Leadership

Meet the APC Staff, a dedicated team of disciples that seek to follow Jesus and share the love of God with the world.

Rev. Dr. Stephen Heinzel-Nelson

Senior Pastor

Pastor Stephen and his family moved to Allentown in 1997 and he has been the Senior Pastor of APC ever since. Originally from Wilmington, Delaware; Stephen served two churches in Florida prior to returning to New Jersey where he graduated...

Rev. Lindsay Anderson-Beck

Associate Pastor

Lindsay grew up with her two sisters, British mum, and American dad in central London,  but she has now spent over half of her life in the States. It was while she was working part-time at a church in Santa...

Enoch Smith Jr.

Director of Worship & Music

Enoch was called to serve as the Director of Music and Worship in the fall of 2013. Hailing from Rochester, NY, he is a product of the prestigious Berklee College of Music. There he studied Music Business and Management with...

JC Fowler

Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries

JC grew up right here in Allentown and took part in the Crossroads youth ministry in his middle school years. After several years away from the church, he was invited to play volleyball by a few active members, which was...

Maureen Harshman

Director of Children & Family Ministries

Maureen has been a member of APC for over 20 years and joined the creative and inspirational church staff in October 2005 as our Director of Children & Family Ministries. In this role, Maureen coordinates the children and family ministry...

Jill Kurzeja

Director of Little Tree Preschool

Jill has been a member of APC for over 22 years.  During that time she has served as an Elder, participated in Mission trips to Guatemala, acted as Sunday School Superintendent and has taught Communion Class for over 14 years. Jill joined the...

Bill Mandeville

Director of Properties

Bill and his family have been attending APC for over 10 years and joined formally in 2019. In addition to his position, Bill and his wife Melissa currently co-teach Sunday School. Bill is recently retired from Clayton Concrete after almost...

Lauren Davis

Financial Administrator

Lauren is a life-long Presbyterian who grew up in Rahway, New Jersey.  She has been a member of APC since 2002 and in late 2017 enthusiastically joined the staff here.  “My becoming a staff member at Allentown Presbyterian is a...

Issac Meerwarth

Middle School Youth Leader

Isaac was born in Cambridge, New York. In 2006 he moved to NJ from the small town of Otley, Iowa. His hobbies include running, traveling, and hacking on OpenBSD. A fun fact about Isaac is that he has been to...

Courtney Stover

Office Manager

Courtney grew up in Allentown and now lives in Hamilton Square. She has been attending APC since she was in elementary school. She participated in many programs - including R.O.C.K. and Crossroads. Courtney became very involved with Crossroads as a...

Marla Golden

High School Coordinator

Marla joined APC in 2009, along with her husband and two sons, after years of searching for a church home. She has served in many capacities at APC, including Deacon and Sunday school teacher. By far the most amazing thing...

Caitlin Casey

Youth Music Leader

Caitlin (pronouns: she/her/hers) is thrilled to be a part of the Crossroads and APC church family. She grew up going to church and being heavily involved in all kinds of worship ministries since she was in sixth grade, always loving...

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Elected Leaders

Presbyterian churches are known for their democratic style of government. The church is led by a board of elders known as the Session. Teaching and ruling elders are ordained and are responsible for the discipline, nurture, and mission of the local congregation. Teaching elders (pastors) have responsibility for teaching, worship, and performing sacraments. As Presbyterians, we strive to organize our churches in such a way that leadership and power is shared by all members.

Session

Nancy Tindall, Clerk of Session – 609-259-2000

Class of 2024:
Jane Crain 
Jeff McLaughlin 
Joe Monaghan 
Anna Fe Rebadavia 

Class of 2025:
Manda Bliss 
Mike DeIeso 
John Holtsclaw
Ryan Thomas 

Class of 2026:
Karen Collins
Rich Heddy
Denise Schaefer
Ann Marie Wiedemann

Deacons

Class of 2024:
Nikki Domenech
Julie Yi Kiernen 
Dan Poll 
Ken Ruch 

Class of 2025:
Janet Cristman 
Peter Gaitens 
Melissa Mikolon 
Angela Setaro

Class of 2026:
Vicki Elkins
George Pirocchi
Phil Rondinelli
Pam Wargo