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FAMILY FEATURES

Our photo feature allows us to get to know our church family better by getting a behind the scenes look into their lives.  These are randomly selected and we show these weekly on our bulletin.  This is an archive of those we've highlighted listed in alphabetical order based on last name. 

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

9 years

What are your hobbies?

Reading, music, gym time

What’s your favorite food?

Southern food

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C? 

Sunday Morning Kid’s welcoming team and a deacon

Tell us something unique about yourself 

Raised in the state of Indiana from a family of 9

What is an item on your bucket list?

Travel to Israel and Australia

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RICK BECKER

How long have you been attending T4C?  

45 years

What are your hobbies?

Grandkids and hunting

What brought you to T4C?

Back then my girlfriend, who became my wife

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C? 

Many over the years - Christmas & Easter Musicals and security team

Tell us something unique about yourself 

I was allowed to skip 12th grade & start college at 16

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DEON ALLISON

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BARB BRANTNER

How long have you been attending T4C?  

Over 50 years

What's your favorite food?

Pizza

What’s the last book you read?

Draw the Circle by Mark Batterson

What brought you to T4C? 

My grandparents

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Girls' Ministry, Father's House, & Father's Table

What is an item on your bucket list?

I would like to go to Cape May, New Jersey

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

78 years

What's your favorite food?

Pasta and Roast Beef

What are your hobbies?

Hunting and cooking

What brought you to T4C? 

My parents back in the mid-40s

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Wherever Troy needs me & wherever else needed

Tell us something unique about yourself

I was a fastball softball pitcher & won several championships

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HAROLD FERGUSON

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GARY GRIMMINGER

How long have you been attending T4C?  

Since 2019

What’s Your Favorite Food? 

A good steak

What are your hobbies? 

Golf, photography, music & cooking

What brought you to T4C? 

My son Brenden took drum from Troy and started playing at T4C. Once we visited, it was “home”

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C? 

Sound, video, lights

Tell us something about yourself most people don’t know. I led worship at our last church

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MARTHA HOLLEN

How long have you been attending T4C?  

34 years

What are your hobbies?

Gardening, sewing, traveling, & shopping

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Girls Club, Adopt-a-Child, and was the Costume Facilitator for our musicals for about 30 years

Tell us something unique about yourself 

I went from milking cows to being a chemistry teacher

What is an item on your bucket list?

I would like to return to and see Ecuador

Lindsay
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How long have you been attending T4C?  

30 years

What are your hobbies?

Sports, The History Channel

What’s your favorite food?

Steak

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C? 

Camera Operator & Sunday morning greeter

The last book you read?

A John Grisham book

What is an item on your bucket list?

Tour Europe

CHRIS HOLLINGER

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

16 years

What are your hobbies?

Making coffee & being active

What's the last book you read?

The Reset. by Jeremy Riddle

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Worship Team & Joy in the City Hostess

Tell us something unique about yourself

I prefer mountains to the beach

What is an item on your bucket list?

To hike the highest peaks of the Adirondacks

LINDSAY IRVIN

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JENN MCCONNELL

How long have you been attending T4C?  

11 years

What's the last book you read?

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

What are your hobbies?

Kayaking, hiking, running, cycling, landscaping

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Worship & Tech team, Refuge Youth Network

Tell us something unique about yourself

I have a twin brother. I also speak & teach Spanish

What's an item on your bucket list?

Hike all of the Nat'l Parks-I've done 15 out of 63

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How long have you been attending T4C?    6 years

What’s your favorite food?

Steak and hoagies

What are your hobbies?

Hunting, raising deer, & shed-antler hunting

What brought you to T4C? 

My son Josh, my sister barb Shildt, and her husband

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Van driver, security, & 3rd-5th grade boys teacher on Wednesday nights

Tell us something unique about you

I have been driving trucks since I was 16

RICK MILLER

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

3 years

What are your hobbies?

