Our Team
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Jeffrey Kapp
Pastor
Rev. Jeff Kapp is a Lebanon County native. He graduated from Annville Cleona High School and received his undergraduate degree from Clarion University of PA. He then attended University of Illinois, Chicago for graduate school in the biological sciences. From 2001 to 2013, Pastor Jeff worked in consulting, training, and management for low income housing. In 2012, he began to pursue a calling to professional ministry. Beginning in 2013, he has served Lebanon area churches in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church including Avon Zion UMC, Ebenezer UMC, and Bethany UMC before being appointed to Kochenderfer Church in 2021. He earned a Master of Divinity with a concentration in Marriage and Family Counseling from Evangelical Seminary in 2021 and in 2024 was Officially Ordained during the UMC Eastern PA Annual Conference. Additionally, he is pursuing a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Kairos University and licensure as an MFT. Pastor Jeff has a daughter, Hayleigh Kapp. He is married to Laurabeth Shearer Kapp, the daughter of Rev. Rod Shearer, who is himself a former pastor of Kochenderfer Church. Pastor Jeff is step-dad to Laurabeth’s son, Deacon Shearer. The family lives in Myerstown with their two dogs and three cats.
Angela Armold
Church Administrator
Angela lives with her spouse and four indoor cats. They love using their grill during the summer, playing table games during the winter, and reading books all year round. Angela has a B.A. in Bible and Sacred Music, with the piano as her primary instrument. She has worked in daycare and preschool centers, and in church offices for the past 20 years. Here at Kochenderfer, Angela oversees records, finances, contracts, files, and maintenance of the church and works closely with the director/s of the day care. She likes the metaphor of the church as a body with many parts; each team, each ministry, and each person have unique gifts and abilities. Each one of us is important: we serve and protect one another, and function together for the same overall goal: life and love to the world in the way of Jesus.
Sara Bordner
Day Care Director
Ms. Bordner has worked as an educator and leader for over 30 years. Since 2009, she has been in every aspect of programming at KCDC from teacher to director, curriculum and training development and strategic planning. She is versed in DHS licensing from the provider perspective and has a strong knowledge of Keystone Stars and PA Pre-K Counts. She is a graduate of Messiah College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and Shippensburg University with a Master’s of Education in Curriculum Development. She is committed to providing quality care for children from a Christian worldview.
“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” - Proverbs 22:6
Bernice Mease
Organist
Bernice "Bernie" Mease lives on the outer edge of Lebanon City and is the mother to two daughters, Brenda and Melanie. Bernie began her career as organist at KUMC August 1, 1964, and this past August celebrated 60 years of service, and still counting. Bernie played the piano for 9 years prior to self-teaching herself the transition to organ.
Throughout her working career she held the position of secretary for the West Lebanon Township Commissioners. Retiring after 29 years of service, she worked for 8 years in the office at the former Kercher Machine Works.
Throughout her years at KUMC, Bernie also served as senior choir director, while she accompanied the choir at the organ and also started the churches' Retirees Monthly Breakfast get togethers.
Bernie is a member of the Retired Steelworkers and attends monthly meetings. Her hobbies include watching the Phillies, playing cards and assembling jig saw puzzles. She is also a collector of lighthouses items.