Drew Peterson

Lead Pastor

Drew is our Lead Pastor at Vibrant and is passionate about connecting everyone to the hope of Jesus! After spending over a decade in youth ministry, Drew brings an energetic style mixed with a passion for helpful truth to his preaching and leadership each week. He’s a graduate from Illinois State University and Lincoln Christian Seminary.

In his free time, Drew is an avid reader, lover of pop-culture, subpar basketball player, a superfan of the St. Louis Cardinals & Green Bay Packers, and loves to spend time with his wife and their three kids.

Mike Russell

York Haven Campus Pastor

In 2012 Mike along, with a group of others, started a campus in Etters which relocated to York Haven Boro in September of 2017. Mike has a passion for telling people about Jesus in a down to earth way and sometimes uses cool words like “Incognito.” Mike is a graduate of Lincoln Christian University with a bachelor of arts in general ministry. When not at church Mike is usually spending time with his wife and three kids.

Tj George

Pastor of Care Ministries & Volunteer Services

TJ's job and delight is to get you connected to a place of volunteer service both in the church and out in the community (she describes this as something that can "make your heart sing"). As the Pastor of Care Ministries & Volunteer Services, she understands how hard it can be to find your way around a big church and wants to do whatever she can to help you get to your desired destination. If you ever need to find her office - just keep walking through the building until you find the amazingly awesomely blingy purple one – that would be it!

Kristin Russell

Student Ministry Pastor

Kristin earned her bachelor's degree in Communications in 2012 after attending Eastern University and Penn State Harrisburg. Kristin enjoys music and serves on the adult and youth worship team as a vocalist, pianist, drummer, and occasionally on the ukulele. An avid traveler, she's served many missions trips with adults and teens. Kristin has a passion for teenagers and connecting them to Christ. She believes that “every teenager is one caring adult away from becoming a success story.” She, along with her team of adult volunteers, is committed to seeing that happen through God’s work in The Vibe Student Ministry.
Kristin is married to Mike Russell, who serves as our York Haven Campus Pastor, and mom to three awesome kids.

Kristin loves the color pink, cooking, photography, music, and hanging with family and friends. She thinks ice cream is the best food and bunnies are the greatest animal on the planet, especially her pet bunny, Stello.

Gerry Gaugler

Lambs Gap Children's Pastor

Gerry serves as the Lambs Gap Children’s Pastor at Vibrant. He is responsible for planning and executing Vibrant Kids at Lambs Gap campus and leading the Vibrant Kids volunteer team to work toward the discipleship of the children of Vibrant intentionally. As part of his job, he will also plan and lead mission trips for Vibrant around the world to serve our mission partners. Gerry’s experience as a counselor and working with children and youth for 20 years, combined with his passion for helping others, have him well suited for this position. When he is not at work Gerry enjoys hiking and sports of all kinds; soccer is his favorite, and spending time with his wife Lisa and their 3 “fur-babies,” Daisy, Odie, and Mr. Bibbs.

Gerry was called into ministry in 2015 and served as the Director of Youth and Children’s Ministry at a small church in the Philadelphia Suburbs, where he learned a lot about how serving God. His favorite quote is “God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called,” and he is excited to be back in Central PA and to continue following God’s calling.

Aaron Lax

Creative Arts Pastor

Aaron is the Creative Arts Pastor at Vibrant and is passionate about connecting people to God through powerful and inspiring moments in corporate worship. After 9 years serving our nation in the Army, including two tours to Afghanistan, Aaron felt the call of the Lord to leave the military and begin leading Worship fulltime. Aaron is extremely zealous in his worship for God longs to encounter God in powerful ways during our gatherings. He is a graduate of Campbell University and Liberty University.

Aaron is an avid outdoorsman and can often be found fishing the streams or hunting the fields of central Pennsylvania. His favorite sports are football and hockey and is a fan of the Nashville Predators and the Carolina Panthers. Aaron’s family includes his wife Joanna and his two children Katja and Kohen.

Jamie Robinson

Director of Digital Ministries

Jamie is our communications director and oversees our website, social media communities, and digital communications. She graduated from Kentucky Christian University, where she met her husband Alex, who is also on staff at Vibrant. She likes spending time with their three boys and daughter, binge-watching shows on Netflix with her husband and enjoying the company of others.

Alex Robinson

Digital Producer

Alex is the Digital Producer at Vibrant and leads ministry teams related to media, technology. He is passionate about helping people engage with God by creating digital experiences and environments which challenge them to see Jesus in a fresh way.

Sherry Trayer

York Haven Campus Manager

Sherry is happily married to Thomas Trayer, and they have four young adult children. Sherry and Tom began attending Vibrant in 2012 and were a part of the launch team for our Etters campus, which is now York Haven campus. Sherry recalls, “When I first walked into the doors of the Lambs Gap campus, I was touched by the words I read as I moved from the parking lot into the building ‘Love God, Love God’s People and Love God’s World’. Those words pretty much summed up exactly how I was feeling, how I wanted to live my life, and the direction that I wanted to lead my children”. From that day forward; Sherry continued to grow and put her God given gifts to use to aid in the mission of those words she fell in love that first day , “Love God, Love God’s People and Love God’s World”.
Soon after, Pastor Mike learned that Sherry was a registered nurse, and she found herself headed to Haiti on a mission trip, having planned to never step foot on an airplane. Since that first trip, she has continued to travel and looks forward to going to Costa Rica this summer as a youth leader for The Vibe Student Ministry.
Sherry has been involved in many areas of ministry at Vibrant. She serves as a youth leader, assists with children’s ministry at York Haven, serves with frontline team, and has been a vital team member on the York Haven community outreach team.

Lisa Gaugler

Financial Secretary

Lisa earned a Marketing degree from Penn State University and has an extensive background in business. As Financial Secretary her primary responsibilities include all bookkeeping, payroll and budget tracking and analysis. When away from work, Lisa enjoys going to the dog park with her husband Gerry and their three dogs and binge watching their favorite shows on TV.

Stephanie Keener

Office Administrator & Special Needs Ministry Leader

Stephanie graduated from Mansfield University in 1994 with a degree in English and has 15 years of experience in the administrative field. She spent 8 years in the US Army - primarily overseas - as an Administrative Assistant to various NATO and US General’s and Base Commanders. After her honorable discharge she had a long career in the administrative medical health field and finally becoming a Hospital Administrator at Pocono Medical Center, before deciding to stay home and raise her young children. She is a long-time member of Vibrant and is now excited to be a staff member, both as the Office Administrator and as the Special Needs Ministry Leader. She enjoys music, traveling, writing, exercising and spending time with her family at their cabin in God’s Country, Potter County, PA.

Stacey McDonald

Community Events Coordinator

Stacey started as a volunteer at Vibrant in 2009 and is now serves as the Community Events Coordinator. She facilitates teams of volunteers that lead and plan events like Egg-a-Rama, Sports Camp, and Movie Night as well as Adventure Park projects. Stacey enjoys the outdoors and moving from one project to the next and is honored to work with the church and community volunteers.

Jim Reyna

Grounds & Maintenance Manager

Jim has 12 years of formal experience in construction, home renovations, and repairs and has been fixing all sorts of mechanical things since high school. As Vibrant's Maintenance Supervisor, he is responsible for all care related to the buildings, grounds, vehicles, and equipment on the 53-acre Lambs Gap campus and the York Haven campus. He's a self-proclaimed music fiend who loves mixing sound for the worship band (and is an aspiring drummer). With the little spare time he has, Jim's an adrenaline junkie and avid skier and mountain biker. Jim and his wife Rachel love The Lord, traveling, British TV shows, and their two awesome cats.