Colin moved frequently up and down the East Coast while growing up. He graduated from Kaiserslautern American High School in West Germany, went on to earn a BA in Music Education from South Dakota State University, and 20 years later, earned an MS in Management Information Systems from The George Washington University. Colin and his family lived in Ashburn, VA from 1994 to 2021. Colin played guitar and sang on the worship team for 14 years, directed the youth worship team band, taught 1st and 2nd grade Sunday school, and led a weekly small group bible study at his previous church. In 2016, Kristi, Andrew, and Colin founded Grace Aquaponics (http://GraceAquaponics.com), whose mission is to extend the grace of God to people in need by growing and sharing pure produce, by sharing the good news of Jesus Christ, and by designing and building Aquaponic systems for food pantries, churches, and missionaries. Colin retired from his career as a computer programmer in 2019 and they moved to Dillsburg, PA in 2021. They started attending Daybreak with their son Andrew (who lives in Mechanicsburg with his wife Holly) because of the strong bible-based teaching, friendly people, and awesome worship team! At Daybreak, Colin serves as a life group leader, is a member of the communion team, and has helped with various maintenance projects around the buildings and grounds. He spends time growing vegetables in the Aquaponic Greenhouse in their backyard and volunteers once a week at the New Hope Ministries food pantry in Dillsburg.

Bryan grew up and lived in Montoursville, PA until 1998, then lived in Maine until returning to central Pennsylvania in 2008. Professionally he has been a Special Education teacher, most recently an Emotional Support teacher at Milton Area High School. Presently he is pursuing a career change to enter ministry. Bryan has been attending Daybreak since 2015, and there are a couple things that stand out to him about our church: “first is the way the leadership and people I’ve grown to know at Daybreak exemplify God’s grace, and second is the love and care Daybreak expresses to people, especially those people who are hurting or struggling.” Bryan has been part of a short-term mission trip to Ecuador, a small group member, a member of the Care and Bereavement teams, and is presently serving as a Care Pastor Intern. Bryan has a loving wife, Amanda, a daughter, Ashley, a son Evan, and a stepdaughter, Mackenzie. In his free time, Bryan loves to be on a stream fly-fishing, and he is an avid downhill skier and Penn State fan.

Diane was born and raised in a small town in Northern New Jersey. She met her husband, Todd, in college at Lock Haven University. They've been married for almost 38 years, have two children and two grandchildren. Diane has been attending Daybreak since November of 2021 when they were first invited by their son, Noah and his girlfriend. Diane loves the fact that Daybreak is intentional about helping people to live out their lives as disciples of Jesus. In 2018, she established Clear Calling, her own coaching and consulting practice, where she equips individuals, churches, and non-profit organizations in understanding and living out their God-given purpose for the sake of others. Additionally, she also works part time on staff at Olive Branch Ministries, a local non-profit for women in Hanover, PA, where she is the Director of Development and Organizational Strategy. Todd and her love to travel and explore new places as well as spending time with their family and friends outdoors.

Mark grew up in central PA graduating from Cedar Cliff High School. Mark is now retired, but he used to be the Director of Media Technology at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. He is married to Luann, and they have three children, Alex (33), Todd (30) and Kara (26). They have been attending Daybreak since the early 2000’s and what drew Mark to Daybreak and still stands true today is how intentional and genuine the church family is in the Great Commandment, loving God and loving others. He is currently on the Daybreak writing team and Daybreak preaching team as well as now a Stephen Minister. Mark has also led several Theodyssey groups. Some fun facts about Mark are that for 13 years he was the morning sports reporter for WINK 104’s morning show, at age 50, he decided to run a marathon and his wife and him love to read so they turned their living room into a library.

