Lisa | Minister of Discipleship and Outreach

Lisa Zimmerman has served as Minister of Discipleship and Outreach since 2026. Lisa has a ministry leadership degree from Lancaster Bible College and serves on the board of Eastern Mennonite Missions. She and her husband Lee lived as missionaries with EMM in Kosovo for three years. They have served in...

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Diane | Administration Assistant

Diane Weaver has served in the Administration Assistant role since May of 2023. Previously, she worked at Tyson Foods as a Human Resources Specialist for 39 years. Diane lives in Ephrata with her husband Clete; she enjoys reading biographies, riding bike on rail/trails, and grilling. She has attended Groffdale since...

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Krista | Associate Pastor

Krista Snader has served as an Associate Pastor at Groffdale since 2023. Prior to that she served on the Interim Pastoral Team beginning in 2021. She is married to Brian and they have two lovely children, Brandon and Lucinda. Krista has undergrad degrees in biology and international agriculture and a...

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Tom | Lead Pastor

Tom Eshleman has served as lead pastor at Groffdale since 2009. Previously he served as Groffdale’s Associate/youth pastor. Tom and his wife Jennifer have three children, Kayley, Tanner and Janessa. Tom and Jennifer both worked as teachers in Harrisonburg, Virginia before moving to PA. Tom grew up near Manheim, PA...

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