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Our Team

Asbury United Methodist ChurchAboutOur Team

Pastoral Staff


Rev. Eric Yeakel

Senior Pastor

Rev. Eric Yeakel has pastored Asbury’s congregation since 2007 and has been Senior Pastor since 2013. He grew up in Bethlehem before attending Old Dominion University and beginning his career as a CPA in the Virginia Beach area. While actively serving in a church there, he felt a call to ministry, which he pursued through studies at Moravian Theological Seminary. He became an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church in 2013.

Eric enjoys running, biking, and swimming, and has completed multiple IRONMANs and countless triathlons. He is married to Tammy and they are proud parents of Eric Jr., and Anna.

Rev. Rick Brown

Associate Pastor

Rev. Evelyn Stupp

Pastor of Bereavement and Care Ministries

Program and Operations Staff

Karen Bowermaster

Preschool Director

Aaron Forney

Director of Communications

Shellie Fritchman

Office Manager

Israel Olivieri

Director of Discipleship and Worship Production

Pam Unrath

Director of Children’s and Youth Ministries

Music Staff

Jackie Grove

Director of the Jubilation Ringers

Tina Lebrecht

Associate Minister of Music

Kenneth Schneider

Organist and Director of Chancel Choir

Monika Short

Praise Team Leader

Administrative Staff

Richard Moyer

Accounting Assistant

Custodial Staff

Terence Benjamin

Daytime Supervisor

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