Meet Hebron’s APNC:
Geoff Gehring, Chair. Geoff, former Chair of the Pastoral Nominating Committee, serves on Session as Personnel Chair. He and his wife, Lisa, have 2 young children, age 7 and 5. Professionally, he is Vice-President with Redstone Presbyterian SeniorCare. When asked why he agreed to serve on the APNC, Geoff says that “the continuity needed between the PNC from 2018 and APNC from 2019 has become evidently clear. To witness the faithfulness of the Lord in bringing Henry and Kelly Knapp to Hebron was truly a joy. (At the end of the PNC process) , I was certain I would not return for the APNC at that time in any capacity. But through prayer and discernment, I accepted the opportunity to serve on the APNC.”
Doug Keim. Doug grew up at Hebron and is a past Elder who will be returning to serve on Session in 2020. He currently serves as a youth leader, Grove leader, and greeter. Doug, a self-employed chiropractor, and his wife, Megan, live in Delmont with their two teenage daughters. He says he agreed to serve on the APNC because he is “passionate that we at Hebron hire the right person to help guide our church over the next few decades...a God-fearing, Bible-believing, scripturally-sound minister who believes that the Bible is the infallible Word of God and it does not change, even though our society does...one who believes that Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation and that salvation is based solely on His work on the cross.”
Steff Knabe. Steff is a retired nurse and Women’s Ministry Coordinator at Hebron. She and her husband, Craig, live in Murrysville and have two adult children and four grandchildren. Steff is currently active on the Discipleship Team of Session, as a greeter, and a Grove leader. She says the invitation to serve on the APNC came just as she was asking God to show her what He had planned for her to do next, and this was an answer to her prayer. She is praying that the Associate Pastor has a “vital, active, growing relationship with Jesus Christ...the ability to reflect Christ’s godly nature as he engages with and ministers to others with grace, love, compassion and a servant’s heart….committed to discipleship, vision-casting and leadership development of all, with a focus on young adults. Young families and young adults, active in ministry at Hebron, are essential for our growth and vital to move our mission and mission forward.”
David Mills. David serves at Hebron as a Thicket (Middle School) leader and as a Sunday morning small group leader substitute. A physician with Excela Health, David is married to Melanie and is the father of 3 young children ages 5, 3, and newborn. As a young husband and father, David represents the population that the Associate Pastor will focus on when he first arrives. David says he loves to see God work through His people at Hebron. He is looking for a “reformed follower of Christ who has a heart for student and kids ministry.”
Kristy Tomashewski. Kristy currently serves on the Women’s Ministry Team as well as the 8:15 Greeter Team with her family - Mike (her college sweetheart) and 2 young sons, ages 11 and 8. A middle school math teacher at The Ellis School, Kristy has been a Hebron member since graduating from college in 2002. She is very interested in Hebron’s future and wants to see that Hebron is a place where God is glorified and where her kids can grow in their relationship with the Lord. She is looking for “someone who loves the Lord, and who is committed to serving Him!....someone who ‘buys in’ to what we already do at Hebron, but also someone who will bring their own creativity and ideas.” She says she would love to see “someone who reflects the diversity of our larger Penn Hills community because that is an area where (she) would like to see Hebron grow.” And she fully expects that God will make the right person for this position clear to her and the others. She says, “I think I’m going to be a bit surprised!”
Lona Wilson. Lona joined Hebron in 1991 and served over the next 20 years in a myriad of ways. In 2011 she relocated to North Carolina, but came home to stay in 2018. She has an adult daughter and a granddaughter who she is thrilled to spend lots of time with. Lona says it is an honor to serve the Lord on the APNC. She is looking for a God-fearing, God-loving leader to guide His flock and tell others who don’t know about the Lord. 
Bill Martin. Bill and his wife, Sherrill, have been a part of the Hebron family since 2007. They have 4 adult children and 9 grandchildren. Bill has served Hebron as a teacher for the past 12 years. He is a graduate of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Grove City College, and the University of Pittsburgh. For many years he taught Church History and Old & New Testament courses at the University of Pittsburgh. Bill was asked to serve as a non-voting advisor to the APNC following his invaluable assistance in that role on the PNC which brought us Henry Knapp. Bill says, “I hope we find the one God is leading to us and us to him. He should be a high energy people person with excellent biblical and theological knowledge and a fervent love of our Trinitarian God and His church.”
Henry Knapp also serves as an advisor to the APNC. He will have access to the Pastoral Information Forms (PIFs) throughout the process and will be given the opportunity to speak to the APNC about particular candidates. He may suggest that a candidate be removed from consideration before becoming a finalist and may separately interview finalists one-on-one and advise the APNC as to any particular concerns. The nominee must have the pastor’s endorsement.
Please keep our APNC in prayer as they search for the person the Lord has prepared for us.
