CEC Staff

Our Team

Our dedicated pastoral team shepherds the CEC family through prayer, biblical teaching, spiritual guidance, and compassionate support. With hearts devoted to Christ, they lead us in fulfilling the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations.

Behind the scenes, our skilled administrative and financial team works tirelessly to keep CEC operating efficiently and oriented towards its mission of making disciples who make disciples. From managing facilities to providing organizational support, they play a vital role in facilitating all of our ministries.

Pastor Mike Snedeker

Pastor Mike Snedeker

Lead Pastor

Pastor Mike has been on staff at Community since the church started in June of 1996. He began as the youth pastor and had served in numerous roles in the church before becoming the third lead pastor in 2012. Mike’s desire is to see people orient their lives to Christ through the work of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God and see them live in obedience to him in every way. Mike has been married to his amazing wife, Beth since November of 1994. They have two adult children, Allysa and Cassidy. Besides spending time with Beth, he loves riding his bicycle, working on projects around the house, and fly fishing.

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Pastor Tim Sanger

Pastor of Student Ministries

Pastor Tim has been on staff at Community since 2015. He has been serving youth and their families for over 30 years. He is a graduate of Penn State University, Jerusalem University College, and Evangelical Seminary. He loves discipling middle and high school students and leading short term mission trips. He and his wife, Sherry, have two children (an adult daughter and a teenage son). Sherry volunteers in our youth ministry. Tim enjoys gathering with friends and family, swimming, running, hiking, reading, music, the outdoors, and traveling.

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Pastor Doug Shuey

Pastor of Discipleship

Pastor Doug has been on staff since 2023. Prior to working at the church, Doug taught music and math in the Wyomissing and Muhlenberg School Districts. A teacher by trade, Doug loves teaching people about the God we worship and His Scripture. He is married to Sarah, and together they have an adorable daughter (Ella). Doug enjoys reading, watching baseball, playing pickleball, and all things technology.

Karen Blanchard

Director of Worship Arts

Karen joined the Community Evangelical Church staff in March of 2016. She graduated from Temple University with master’s degrees in vocal performance and choral conducting. Her desire is to equip the Church to use their God-given gifts and talents as their true act of worship to glorify and bless God. When not leading worship, Karen can be heard singing with the Grammy-winning chamber choir, The Crossing. She loves taking walks and traveling with her husband, Tom, as well as visiting her kids Amelia and Justin (and his wife Anna) in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Denise "Dee" Jaramillo

Executive Director

Dee has been a part of the Community family since 2017 and most recently stepped into the role of Executive Director.   She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Organizational Leadership and is a US Army veteran. Dee’s heart’s desire is two-fold: to mentor, teach, equip, and empower people to become highly influential Christ-followers; and to assist Christ-centered ministries in effective organizational leadership, vision/mission implementation, ministry alignment and structure.  She is an avid reader, enjoys worshipping and playing acoustic guitar, and loves to cook and spend time with friends and “fRamily.”

Katy Meszaros

Director of Children’s Ministry

Katy joined the staff as Children’s Ministry Director in November 2023. She previously worked as library director and children’s ministry director at an international Bible college in Hungary. That is where she met her Hungarian husband, whom you might recognize by his moustache. They welcomed the coolest kid ever in 2015 and the sassiest little princess in 2018.

Katy enjoys reading anything and everything. She loves creative pursuits and recently taught herself how to crochet. But her strongest passion is teaching kids about Jesus and how awesome he is.

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Jodi Avanzato

Church Administrative Assistant

Jodi joined the staff at Community Evangelical Church in February 2023. She has been a church administrator in churches since 1992. Jodi enjoys spending every Friday with her dad shopping at BB’s and eating dinner out with him, and hanging out every Saturday with her two grandsons, Nolan and Jude at the farm.  Her favorite things are spending time with family and friends and loves the beach and Disney. 

Cary Whiteley Treasurer

Cary Whiteley

Treasurer

Cary has been the Treasurer since the church began in 1996. He retired from his full-time job as a tax accountant in 2022 and has become a more integral part of the staff since his retirement. He is married to Lisa, and they have two adult sons and two beautiful grandchildren. Cary enjoys bowling, golf and traveling.

Ministry Council: Officers and Division Directors

Providing spiritual oversight and strategic vision, our Ministry Council serves as the governing board for CEC. Made up of respected lay leaders, they partner with pastoral staff to uphold church policies and ensure alignment with our mission, vision, and values. If you are interested in volunteering to serve in one of our divisions, please reach out to the church office at info@communityec.org.

Cary Whiteley Treasurer

Jonathan Wise

President of the Corporation

Cary Whiteley Treasurer

Matt Kulp

Vice-President

Buster Killinger

Lay Delegate

Gary Klemmer

Alternate Lay Delegate

Cary Whiteley Treasurer

Liz Brunsting

Secretary

Cary Whiteley Treasurer

Cary Whiteley

Treasurer

Esther Roland

Financial Secretary

Vacant

Christian Life

Vacant

Discipleship

Cary Whiteley Treasurer

Steve Deysher

Global Ministries

Cary Whiteley Treasurer

Dan Schrader

Operations

Keith Kaufman

Outreach

Barbi Conner

Services

Judy Keating

Worship

Services

Traditional | Sun 8 AM 
Contemporary | Sun 10:45 AM

Phone

(610) 670-1942

Address

51 Green Valley Road
Sinking Spring, PA 19608

Email

info@communityec.org