Our Staff and Leaders

Harvest Ridge Covenant Church--Building a Community of Followers who are devoted to Caring for one another and Encouraging one another’s Growth in Faith and Responding to God as he is Calling us to serve Him.

Jed Hollenbach, Senior Pastor

Jed has recently come to us from Tucson, Arizona, where he was Associate Pastor of Grace Community Evangelical Covenant Church. He has also served as Youth Pastor and Worship Leader both in Tucson and Deergrove Covenant Church in Chicago.

He was raised in Mexico with his parents who were missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators. Jed experienced and learned God’s love through his parents. He confessed his sin, received God’s forgiveness and began his new life in Christ at the age of seven.

Jed graduated with a degree in youth ministry from College of the Bible in Tucson. He also attended North Park Theological Seminary and received his Master of Divinity Degree. In 2007 he was ordained as a Covenant Pastor.

Mark Peterson, Youth and Family Pastor

Mark has a passion to see students come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. He teaches and leads our youth from middle school through high school ages, working with many involved leaders in our youth groups and Sunday School/Confirmation-Discipleship Classes. For more about our youth programs and ministries go to the “Youth Ministries” page on our web site.

Mark grew up attending First Covenant Church in Omaha, NE. After High School he attended Covenant Bible College in Strathmore, Alberta, Canada and North Park University in Chicago. Mark has a BA in Youth Ministry and Biblical and Theological Studies and is pursuing a Master of Divinity Degree at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Shawnee, Kansas.

When Mark isn’t spending time with students you can find him cheering on the Nebraska Cornhuskers, spending time with his wife, Sara and son, Caden.

Debbie Jensen, Office Secretary

Debbie has been our office secretary for 13 years, and will greet you when you first call or come into our office. Contact her to place announcements in the Sunday Bulletin (by Thursday morning), Check the calendar at Harvest Ridge, and to make address/phone changes for the Church Directory.

Harvestridge Staff

(Left to Right) Sara VanDeCreek - Ministry Assistant, Missy Lawson - Worship Director, Tracy Livingston - Children’s Ministry, Debbie Jensen - Office Secretary, Jed Hollenbach - Senior Pastor, Scott Fenton - Church Administrator, Mark Peterson - Youth and Family Pastor

We are also blessed with many people who volunteer in these Ministries:

Adult Sunday School, Suzan Klassen
Alpha Classes, Matt VanDeCreek
BackSnack Program, Laurene Way
CD Distribution, Tim Fisher
Children’s Ministry, Tracy Livingston and Jan Brownson
Children’s Church, Jody Schroeder
Church Administrator, Nancy Chumley
Congregational Care, Sharon Hague
Cards, Brenda Miles
Career Counseling, Ted Richmond
Funeral Coordination, Sharon Hague
Weddings, Becky Fenton
Showers for Weddings/Babies, Sara Peterson
Core Groups, Jack Davis
Facilities, Paul Greiesmer
Financial Management, Ken Schroeder
Financial Secretary, Sharon Schurr
Financial Treasurer, Jeremy Livingston
Greeters, Dean Schurr
Men’s Ministry
Good Fellowshipo, Matt VanDeCreek
Men’s Bible Study, Steve Hague
Ministry Assistant, Sara VanDeCreek
Missions (local), Bruce Ladd
Missions (Mexico), Jan Taylor
Nursery Coordinators, Sara Peterson and Jody Schroeder
Prayer Ministry Coordinator, Becky Fenton
Set-up, Rodney Klassen
Technology, Jim Ferris
Usher coordinators, Steve & Mary Davis
Ushers, Nate Lennard
Website, Professional Service Group (IT)
Worship Director, Missy Lawson
Women’s Ministry, Heather Lennard
CLEO, Sara VanDeCreek
LIFT Study, Brenda Miles
Knit-One-Pray-Two, Becky Fenton
Retreat, Heather Lennard
Youth Ministry Team Leader, John Evatt