Alumni Stories
We love to hear what Alumni are doing to impact the world for Christ. Share a class note with us and be featured in our Annual Report and in our Alumni Stories below.
Kylee Barnes (Class of 2020)
Kylee graduated from Liberty University with a BSN and has accepted a position in pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, SC.
Heidi Johnson (Zentz) (Class of 2008)
Heidi and her husband, Andrew, recently moved to the Hudson Valley from Iowa. Andrew now works as an Associate Pastor at Grace Community Church in Lake Katrine, NY. Heidi serves as women’s ministry director and pianist/vocalist on the worship team.
Josh Lehigh (Class of 2017)
Josh is working as a Product Marketing Manager at Carlisle Construction Materials. He graduated from Penn State in December of 2020 with degrees in both Marketing and Management. Josh got married in January of 2021. He earned his MBA in October of 2023. He and his wife lead a young adult small group at Bible Baptist Church where he is a deacon.
Chris Lehigh (Class of 2019)
Chris graduated from Lancaster Bible College in May of 2023 with degrees in Bible and Worship Arts. He is the Worship Director and Ministry Coordinator at Faith Church in Lancaster. One of the church’s ministries is to the Lancaster County Prison inmates where he leads worship. Chris also writes, sings, and produces his own music.
Katelyn Lehigh (Class of 2021)
Katelyn will finish her Bachelors degrees in Bible and Early Childhood Education and Masters in Special Education From Lancaster Bible College in December of 2025. She is involved in the kid’s ministry at Bible Baptist Church. Last summer, Katelyn spent ten days in the Czech Republic helping at a Word Of Life Camp there.
Ethan Derliunas (Class of 2013)
Ethan and his wife have one-year-old twin girls. They are also in a period of transition as Ethan leaves the military and pursues being a pastor.
Erin Joseph (Kauffman) (Class of 2008)
Erin's husband, Bryan, and their four kids have been called to be missionaries in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, serving with Shoulder to Shoulder Mexico. They are being sent by a local church to partner with a bi-cultural team of missionaries seeking to serve and empower the local church in Mexico. They are raising support and learning Spanish in TX in 2025, and will arrive in Mexico in 2026.
Andrew Lentz (Class of 2023)
Andrew recently got engaged to Naomi Footitt (Class of 2024) and joined the Marine Corps for a five-year contract as an aviation air framer.
Lauren Ishler (Class of 2020)
Lauren graduated with a Bachelors in Applied Health Science from Messiah University in May of 2023. She is currently in graduate school at Messiah University, studying for a Doctorate in Physical Therapy, which she will finish in May of 2026. She plans on working in outpatient Physical Therapy. Recently, she got engaged to her high school sweetheart, Jeb Buehler. They are getting married in the summer of 2025.
Jessica Garvick (Smith) (Class of 1989)
Jessica received an A.A. in Photography & Early Childhood Education from HACC and works as a kindergarten teacher at an early childhood center.
Andrew Jekel (Class of 2016)
After graduating from the Air Force Academy in 2020, Andrew was selected to become a pilot. He moved to West Texas for pilot training and was selected to remain as an instructor pilot at the end of his training. He is currently instructing young officers to fly the T-6A Texan 2. He married Helen Homola in October of 2024.
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