Orchard Hill Staff
Senior Leadership
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund
Senior Pastor
Kurt is the Senior Pastor at Orchard Hill Church and has served in that role since 2005. Under his leadership, the church has grown substantially, developed the Wexford campus through two significant expansions, and launched two new campuses. Orchard Hill has continued to serve the under-served throughout the community.
Kurt’s teaching can be heard weekly on two different television stations in Pittsburgh. Kurt is a sought-after speaker, and regularly speaks at Christian colleges and camps. He has published a book with Moody Press called, Prayers For Today.
Before Orchard Hill, Kurt led a church in Michigan through a decade of substantial growth. He worked in student ministry in Chicago as well as served as the Director of Outreach/Missions for Trinity International University. Kurt graduated from Wheaton College (BA), Trinity Divinity School (M. Div), and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (D. Min).
Kurt and his wife, Faith, have four sons.
Mark Lunsford
Executive Pastor - Campuses/Central Services
Mark joined the Orchard Hill staff in 2020 as Executive Pastor. He brings many years of experience to the church as he has been in full-time ministry since 1992. After graduating from the University of South Florida with a degree in music, he began his ministry as a Music Pastor in Ft. Myers, Florida and Nashville, Tennessee.
Realizing that he had a passion for identifying and raising up talented leaders, as well as helping churches organize operationally and strategically, he shifted his ministry toward church leadership. Prior to coming to Orchard Hill, Mark served as Executive Pastor for eighteen years at churches in Florida, Texas, and Ohio.
Mark has been married to his wife, Anne, since 1992. They love spending time together, finding new restaurants to try, and attending concerts and Broadway plays. They are blessed with three daughters, Morgan, Sydney, and Samantha who are recent college graduates.
Russ Brasher
Executive Pastor - Ministries
Russ joined the staff in 2015 as the Director of Student Ministries. In 2021, he became the Director of Adult Ministries and now he serves as the Executive Pastor of Ministries.
Prior to Orchard Hill, Russ worked as an Area Director for Young Life on the eastern shore of Maryland. He received his undergraduate degree from The University of Toledo and his master's degree from Moody Theological Seminary.
Russ and his wife, Lyndsay, live in the Wexford area with their four children, Peyton, Addison, Bennett and Avery.
Campus Staff
Mike Chilcoat
Location Leader - Bridgeville
Mike Dunn
Location Leader - Bridgeville
Barbara Fehr
First Impressions Coordinator - Butler
Dan Irvin
Campus Pastor - Strip District
Amanda Morrison
Women and Groups Coordinator - Butler
Elise Jackins
Adult Ministry Coordinator - Strip District + Video Producer - Wexford
Corinne Kalal
Kids Ministry Coordinator - Butler
Rachael Maras
First Impressions Coordinator - Strip District
Ashley Nardone
Kids Ministry Coordinator - Strip District
Brady Randall
Campus Pastor - Butler
Will Stevens
NextGen Coordinator - Butler
Dr. Terry Thomas
Teaching Pastor - Wexford
Matt Warheit
Operations Coordinator - Butler
Matt Wicks
Ministry Associate - Wexford
Adult Ministry
Emily DeAngelo
Adult Ministry Director
Women
Cindi Fisher
Care Ministry Coordinator
Beth Braddick
Cafe Coordinator
Kathy Schmitt
First Impressions Coordinator
Jonathan Thiede
Adult Ministry Director
Young Adults and Seasonal Studies
Bryce Vaught
Adult Ministry Pastor
Groups Team Leader + Men and Married Couples
Jake Williams
Adult Ministry Pastor
Care/Support/Interest Groups +
Chapel + Eleos
Student Ministry
Mike Fischer
Director of Student Ministry
Nick Hettinger
Student Ministry Leader
Devin Kelly
Student Ministry Leader
Tara Peterson
Student Ministry Leader
Kids Ministry
Jenna Bajuszik
4th-5th Grade Ministry Coordinator
Lyndsay Brasher
KidsFest Director + Wexford Events Coordinator
Katie Drennen
Director of Kids Ministry
Lidija Shields
Early Childhood Ministry Coordinator
Brittany Vaught
K-3rd Grade Ministry Coordinator
Worship Arts
David Bowens
Worship Leader
Kiley Nelson
Worship Coordinator
John Cornelius
Technical Director
Joe Feick
Music Director
Rick Gallagher
Chapel Worship Leader
Dan Shields
Director of Worship Arts
Josh Thomas
Video Producer
Sara Venturi
Assistant Technical Director
Thomas Wicker
Video Production Coordinator
Finance
Nancy Buckman
Finance Administrator
Kevin Cotter
Director of Finance
Meg Lauer
Finance Administrator
Carole Scheib
Finance and Human Resources Administrator
Ministry Support
Cindy Adams
Special Projects Director
Office of the Senior Pastor
Suzanne Pietro
Director of Communications
Lyndsay Garrighan
Administrative Support + Design Assistant
Victoria Kroh
Counseling Coordinator
Alexis Shippy
Counseling Coordinator + Communications Assistant
Jenni Miller
Counseling Coordinator
Amy Schneiderlochner
Administrative Support
Lori Thee
Design Assistant
Katie Thomas
Ministry Support Coordinator
Tyler Thomas
Website and Database Manager
Attaleigh Thurber
Wedding Coordinator
Operations
Nate Elway
Operations Team Member
Joe Faini
Maintenance/Special Projects
Tom Guckert
Operations Team Leader
Bradley Lauer
Operations Team Member
Sara Namath
Operations Scheduling Coordinator
Isaac Swartz
Operations Team Member
Counseling
Stacy Gallagher, MEd
Counselor
Ben Harrington, MA
Counseling Director
Amy Madia, MA
Counselor
Jamie Mehok, MA, NCC, LPC
Counselor
Governing Board
Elders
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, Senior Pastor
Leigh Gerstenberger
Gerry Hickly
Steve Jones, Vice Chair
Pete Mendes, Chair
Joe Tomaro
John Wick, Treasurer
Servant Leaders
Mary Barbour
Andy Breneman
Ken Frederick
Cordy Grabiak
Kathy Herzog-Woodworth
Kristin Kaiser
Rick Klosky
Mallory Schreffler, Secretary