Pastor Buck began serving at Five Forks in 1989. He and his wife Connie - who serves as Church Secretary - live on Honey Rock Road in Chambersburg. Buck graduated from Lancaster Bible College in 1981. He also took Christian counseling courses at Westminster Theological Seminary. Buck enjoys working, reading, sawing wood and playing golf. Buck's main duties include preaching (30 Sundays per year), counseling and administrative responsibilities.
Ray began serving as Pastor at Five Forks in 1992. Ray grew up in Africa and graduated from Messiah College with a degree in Chemistry. He and his wife Darlyss served with Brethren in Christ World Missions in Zambia, Africa for 11 years where Ray taught high school Biology, Chemistry and Physics. He and Darlyss have 4 children, Hylton, Shaun, Nick and Andi. Ray has a passion for soccer and track and field, and has coached all 4 of his children in these sports over the years. Ray oversees the worship ministry and also loves to be involved in work projects such as woodcutting and roofing.
Bill began serving as Pastor here at Five Forks in 1995. He majored in Political Science at Elizabethtown College before transferring to Messiah College. An avid fan of the St.Louis Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers, Bill enjoys all kinds of sports. He and his wife Karen have a daughter, Olivia. Besides preaching and teaching, Bill assumes responsiblity for the web site and other multimedia aspects of the church.
Brian came on board as Pastor at Five Forks in August of 2004. He studied the Bible at Baptist Bible College in Clarks Summit, PA, Cedarville College and Antietam Bible College. His main area of responsibility is with our Youth, but he also preaches, teaches and leads worship. In his spare time Brian enjoys watching movies, listening to music, playing and singing music with his family, and reading - especially topics such as history, philosophy, science, and the Bible. Brian resides in the Biesecker Gap area with his wife Debbie, son Dylan and daughter Kelsie, along with two Chihuahuas and the occasional cat.
Jim began serving as Pastor in January 2007. He and his wife Tam have three daughters, Alison, Alyssa and Caitlin. Before coming on staff, Jim worked for 23 years with D.L. George and Sons. Jim is an avid runner, averaging 25 to 30 miles a week. He also enjoys biking, hiking and spending time with his family. His main area of responsibility is our Children's MInistry, which he has an extreme passion for. Jim see's our Children's Ministries focusing on teaching and training, and the lives of our children being transformed.
Todd began serving as Pastor in September 2007. He and his wife Sharon have four children, Danielle, Shyanne, Evan, and Brady. Prior to coming on staff, Todd worked at Franklin Storage for about 9 years and at Phoenix Color for 3 years. He and Sharon both continue to work part time at Quality First Insurance. Todd enjoys all sports and is a huge Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Phillies, and Penn State fan. He also enjoys NASCAR, spending time with his family, traveling, and helping people in need. Todd’s main areas of responsibility are our Senior Citizen’s ministry, adult education, small group ministry, and working with the deacon board which oversees the Food Pantry and Clothes Closet.
Bob began his service as Lay Pastor at Five Forks in 2001. He and his wife, Barb, live in Waynesboro. They are the proud parents of 3 grown children and 1 granddaughter. Bob earned his BA at Muhlenberg College, his MCC at Southwest Bible College, and his D Min at Lake Charles Bible College. His ministry consists primarily of visiting in retirement homes, hospitals, prisons, and with shut-ins. He also does a lot of telephoning to widows and widowers, those who are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries; plus those who are home recovering from an illness, and those who we have not seen in church for a while.
Connie began doing secretarial duties for the church on a part time basis in 1992. She began working full-time for the church in 1994 when our current facilites (with office space) was completed. Previous to that Connie worked several years for the Christian Light Bookstore in Hagerstown and for ten years as secretary to our Allegheny Regional Conference Bishop, H. Frank Kipe. Connie and Pastor Buck have been married for 40 years and have three married daughters and eleven grandchildren. Connie enjoys counted cross stich, reading, taking walks, flower gardening, traveling and watching sporting events on TV. She also serves as a volunteer at the Biblical Education Center (a Christian lending library).
Margaret began serving in the church office June of 2002. Her primary responsibility is entering Sunday School and Worship attendance in the computer and preparing the weekly church newsletter - The Light on the Hill - for print. She also is coordinator for our Child Abuse Prevention Program. Prior to coming to this position, Margaret worked for Penn State University at Mont Alto Campus for 17 years. She and her husband, Harry, have attended Five Forks since 1982. They live in Zullinger where they raised their 3 children. They have also been blessed with 6 grandchildren. Margaret loves to quilt in her "free" time. But most of her weekends are spent serving the Lord through the ministry of music.
Ellen began serving in the church office in January 2007. Her primary duty is preparing the Sunday morning PowerPoint presentations and helping with the church web site. She and her husband Kevin have attended Five Forks since 1999. They live on his family's dairy farm on Rock Hill Road. Ellen and Kevin have been blessed with four children - Spencer, Stacia, Scot, and Simon. In her free time Ellen enjoys walking, sewing and spending time with her family.
Julie began serving in the church office in October, 2007. Her primary responsibility is to prepare the weekly church newsletter, Light on the Hill.
She has attended Five Forks Church all her life.
Julie graduated from Hagerstown Business College with a degree in Medical Assisting. She worked for Waynesboro Family Medical Associates for 12 years. She has worked from home for the past 7 years so she could be with her family, doing data entry online for Direct Mail Processors.
Julie and her husband, David have been married for 22 years and reside in Waynesboro. They have 2 children, Ashlyn and Connor.
In her free time, she likes to read, scrapbook and play games with her family.
Dave has been the Financial Assistant for Five Forks since 1993. He works part-time and does the payroll, pays bills, records receipts, prepares monthly and yearly Financial Reports and files the payroll tax reports. He also works full-time in accounting for D.M. Bowman Inc. in Williamsport, Md. Dave has been married since 1971 to Elizabeth, who is a nurse at Hess Medical Clinic. They have two grown children, Greg and Becky, and six grandchildren. Dave enjoys being involved in the music activities at the church and has sung with various groups, choirs, Praise Team, productions, etc. He also enjoys gardening, walking and reading
