Megan grew up in Wisconsin where she began a career in youth work in Park and Rec Centers and YMCAs. It was then that she learned to fully embrace God’s plan over her own. After starting a family, Megan, her husband Brent, and their two kids took on their first move to Indianapolis for a job promotion for Brent. A couple of years later they had a second move to Mechanicsburg and have enjoyed the last 9 years making it their home. Megan and her family began attending Daybreak in 2016 after months of “church shopping” and not finding the right fit. Their kids’ love for KidMin is what kept them returning but it was also Daybreak’s welcoming “come as you are but don’t stay that way” encouragement that committed them to Daybreak. Also having a child with disabilities, they found Daybreak to be welcoming and accommodating, allowing every person in the family to feel supported. Currently, Megan serves as a Stephen Minister and Stephen Ministry Leader. Megan enjoys a good book in a coffee shop or library, hiking with her family, indulging in good chocolate, and laughing with friends and family! 

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 fiancé. 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. Todd and her love to travel and explore new places as well as spending time with their family and friends outdoors.

Teresa grew up locally, in Camp Hill, and was blessed to do life with most of her extended family. She left central PA for college at IUP where she met her husband, Sam, and then on to Bloomsburg University for her MS in Speech Pathology. They have 3 girls (Taylor, Hannah and Erin). The Jones family was very active for many years in Camp Hill United Methodist Church and then attended West Shore E Free where their 2 younger daughters enjoyed a thriving youth group experience. Once empty nesters, Sam and Teresa went on a search for a new church home and Daybreak was the first one they attended. They were greeted so authentically and felt drawn to stay by the welcoming Daybreakers, spirit-filled messages and the amazing worship music. Teresa loves serving in Hospitality for Community groups, being a part of Tuesday morning Women’s Bible Study, serving on the Care Team as the Visitation Ministry leader and most recently being a part of a Women’s Discipling group. She had been an Early Intervention Speech Therapist in her professional career and is officially retired. Teresa’s greatest joy comes from being with her family and friends and

she plans to enjoy more time with her grandchildren. Her favorite activities are gardening, cooking and baking, volunteering at The Cracked Pot Coffee Shop, yoga, walking with her friends, and reading.

Heather was born and raised in Hamilton, New Jersey. She graduated from The College of New Jersey, where she met her husband Dan, with her bachelor's and master's degrees in Speech Language Pathology. Having a heart for kids with special needs, Heather worked in a school for multiple handicapped students for several years. After the birth of their daughter, Jolie, in 2003, Heather transitioned from being a Speech Language Pathologist to a stay-at-home mom, and then had the joy of homeschooling Jolie. She also moved on from her Jersey Girl roots as the family moved to PA, living first in Lancaster and then in Downingtown, until relocating to Mechanicsburg in 2021 when Jolie began studying at Messiah University. The family was drawn to Daybreak because of its solid biblical teaching and powerful worship style. In her free time, Heather enjoys traveling, baking, scrapbooking, listening to worship music, and spending quality time with her family and her pugs.

Jolene grew up on a farm in Hagerstown, MD and then attended Messiah University. Jolene has professionally served in social service roles at New Hope Ministries, public relations at Camp Hebron and Daybreak's care ministries. She recently retired as a mental health counselor. Jolene and her husband Randy live in Dillsburg and started attending Daybreak when she joined the church care staff in 2012. She has appreciated Daybreak's emphasis on connecting our spirituality with our emotional health. Jolene has served as a leader in EHS and is currently helping people at Daybreak access mental health resources. Her and Randy are active in leading a Daybreak life group. Jolene loves the outdoors, especially road biking and gardening. Her favorite role is "Nana" to four, adorable grandchildren.  

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.

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.

­­­­Scott was born and raised in the Philippines as the son of Wycliffe missionaries. He graduated from Messiah College (now Messiah University) with a degree in computer science. At Immanuel Alliance Church in Mechanicsburg, Scott served as a youth leader, worship leader, and elder. He played a key role in the founding of Daybreak, serving on its leadership team. Scott is passionate about mentoring and coaching others, whether through short-term trips, small groups, teaching Discover Daybreak Module 2 sessions, or preaching. After teaching at Messiah University for 21 years, he recently transitioned to a role as a software engineer at Gravity Payments. Scott and his wife, Lorelei, have been married for 34 years and have raised two daughters who still live in the area. An adventurous spirit, Scott loves to travel, both on missions trips and to experience new places and cultures.

Marcy grew up in a small town outside of Pittsburgh and graduated from Clarion University where she earned her teaching degree. She moved to this area where she met her husband, Tom. They have been married for 34 years. They have three adult children and a son in-law. Marcy taught 35 years for the Conewago Valley School District as a kindergarten teacher and retired in May of 2019. Her heart is seeing women become the best they can be through God ‘s divine appointment. Marcy’s focus is living in a healthy community where God is first, sharing heartfelt grace and generosity to those around. Marcy has been attending Daybreak since November 2021, after being invited by her daughter, Taylor and son in-law, Kiefer. Marcy and her family were drawn to Daybreak because of the care and love that is evident throughout the church. Daybreak’s intentionality of seeing people and helping them grow to be the best they can be is Marcy's heart. She is involved in small groups and is currently discipling a small group of women from Daybreak. Marcy and Tom love to entertain and invite people into their home. 

