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, speaking at several 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
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.
Campus Staff
Mike Dunn
Location Leader - Southpointe
Dan Irvin
Campus Leader - Strip District
Dr. Terry Thomas
Teaching Pastor - Wexford
Ashley Nardone
Kids Ministry Coordinator - Strip District
Brady Randall
Campus Pastor - Butler
Matt Wicks
Ministry Associate
Will Stevens
Student Ministry Coordinator - Butler
Rachael Maras
First Impressions Coordinator - Strip District
Corinne Kalal
Kids Ministry Coordinator - Butler
Kay Warheit
Director of Women’s Ministry and First Impressions - Butler
Elise Jackins
Adult Ministry Coordinator - Strip District + Video Producer - Wexford
Adult Ministry
Russ Brasher
Adult Ministry Director
Team Leader
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 Director
Men and Married Couples
Jake Williams
Adult Ministry Director
Interest Groups and Eleos
Student Ministry
Nick Hettinger
Student Ministry Leader
James Isaac
Director of Student Ministry
Devin Kelly
Student Ministry Leader
Tara Peterson
Student Ministry Leader
Kids Ministry
Jenna Bajuszik
4th-5th Grade Ministry Coordinator
Brittany Vaught
K-3rd Grade Ministry Coordinator
Lyndsay Brasher
KidsFest Director + Wexford Events Coordinator
Lidija Shields
Early Childhood Coordinator
Katie Thomas
Director of Kids Ministry
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
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
Mike Braddick
Security Coordinator
Suzanne Pietro
Director of Communications
Lyndsay Garrighan
Administrative Support
Victoria Kroh
Counseling Coordinator
Jenni Miller
Counseling Coordinator
Amy Schneiderlochner
Administrative Support
Lori Thee
Design Assistant
Tyler Thomas
Website and Database Manager
Attaleigh Thurber
Wedding Coordinator
Olivia Hendrix
Counseling Coordinator
Operations
Jon Barilla
Events and Maintenance Coordinator
Tom Guckert
Operations Team Leader
Bradley Lauer
Operations Team Member
Nate Elway
Operations Team Member
Sara Namath
Operations Scheduling Coordinator
Brian Schram
Operations Team Member
Counseling
Faith Bjorklund, MA
Counseling Director
Michael Dunbar, MA, NCC, LPC
Counselor
Stacy Gallagher, MEd
Counselor
Ben Harrington, MA
Counselor
Amy Madia, MA
Counselor
Jamie Mehok, MA, NCC, LPC
Counselor
Governing Board
Elders
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, Senior Pastor
Leigh Gerstenberger
Gerry Hickly
Steve Jones
Pete Mendes, Chair
Mike Novak, Vice Chair
Ron Schmitt
John Wick, Treasurer
Servant Leaders
Mary Barbour
Ken Frederick
Cordy Grabiak
Kathy Herzog-Woodworth
Kristin Kaiser
Rick Klosky
Mallory Schreffler, Secretary
Ayhan Ulke