Debbie grew up all across the Midwest, living in 4 different states, but graduating from high school in Ankeny, Iowa. As an adult, she’s lived in 3 more states! After moving to this area from Louisville, Ohio, Debbie and her husband John began consistently attending Daybreak in 2008 after their children (Rachel & James, now in their 20’s) had such great experiences at Daybreak and kept expressing a desire to return. John and Debbie were drawn by the welcoming, loving, spirit-filled and friendly people here. Currently, Debbie is part of the Marriage Matters Team, serves in Kid Min and as a greeter. Professionally, she works part-time as an administrative assistant for 3 academic departments at Messiah College. In her free time, Debbie really enjoys scrapbooking, walking, and listening to podcasts.

Tom is a retired Alliance Pastor of 39 years and has served as senior pastor of 7 churches over that time. While a native of western NY, Tom helped to daughter 2 churches in NJ, and was instrumental in helping with the planning and construction of a new church building in Cogan Station, PA. Tom and his wife Phyllis have 2 adult children and have been attending Daybreak since 2010. They serve together on the Prayer Team, as small group leaders, as premarital mentors, and as ministry leaders for our Primetime Adult Ministry. Tom also serves as a speaker at Man Up. They are so excited about where Daybreak is headed and our outward focus, and feel so fulfilled through our preaching and corporate worship times. Tom is a storyteller. He loves history, reading, bible study, talking theology. He also loves football and is a big Steelers and Penn State football fan. 

Jeff grew up in Palmyra, PA and currently works as an IT manager for the United States District Courts for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Jan, began attending Daybreak in 2006, and were drawn in by Daybreak’s welcoming atmosphere, relevant biblical messages, and music. Jeff has served with Daybreak on short-term trips to Mississippi and Ecuador, in various small groups, and with the financial ministry. Most recently he joined the Theodyssey leadership team. Jeff has a love for dogs, and together with Jan has rescued seven golden retrievers over the past 25 years. He also loves to travel as much as possible, which couples well with his love of food - he will search the ends of the earth for a great place to eat!

Jason grew up in Johnstown, PA, and worked in the Pittsburgh region in the early part of his career. He currently works for UnitedHealth Group negotiating contracts with hospitals and health systems across the state. Jason and his wife, Alicia, moved to central PA in 2008 and began attending Daybreak shortly after. Together they have 2 sons, Samuel and Matthew. Jason was drawn to Daybreak because of the Biblical messages, welcoming environment, and encouragement to grow one’s faith. The environment, messages, and authenticity were very different from what he had experienced in church previously, and he has been inspired to go deeper in his faith and have a true relationship with Jesus. At Daybreak, Jason enjoys co-leading a Home Group and serving for various events. He is also active in a weekly men’s Bible study as well as a group of Dad’s who encourage each other, and he has been on one short-term trip with Daybreak. In his free time, he enjoys the outdoors, playing just about any sport, vacationing, and gardening. He's a fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Penguins and Steelers, as well as the Boston Red Sox. Most of all, though, he's satisfied by simply spending time with family and friends no matter what they're doing.

Carole spent the majority of her childhood in Carlisle. PA, but moved to Harrisburg during high school and graduated from Susquehanna Township. She then graduated from college as a paralegal, but found that corporate America wasn’t a great fit for her as she tried to raise small children. What started as a necessity quickly blossomed into a passion, and she has operated her own in-home daycare for the last 32 years. Carole started attending Daybreak in 2006 and was immediately drawn to the welcoming and friendly environment. She loved the thought of everyone being welcome as they were but growth always being highly encouraged, and that there were many outlets to seek that growth, too. Carole began serving in Kid Min, has served in women’s ministry groups over the years, and over the last 5 years has been serving as a Theodyssey group leader and coordinator for the certificate track. She also continues to faithfully serve as prayer partner. Carole is married to her husband Rick, and they have 6 adult children scattered all over the country and one in Italy: Eric, Michael, Matt, Kurtis, Chelsey, and Ricci. They also have a son-in-law, Fabrizio, and two daughters-in-law, Emily and Candace. Finally, they have 3 beautiful grandchildren: Drew, Lena and Avery. In her free time, Carole loves the beach, swimming, and hiking.