Basketball, fishing, hunting, bass guitar, video games

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Youth, kids, Sunday greeting & announcements, and prayer focus

Tell us something unique about yourself

I don't like soup

What is an item on your bucket list?

Hunting/fishing trip out west for elk, moose, & mule deer

ZETH OSBORN

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AUDRINA PARDOE

How long have you been attending T4C?  

6 years

What are your hobbies?

Reading, volunteering at Cen. PA Humane Society

What's your favorite food?

Buffalo Chicken and Macaroni& Cheese

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Children's Ministry Check-In

What's the last book you read?

Dawn of the Golden Promise - B.J. Huff

What's an item on your bucket list?

Travel to Ireland and England

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

43 years

What's the last book you read?

And We Are Changed by Priscilla Shirer

What are your hobbies?

Sewing, reading, and growing plant

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Emergency Response Team & Sunday Prayer

Tell us something unique about you

I like to visit Presidential Libraries & Museums.

I actually have a Presidential Libraries Passport.

BONNIE WILLIAMS

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

Almost all my life - been coming since I was 6 years old

What are your hobbies?

Reading and Word Search Puzzles

What’s your favorite food?

Ham Pot Pie and Chicken Wings

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Greeter and Wednesday Night Kid’s Ministry Bookkeeper

Tell us something unique about you

I played the accordion in the old church orchestra

BARB LUCIANO

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JEANNA BECKER

How long have you been attending T4C?  

Almost 4 years

What are your hobbies?

Reading, admiring nature and beautiful scenery

What's your favorite food?

Chicken, nuts, cheese & dark chocolate

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Greeter, Cafe and Women’s Ministry Team

Tell us something many do not know about you

I am the youngest of 11 children

What's an item on your bucket list?

I want to go to Italy and return to Israel

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

Almost 50 years

What are your hobbies?

Playing piano, singing, reading, drawing, painting

What’s your favorite food?

My Mom’s chili, tacos and desserts with peanut butter

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Worship Team, VBS, Bible Study group leader

What is an item on your bucket list?

Go to Israel, learn Hebrew, go on a mission trip

The last book you read?

Rebuilding the Altar by Pat Schatzline

TAMMY SHAW

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

27 years

What are your hobbies?

Beekeeping, woodworking and gardening

What’s your favorite food?

Salad and Steak

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Vans, Worship Team and Men’s Ministry

What is an item on your bucket list?

To go to Africa and Australia

The last book you read?

Uncommon Man by Tony Dungy

TIM LOZINSKI

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

3 years

What are your hobbies?

Rappelling, scuba diving, fishing, camping, shooting

What’s your favorite food?

Shrimp, chocolate Lucky Charms, dark chocolate

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Worship Team

The last book you read?

K9 books and training manuals

What is an item on your bucket list?

The full scuba diving Wreck Trek in the Florida Keys

TRACI WINTERS

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

11 years

What are your hobbies?

Playing piano, reading, training my dog, jigsaw puzzles

What's your favorite food?

Cannolis

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Worship Team, plays and community outreach

The last book you read?

Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe by Max Lucado

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LINDA KNOTT

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

11 years

What are your hobbies?

Reading, exercise, dog training

What’s your favorite food?

Anything Italian

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

ERT Team and Welcome Kiosk

The last book you read?

Bible: Jeremiah

What is an item on your bucket list?

Tour Israel

JERRY KNOTT

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

A little over a year

What are your hobbies?

Visiting Potter County, traveling

What's your favorite food?

Dark Chocolate

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

VBS Volunteer

The last book you read?

Peace by Becky Thompson

What is an item on your bucket list?

Travel to Germany and also Turks and Caicos

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NICOLE ELLICK

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

Almost 4 years

What are your hobbies?

Reading and Hiking

What’s your favorite food?

Pizza, wings, sushi, shrimp, my MIL’s pumpkin roll

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Tech Team - Camera

What is an item on your bucket list?