Alex grew up in Mechanicsburg, attending Cumberland Valley High School and Messiah College. He is pursuing a career in the B2B Tech industry, and in his free time enjoys grilling, spending time outdoors, creative writing, and having meaningful conversations that point people toward Jesus. Joining Daybreak with his family back in 2001, Alex has a heart for mental health healing and spiritual discovery, as the two are deeply connected. He loves that Daybreak holds a comforting invitation for anyone to find supportive family and community. We keep our arms open and strive to help others see the heart of Jesus through us. Alex enjoys leading in Daybreak groups such as Alpha, creating space for anyone to explore life’s big questions in a welcoming, Christ-centered space. He also serves with our Mental Health ministry in caring support groups and communications; as well as supporting our third campus launch team, ready to speak life into New Cumberland.

Ben was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and moved several times prior to high school - primarily bouncing between Ohio and New Jersey. He went to school at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO and continued living there for 3 more years, during which time he met his wife Sam. After getting married, they moved to Camp Hill, PA. Professionally, Ben has been an engineer at a company in Emigsville, PA since July of 2022. This was the same time that Ben and Sam found Daybreak after bouncing around churches. Shortly after they began attending, they went through Discover Daybreak. After that process, Ben began serving with DSM, which he considers his sweet spot. He has served as a guy’s small group leader since the fall of 2023 and continues to be amazed by the work God does in and through middle and high schoolers. Ben greatly enjoys hanging out with friends and family, rooting for his teams (Chiefs, Cardinals, Missouri Tigers, Cavaliers), and board games.

He looks forward to a move to the third campus as well as welcoming

Sam and his first child this year!

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Kim was born & raised in Johnstown, PA, and relocated to Mechanicsburg in 2002. Kim works as an agent for JPI Insurance Associates in Dillsburg, PA. Kim was invited to Daybreak by her cousin in 2012 and has been here since. Kim felt a laid back and welcoming presence as soon as she walked in the door, and she loves Daybreak’s mission, people, ministries, and the worship music.  Kim serves as a Hospitality Team Leader, and a Table Leader in the EH Discipleship Program. Kim also volunteers with several local organizations, supporting veterans, breast cancer awareness, and community service. Kim loves meeting and interacting with people and enjoys getting to know more about them. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, as well as crafting and making jewelry, reading, enjoying the outdoors, and visiting her happy place, the beach. 

Sue grew up in Northumberland, PA and graduated from Shikellamy High School. She went on to attend Mansfield University where she met her husband Frank and graduated with a degree in Music Education. Music was always a central part of Sue’s life in her teaching. Through her love of worshiping Jesus, God began to lead her toward music ministry. After serving as worship arts director in two different churches in area she and Frank began to look for a new church home. Sue had been serving as an outside consultant vocal coach for worship leaders at Daybreak since 2000 and in 2006 decided to make Daybreak their new church home. She and Frank loved the worship at Daybreak and the obvious emphasis on helping people grow in relationship with Christ. Sue eventually joined the staff and served for several years as Worship Arts Director. Currently she leads the Writing Team and serves on the Spiritual Formation Team. She is also part of the prayer intercessor team. Her greatest joy is mentoring and helping people discover their next steps with Jesus. She and Frank have two grown children, Brian and Chrissy and 3 grandchildren. Her hobbies are reading, tending her garden and going to the beach.

Cheryl spent the first part of her childhood in New Cumberland and then in Etters. She is retired from Highmark where she worked most of her time in the Special Investigations Unit. Prior to that she was a hair stylist. She has been married to her husband Ron for 25 years. They have two adult daughters, Lauren and Aubree, a son-in-law, Sean, and a grandson Caleb, who is the apple of her eye. After some church shopping, Cheryl and her family started attending Daybreak in 2007 and felt a very friendly atmosphere and the message of “it’s not about religion it’s about relationship” that kept them coming back. Cheryl has served in the nursery in Kid Min, as a facilitator for Grief Share, and currently serves in the Finishing Touch Ministry, as a Group Facilitator for Theodyssey, and a Wedding Coordinator for Daybreak. Additionally, Cheryl and her husband are part of the 3rd Campus Launch Team. She enjoys gardening, the beach, spending time with her family and traveling with her husband.

Kurt was born and raised in Southern California. After high school, he joined the United States Air Force and served on Active Duty for 30 years. In 2019, he and his wife, Marti moved to Mechanicsburg to work for the Naval Supply Activity, and upon moving here, they both started attending Daybreak. Kurt and Marti have been deliberately involved in with Navigator Ministry (The Navigators is a ministry that shares the gospel of Jesus Christ, helps others to grow in Christ, and encourages people to help others do the same. They do this through discipleship on college campuses, military bases, workplaces, inner cities, local communities and in 115 countries around the world.) They love Daybreak’s mission helping people discover and deepen a life-changing relationship with Jesus. Kurt & Marti are the proud parents of 4 children who are all currently serving in the Air Force. Kurt and his wife serve at Daybreak in multiple capacities including: Being part of the Spiritual Formation team leading Emotionally Healthy Discipleship classes, Leading a Life Group, and facilitating Alpha. Professionally, Kurt recently retired after 10 years of civil service with the Department of Defense and he’s eagerly looking forward to what God has for him next.