Leadership

Kurt accepted Jesus as his savior when he was 21 years old and has grown closer to Him ever since. He credits his wife Melissa with leading him to Jesus by being bold and sharing her faith. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Southern New Hampshire University. He has a drive to get the word out about Jesus and to help show that God isn’t boring and neither are His people.

Kurt and Melissa have three daughters, Ethne, Aubrey, and Kaeley. They enjoy taking day trips and by living in the Elverson area they have a large variety of places to see & experience. Two of Kurt’s hobbies are reading and drumming. Every now and then he will fill in on the drums for the worship band. He is involved in various life groups in the church and has grown to call many of the people in the life groups as close as family.

Jen Waldron grew up in the Coatesville area moving to Mohnton in 2009. She married her husband Eric in 2010 and started attending Morgantown Community Church.

Jen has been in childcare on some level since 2003.  From being a nanny to lead teacher and teacher’s aide she has enjoyed each position and has been blessed by the children on each level. She has helped in the MCC Preschool Ministry since 2011. Jen currently is the Hub of the Turtle Room (3’s) as well as the Awana Puggles Director. In 2018, Jen came on staff as the Preschool Ministry Assistant Director and in May, 2019 has moved into the position of Preschool Ministry Director.  She loves working with the children at MCC and coming up with new ideas to help them learn and build a love for Jesus.

Jen has been blessed with 3 wonderful girls. In her spare time Jen enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, taking pictures and enjoying the next adventure that comes her way.

Natalie Moyer started attending MCC in 2015. While it was slow going getting plugged in, she now serves Sundays and Wednesday’s in the GROW Kids ministry, and wouldn’t go back! Natalie is grateful for the gifts and talents God has given her that lend themselves to this ministry. If it involves crafts, count her in!

Her greatest desire is to reach the children at MCC with the Good News and to help them develop a deeper relationship with God.

When Natalie isn’t hanging out at the church (you can say that when you truly enjoy being there 😊), she is either working at her full time job (sales & design associate at a kitchen and bathroom remodeling company) or spending time at home or outdoors with her family – husband Mike and 2 sons Zeke and Cash. Couldn’t be more blessed!

Mike is a graduate of Exeter High School, and soon to be graduate of University of Valley Forge. With prompting from the Holy Spirit, he pursued a certificate in Christian Ministry.

James serves as the Community Director of MCC, where he helps the staff in setting/meeting goals, and assists with the daily operations of the church. James also co-leads the Youngish Marrieds life group.

James was a dairy farmer for 17 years. In 2019, he sold his dairy herd, but continues to farm crops and have some cattle. James accepted Christ as his Savior when he was 9 years old and was baptized when he was 15. James and his wife, Alison, began attending MCC in July of 2014,  after searching for a church that had ample opportunities to serve Christ and the community.

James and Alison have a son, Nathaniel, born in 2018; and a daughter, Abigail, born in 2020. In his free time, James likes to hunt, fish, and spend time with his family by taking short trips.

Alison first came to MCC in July 2014. She was searching for a church that taught from the Bible and had a warm and welcoming atmosphere.  In 2007 she graduated from Kutztown University with a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.  She worked for seven years in the Human Resources field managing upwards of 400 employees.  After marrying James in 2012, she left her corporate position so they could run their dairy farm together.  Alison is part of the “Young Married” small group and continues to learn and grow in her faith.  As office administrator she helps ensure data entered into the church’s database is complete and correct, managing the church calendar and creating presentations and handouts for services.  She is also the leader of the Administrative team (A-Team).  When she is not milking cows or working at church she loves to spend time reading and planning her next adventure with her husband.

Dan is a retired public school music teacher (HS Band Director) of 34 years and retired from Twin Valley High School in 2018. Teaching gave him the opportunity to watch so many students become adults and mature, and in many cases have children of their own. Dan holds a BA and an MA in Music Education, and is one dissertation shy of a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership. Both he and his wife Jody enjoy traveling, gardening and camping. Dan also enjoys woodworking.

After an absence from church, their daughter Erika (Kanter) brought them back into the fold. It wasn’t long after that they both called MCC home, or as Dan says, “The ‘Wright’ Church for ME”. Dan was baptised in 2017 and has found a home here at MCC. Being retired has allowed him to pursue another area of interest; Media. He is also active as an Usher, Communications & Marketing Team member, Anchored by Grace Outreach, two Small Groups, Live Stream Team, and a Wednesday night Bible Study. The Longs have three grown children and currently reside in Birdsboro.

