for biographical information.
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Jeff Carr
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Our interim pastor, Fred Bernhard was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Howard and Florence Gibble Bernhard. His wife, Joice was born in Monrovia, Frederick County, Maryland to Jesse and Flora Delauter Burall. They have three children; Barbara, Howard and Tom Bernhard. Their children have blessed them with eight grandchildren
Fred graduated with a B.S. from Elizabethtown College, an M. Div. from Earlham School of Religion, and D. Min. from Bethany Theological Seminary. He is currently employed part-time for Bethany Theological Seminary as an Institutional Advancement associate. He is also a workshop and congregational specialist for Christian Community and New Life Ministries. Fred retired from Pastoral ministry (42 yrs.) in August, 2004. He served pastorates in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Fred has co-authored four books on biblical hospitality, and is currently working on a fifth book. He served on the General Board, the Brethren Benefit Trust board, and was the Annual Conference Moderator in 1996. He currently serves as trustee on the following boards: the local Hospital; the Brethren Retirement Community; the Community Foundation; C.A.S.A.; the YMCA; and the regional Head Start board. Joice and Fred enjoy meeting and greeting people.
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Fred Bernhard
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Associate Pastor for Youth, Younger Adults, and Families
Christopher
Zepp
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Chris
Zepp began as our Associate
Pastor for Youth, Younger
Adults, and Families
in 2007. Chris
graduated from Bridgewater
College in 2000 with
a major in Philosophy
and Religion and a minor
in Peace Studies. He
is a native of Hagerstown,
Maryland, is married,
and recently celebrated
the birth of a son; they
also have a young daughter. Prior
to beginning his ministry
with us, he had served
as Pastor of Youth at
the Lancaster (PA) Church
of the Brethren and Associate
Pastor for Youth and
Young Adults at the Mountville
(PA) Church of the Brethren. He
and his wife also spent
a year in volunteer service
at Gould Farm in Monterey,
Massachusetts. Chris
was ordained in March
2007 after being
licensed for nearly ten
years and graduated
from Bethany Theological
Seminary in May 2008
with his Masters of Divinity.
Personal interests include
sports, humor, and music.
Pastor Chris' Blog:
The Emerging Brethren Dude
contact:
czepp@bwcob.org
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Chris dons
formal attire to benefit Relay for Life.
Photo © Denny Eye
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Administrative Secretary
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Shannon Puffenbarger is Administrative Secretary at the Bridgewater Church of
the Brethren.
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Shannon Puffenbarger
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Manager of Finances and Properties
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Glenna Wampler is Manager of Finances and Properties at the Bridgewater Church of
the Brethren.
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Glenna Wampler
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Christian Education Worker
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Eye is our Christian Education
Worker. She is joined the BWCOB
staff in January 2008. Jeanie
is a retired elementary school
teacher, having taught at Elkton
Elementary School for 31 years
and 2 years in Culpepper. She
loves to work with children; we
welcome her to this position.
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Jeanie Eye
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Senior High Directors
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Josh
and Erin Eye, Senior
High Directors, both
are elementary school
teachers, Josh in RocKingham
Country, and Erin and
Augusta County Schools.
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Junior High Directors
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Heather is a graduate ofBridgewater College,
where her majors were Biology Pre-Med & Spanish.
She has many interests,
including
singing, music
and was a member of the
BC Chorale, Concert
Choir, and the
handbell ensemble. Currently Heather works at Rosetta Stone in Harrisonburg.
A busy and outgoing
person, she enjoys doing
fun stuff like hiking,
swimming, and adventurous
activities. She loves
to travel, and does so
whenever she can get
a chance, as is evidenced
in her Work Camp experiences
over the years.
Assisting
Heather on a volunteer
basis is Kenny Ellerby.
Kenny is currently
taking classes at
Blue Ridge Community
College.
He has volunteered at camp for
several years and has been on summer staff at camp.
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Kenny and Heather
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