Meet the Contributors

Meet the “In Motion” contributors
Meadow Piepho spends her days as secretary of Revolution BIC Church in Salina, Kans., where her husband, Jeff, is the head pastor.  Meadow also serves at Revolution by running the HeBrews coffee bar, working on graphic design projects, leading the junior high youth group, and taking adults on short-term missions trips to Helene, Honduras.

Meet the “Part of the Whole” contributors
Hope Newcomer grew up in Zimbabwe as a missionary kid with BICWM. She graduated from Messiah College (Grantham, Pa.) with a degree in Sociology and Cultural Anthropology. Currently she is participating in a cross-cultural apprenticeship through BICWM.

Meet the “To Our Core” contributors
Even as he completes his 12-year assignment as bishop of the Atlantic Conference, Craig Sider has taken on the additional role of interim bishop of the Susquehanna Conference during Bishop Ken Letner’s health leave. Craig was a BIC church-planting pastor for 11 years in Oakville, ON. He and his wife, Laura, have three children.

Born in Springfield, Mass., Amanda Hakanson-Stacy is a junior art major with a graphic design concentration at Messiah College (Grantham, Pa.). Her father is a bluegrass gospel musician and named her Amanda Lyn after the mandolin. She likes riding her bicycle, baby pandas, and growing her own vegetables.

Meet the Feature Article contributors
Nancy Heisey is an associate professor of biblical studies and church history at Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Va.) and the current president of Mennonite World Conference. She grew up at the Navajo Mission (N.M.), where her parents, Wilmer and Velma Heisey, served with BIC World Missions. Her husband is Paul Longacre.

Andy Rash received a degree in Fine Arts from Kutztown (Pa.) University. Frequent sightings of him collecting discarded items off of public sidewalks for use in his collage art projects have resulted in the motto “Andy Rash picks up trash!” He lives in Harrisburg (Pa.) with his wife and son and attends Harrisburg BIC.

Heather Hershey is the part-time director of youth ministries at The Table Community Church and a full-time mom at her home in Lancaster, Pa., where she lives with her husband, Curt, and her daughter, Alyssa. She enjoys hiking, walks, and playing in the park with Alyssa and her beagle, Chloe.

Matthew Lester is a Colorado native now living in Lancaster County, Pa. When he is not photographing, he enjoys travel, hiking, camping, and restoring his century-old row home in downtown Lancaster. More of his photography can be seen at www.matthewlester.net.

Meet the “Vibes” contributors
Joel Percy is the weekend service pastor at The Meeting House (Oakville, ON).  He and his wife, Julianne, recently spent a year living in Zimbabwe working with the Brethren in Christ AIDS Project at Mtshabezi Hospital.  When Joel is not working out with Rob Bell, he enjoys reading, tennis, and chess.

Ammon Perry is a native of Rochester, N.Y. currently studying studio art at Messiah College (Grantham, Pa.).

Meet the “To the Point” contributors
Jim Baker pastors Heise Hill BIC Church in Gormley, ON, where he lives with his wife, Susan.

Debby Bentch serves as the senior pastor at Hanover (Pa.) BIC Church and is a member of the Vision Team of the Susquehanna Conference.

Tim Harden is the senior pastor of Rosebank BIC of Petersburg, ON. He enjoys trying out the sample foods at grocery stores with his wife, Jackie.