Jason is a 1994 graduate of Twin Valley. He currently works full time at Goldrush Trailers Inc.as a fabricator of high end aluminum enclosed trailers. He is married to a wonderful women named Lynnette with two awesome children, Genisus and Zach. Jason has a started new team called Next Steps, which concentrates on partners of MCC to help them find opportunities to serve and grow spiritually.

When he is not at church, He enjoys hunting,shooting,fishing,and anything else outdoors. He also enjoys anything that involves spending time with his family.

Lynnette is a graduate of Twin Valley High school and has earned a Bachelors degree in English Education from Kutztown University. She married her high school sweet heart, Jason, and together they have two children, Genisus and Zachary. Lynnette is currently the Relationship Coordinator, Event Coordinator, and leads the Growth Track at MCC.

When she’s not at church, you can find her spending time with her family, reading, laughing, and of course surfing Facebook. She enjoys hosting small dinner parties, pranking her office mates, and absolutely loves having the opportunity to meet and learn more about other people.

One of Lynnette’s favorite quotes is from Maya Angelou ~ “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Jill accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savior when she was 12 years old during a youth outing at Hopewell Mennonite Church (Hopewell Christian Fellowship).

In 1988 Jill married her husband Jim, and have twin boys who were born in 1993.  In 2018 Jim and Jill became grandparents!

Jill and her family started attending MCC in 2009 and started teaching in the GROW Kids ministry in 2010 and has never looked back!

One of Jill’s favorite scripture verses is Philippians 4:13, which states “I can do all this through him who gives me strength”.  She is a strong believer that If you put all of your faith in God, He will provide.

Jill was the Preschool Ministry Director from May 2015 until May of 2019 and is now blessed to step into the position of Family Ministry Director at MCC. Jill is excited to walk along side the church families as they learn and grow in Jesus.  Is there any better job?????

Matt Brunk grew up in the Ephrata area before moving with his family to Reading. He is a graduate of the University of Valley Forge with a Bachelor’s degree in Pastoral Ministry. Matt has always served in the church, in some capacity, his whole life. Previously Matt worked for one of the largest retailers, Wal*Mart, for 15 years. Matt takes the skills he learned there, and the gifts God has blessed him with and uses them to bring God glory through being the Discipleship Pastor. Matt has a passion to teach the Word of God, and to serve alongside others. Matt and his wife Crystal have 4 children. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, gaming, golf, and telling Star Wars jokes!

Connie has been in the child care profession since 1989. She has held the position of teacher aide all the way up to and including director of a center. She has developed new programs such as parent’s night out, parent’s holiday shopping, and a summer camp program that included typical and special needs children, along with much more.

She spent 10 years at another church as a Sunday school teacher/director and led special programs for children such as Vacation bible school, Easter egg hunts, Christmas programs, skits for the children to perform, etc.

Connie has 3 daughters and in 2010 Connie married her husband Chris, where she also gain another daughter and also a son. Connie has 3 granddaughters and 1 grandson who brightens up her days. She enjoys hiking and going to the beach.

One of Connie’s favorite things about her position is watching the children grow in Christ. Making the decision on their own to follow Jesus Christ and watching them be baptized.

Joe Barszowski is the Worship Leader at Morgantown Community Church and leads the congregation in song every Sunday morning.

Joe is completely dedicated to spreading the word of our Great God and Savior Jesus Christ and giving Him praise through the music the worship band plays. Joe’s faith grows stronger and stronger as the years go by and gives due credit to his wife Diane for leading him from the darkness into the light.

Joe’s guitar playing career started at the age of 12 with his first band in 7th grade. He went on to play for a solid 25 years in popular club bands succeeding in playing all types of rock music and entertaining with passion. Joe now brings this passion along with joy to a whole new level in this mission to glorify the Lord our God through music. He feels the time has come to lift up our King using the gifts God has given, the gifts God has allowed him to enjoy for so many years.

Joe’s vision is hope that when the God songs are played you will be able to turn off the world around you and open yourself up wide for the Holy Spirit to pour in like a waterfall. Sing Sing Sing!

Psalms 98:4

Tell everyone on this earth to sing happy songs in praise of the Lord.