Our leaders

Pastor Joel Smith is our Transitional Lead Pastor, and has several years experience helping churches navigate change. His background as a church planter, pastor, and coach makes him an asset to our team as we ask big questions about what our big God has in store for the next big season of ministry. Joel lives in Mechanicsburg with his wife Debbie. He loves his kids, his grandson Ezekiel, his dogs, and the Pittsburgh Steelers!

Josh McCullough, a first-generation pastor, graduated from Southeastern University in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in ministerial leadership. He spent over a decade at City Light Church in Ocala, Florida, focusing on empowering students and overseeing community life. With a belief in the potential of students, Josh is eager to witness a generation of students empowered to live out their faith. On his spare time, Josh loves spending time with his wife Becca and their son Jude going to coffee shops, camping, and taking care of their chickens blondie and poppy.

In his role with Worship and Care ministries, Jeremy wants people to be encouraged to take a step toward Christ from wherever they are. He has a desire to honor the heritage of our church community while continuing to walk forward together in intentional growth. Jeremy holds a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern University in ministry leadership, music, and Biblical studies, as well as previous ordination with two other denominations. Jeremy and his phenomenal wife Sara live in Lancaster with their three children. He loves cycling, mexican food, sci-fi and superhero movies, and telling “dad jokes” to his kids.

Natalie is married to Brad and has three kids – Roman, Avery and Wade.  She is the Director of Women’s Ministries and has the privilege of coordinating Bible studies and events for women of all ages.  Her desire is for women to grow in their relationship with Jesus and one another through meaningful interactions.  Natalie enjoys creating memories with her family, arranging fresh flowers and playing fetch with her Cheetoh cat, Buttons.  

Joyce is a long time member of Mount Joy Mennonite Church. Joyce is married to Dale Graybill and has three adult children and eight grandchildren. She enjoys all kid related activities, baking, and spending family time together on Nana Tuesdays or at their mountain cabin. Joyce has such a passion and gift for caring for the young children of our church. She has graciously stepped in as interim director while the search continues for a long-term director.

Mitzi feels blessed to be part of the MJMC staff! She has been married to Tim for more then 35 years. They have 2 children and 2 grandsons. Mitzi’s hobbies include crocheting, counted cross-stitch, playing games, and spending time with family and friends.

Jason and Briana have been married for 9 years and have 4 wonderful kids. As lay minister of welcome and community life, they will focus on strengthening the welcoming ministries and fellowship events. They have a passion for making people feel as welcome as they did when they first came to MJMC (which was one of the main reasons they continued to come back). There’s not much Jason doesn’t enjoy doing, as he his very well rounded in hobbies, but a few of his favorite are farming and hunting. Briana enjoys living on a farm, going out for breakfast, and watching football. 

Nadene has a deep longing to learn more about God and his nature through prayer, especially through praying the scriptures. She enjoys the beauty of singing the Psalms and praying/worshipping along with them. She is also very interested in hearing other people’s stories, especially in intergenerational settings like our congregation. Nadene is married to Ryan and the mother of three young children. She likes being outside – riding bike or walking on trails. She also likes to read historical fiction and nonfiction.