Leaders

Elders

Alden Bowman

Alden is a 1985 graduate of the University of Vermont with a BS degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics. Since college, he has had a career in the feed industry working with farmers and nutritionists to achieve their goals.Alden feels blessed to be married to his better half, Monica, and also has two daughters, Abigail and Hannah, a son, Daniel. Alden feels he is a servant of the living God masquerading as a husband, father, and Sales Manager. He enjoys camping trips with the family and watching Nascar auto racing with his family and friends.

Ben Miller

While Ben is the Lead Pastor at Oak Hill, he also serves as one of the elders. He is a "leader among equals," working together with the whole elder team to guide and shape the mission and direction of the church. Ben earned a bachelor's degree from Lancaster Bible College in December 2007 where he met his wife Katy. Ben and Katy currently live in Quarryville with their three sons. Ben enjoys teaching and learning, playing and writing music (especially with the guitar), hiking, playing disc golf, and drinking a good cup of coffee.

David Parker

David is on staff as our Director of Worship and also serves as one of our elders. He gives oversight to the Gospel Community leaders, serving as a liaison for shepherding needs and equipping purposes. He and his wife Heidi live in Quarryville with their daughter and son. David and Heidi both love cooking, teaching, singing loudly, playing music, and being nerdy about words.

Staff

Pastor Ben Miller

Lead Pastor

Ben Miller is the Lead Pastor at Oak Hill. As one of the elders, he is a "leader among equals," working together with the whole elder team to guide and shape the mission and direction of the church. He also preaches the majority of the time in our Sunday gatherings.

Ben earned a bachelor's degree from Lancaster Bible College in December 2007 where he met his wife Katy. Ben served as Oak Hill's worship leader from the first Sunday in June '08 through July '14 before accepting the call to fulfill his current role.

Ben and Katy currently live in Quarryville with their three sons. Ben enjoys teaching and learning, playing and writing music (especially with the guitar), hiking, playing disc golf, and drinking a good cup of coffee.

David parker

Director of Worship

David majored in Biblical Studies at Liberty University's School of Divinity, with a minor in Biblical Languages. During his college summers, he interned at Hickory Bible Church in Hickory, North Carolina, and subsequently moved there to serve as Director of Student Ministries. He and Heidi met there and grew as friends through the church's young adult gatherings, weekly small groups, and countless service opportunities in the church.

God knit their hearts together in marriage in August of 2019, and their united goal in life is to glorify Him by serving, building up, and strengthening the Church and the Christian family. David and Heidi both love cooking, teaching, singing loudly, playing music, and being nerdy about words.

Nick Frede

Director of Student Ministry

"Nicklas is a graduate of Cairn University with a degree both in Biblical Studies and Camping Ministries. During the summers and winters between semesters and then for the next 5 years, Nick worked a variety of jobs at many camps. At the last of these camps and through both their involvement at Oak Hill Fellowship, Nicklas met his wife Martha and now live together in the lower end with their son. Both Nick and Martha have a deep passion for mentoring youth, being their friend, and pointing them to Christ and enjoy their role in Student Ministry.

Nicklas enjoys complicated board games, strong black coffee at all hours, downhill skiing, all things camping, and rooting for Shalke. Most of all, he loves seeing God’s work in the lives of youth as they grow in their faith in Christ as their savior."

Laura Cheek

Ministries Assistant

Laura is the administration assistant at Oak Hill. She is in charge of marking sure the ins and outs of Oak Hill run as effectively as possible, designing, and assisting on Sunday mornings so they run smoothly. In the week to week, Laura is a wife, a mom, and she likes connecting in the community through volunteering. She also loves connecting with other moms over a cup of coffee.

Laura and her husband, John, found Oak Hill’s love for God’s truth and desire to worship Him in a bigger way, being called to GO, TEACH, BAPTIZE, and DISCIPLE is why they stayed and came to love Oak Hill. They love that Oak Hill is a family of families. Laura has said, "They aren’t our biological family but they are family in every way."