Fly in a hot air balloon

Tell us something unique about you

I completed a 31-mile trail race

BEN IRVIN

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

43 years

What are your hobbies?

Gardening, walking, photography, feeding squirrels

What’s your favorite food?

Anything allowed on a Keto diet

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Worship Team, Tech team, ERT Team

What is an item on your bucket list?

Visit ancestral countries of Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland

DARRELL SHILDT, JR

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

40 years

What are your hobbies?

Reading

What's your favorite food?

Country Fried Steak

What brought you to T4C?

My wife

Tell us something unique about yourself

While in the Air Force (Vietnam Era) I was a member of the honor guard serving Long Island, New York National Cemetery

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RON WILLIAMS

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How long have you been attending T4C?  

68 years

What are your hobbies?

Shooting, hunting, fishing

What’s your favorite food?

Steak sandwich

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Elder, Emergency Response Team, Usher

What is an item on your bucket list?

To travel the United States

Tell us something unique about you

National champion & record holder - muzzle loader

DON BLAZIER, JR

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HEATHER GRIMMINGER

How long have you been attending T4C?  

About 3 years

What are your hobbies?

Crafting and playing games

What’s your favorite food?

Pizza and chocolate

In what areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Worship Tech Team

What is an item on your bucket list?

Visit all the National Parks

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LEROY ALLISON

How long have you been attending T4C?  

Almost 10 years

What are your hobbies?

Traveling, camping, grandkids

What's your favorite food?

Steak

What areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Emergency Response Team, Welcome Kiosk, children’s ministry

Tell us something unique about yourself

I come from a family of 8 sisters, no brothers

What's an item on your bucket list?

Travel the western part of the United States

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WENDY GRISWOLD

How long have you been attending T4C?  2018

What are your hobbies?

Swimming, riding bike and time with grandkids

What’s your favorite food?

Crab Cakes

What areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Children’s Check-in and Bible School

Tell us something about yourself others may not know

I have eight grandchildren - 6 boys and twin grand daughters

What is an item on your bucket list?

Spend cold winters in Florida!

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KERRY SHAW

How long have you been attending T4C?  1993

What are your hobbies?

Reading, biking, music and board games

What’s your favorite food?

Pizza or Ham Pot Pie

What areas do you volunteer at T4C?  Tech Team

Tell us something about yourself others may not know

Avid collector of board games, especially Carcassonne

What is an item on your bucket list?

To finish whatever project I am working on at the time

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DEBBIE BLAZIER

How long have you been attending T4C?  1970

What are your hobbies?

Sudoku and different solitaire games

What’s your favorite food?

Shrimp

What areas do you volunteer at T4C?

CD Duplication

Tell us something about yourself others may not know

Lee Blazer is my uncle-in-law and I’m older than him

What is an item on your bucket list?

To see the Northern Lights

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CHERIE BECKER

How long have you been attending T4C? 

Over 50 years

What are your hobbies?

Going to yard sales, decorating

What areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Two prayer groups, provide meals for the sick

Tell us something about yourself others may not know.  When I came to church, Karen (Focht) Maher and Debbie (Focht)Blazer asked me to sit with them. The rest is history.

What is an item on your bucket list?

To see revival take place in our city, especially in the youth

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SARAH EPPLE

How long have you been attending T4C?

2019

What are your hobbies?

Mom life - I’ll get back to you in a couple of years!

What’s your favorite food?

All things chocolate

What areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Cafe

Tell us something about yourself others may not know

I have more than 13 brothers and sisters

What is an item on your bucket list?

I would like to visit Australia

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BONNIE KELLEY

How long have you been attending T4C?

Over 50 years

What are your hobbies?

Crocheting, puzzles, sewing

What’s your favorite food?

Dark chocolate and sauerkraut

What areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Children’s Check-In and VBS

Tell us something about yourself others may not know

I used to waitress at JCPenney restaurant

What is an item on your bucket list?

Visit Hawaii

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STEVE BECKER

How long have you been attending T4C?  2019

What are your hobbies?

Martial arts, cars/drag racing

What’s your favorite food?

Hamburgers and pizza - can’t go wrong!

What areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Security and Men’s Group Leader

Tell us something about yourself others may not know

Competed in Martial Arts World Championship in 2002

What is an item on your bucket list?

To go to Israel

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CALEB EPPLE

How long have you been attending T4C?

Since childhood

What are your hobbies?

Practicing sports with the kids, mowing grass, grilling

What’s your favorite food?  Mexican food

What is the last book you read?

The Power of Geography

Tell us something about yourself others may not know

I work 60-70 hours every week

What is an item on your bucket list?

Skydiving

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DAVE MILLER

How long have you been attending T4C?

Over 50 years

What are your hobbies?  Family, sports

What’s your favorite food?

Roast Beef, Pizza

What is the last book you read?

Rigged by Mollie Hemingway

Tell us something about yourself others may not know

I served on the board of The Nehemiah Project

What is an item on your bucket list?

Visit Normandy Beach, skydive, hot air balloon ride, promote Christian performer concerts

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CATHY MANNING

How long have you been attending T4C?  2018

What are your hobbies?

Photography, collecting books, researching homeschool info

What’s your favorite food?

My Mama’s ham pot pie

What is the last book you read?

Mama Bear Apologetics

Tell us something about yourself others may not know

I love online gaming

What is an item on your bucket list?

Buying a camper and traveling all summer

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BECCA TREON

How long have you been attending T4C? 

2020

What are your hobbies?

Reading, word searches

What’s your favorite food?

Spaghetti

What brought you to T4C?

I saw Pastor Jim on TV - yes I still came!!!

What areas do you volunteer at T4C?

Children’s check-in and greeter

What is an item on your bucket list?

To see the Grand Canyon

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KAREN HOLLINGER

How long have you been attending T4C?  1990

What are your hobbies?

Reading, puzzles

What’s your favorite food?

Ham pot pie

What is the last book you read?

If by Mark Batterson

Tell us something about yourself others may not know

I retired April 8 after 45 years of being in the work force

What is an item on your bucket list?

Travel to Europe

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PEGGY ALBRIGHT

How long have you been attending T4C?  2012  What are your hobbies?  Dancing, sudoku, puzzles, going to plays and concerts

What’s your favorite food?

Anything hot and spicy

What is the last book you read?

40 Lives in 40 Days by John MacArthur

Tell us something about yourself others may not know

I am part of 5 generations of ballerinas

What is an item on your bucket list?

Travel to Ireland and trace my ancestors

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TOM VOGEL

How long have you been attending T4C 1986 

What are your hobbies?

Woodworking, fishing, kayaking, grandkids

What’s your favorite food?

Seafood or anything grilled

What is the last book you read?

Glad You’re Here

Tell us something about yourself others may not know

I am 1 of 5 children - 2 brothers and 2 sisters

What is an item on your bucket list?

Restore a classic 50’s pickup truck

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DICK WEBER

How long have you been attending T4C?  1991

What are your hobbies?  

Indian artifacts and treasure hunting

What’s your favorite food?

Fried chicken thighs and corn on the cob

What is the last book you read?

Some Kind of Different As Me

Tell us something about yourself others may not know

I farmed and sold produce door to door

What is an item on your bucket list?

Stand on the deck of a large combine surrounded by wheat

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CALEB BARR

How long have you been attending T4C 2013

What are your hobbies?

Going to Altoona Curve Games

What’s your favorite food?

Corndogs from the ballpark

What is the last book you read?

Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick

Tell us something about yourself others may not know

I have 7 authentic Altoona Curve Jerseys

What is an item on your bucket list?

Go to the Winchester Mystery House in California

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