Our Team
Pastoral Staff
Brian grew up in Massillon, Ohio. He has a Bachelor's in Marketing from Grove City College and has also been ordained with the C&MA. Brian and his wife, Amanda, have four children: Kristia, Ethan, Josiah, and Micah. He has served YAC in various pastoral roles since 2002, and has been serving as the Lead Pastor since 2010. His primary responsibilities include preaching and teaching, vision and direction, and leadership development. During any spare time, Brian loves to read, ride his bicycle, and grill great food.
Brian Kannel - Lead Pastor
bkannel@yorkalliance.org
Michael is the lead pastor for Mosaic City Church, a church plant that was launched in 2020, right after the pandemic started. Michael began his ministry at York Alliance Church in 2010, where he currently serves part-time as the Missions and Mobilization pastor. His focus is on advancing the Kingdom of God in communities both locally and globally. Michael is originally from Boston, MA, and is huge Boston sports fan! Michael is married to his wife Sarah, and they have an eighteen-year-old daughter named Lauren.
Mike Carletti - Executive Pastor of Operations and Mission
mcarletti@yorkalliance.org
Asa grew up near Niagara Falls, NY and met his wife Rachel in college at Philadelphia Biblical University. They moved out to Chicago where Asa finished his degree in Education at Moody Bible Institute. They moved to Southern New Jersey where he worked bivocationally as a Pastor and in Operations Management for thirteen years as they raised their four children. His focus at York Alliance is fostering alignment between the vision of the church and the discipleship practices of the ministry leaders. He also works with the Community Group leaders to equip them in their discipleship efforts. Asa enjoys roasting/brewing/drinking coffee, anything related to his Scottish heritage and experiencing God's creative grace through nature.
Asa Sturtevant - Executive Pastor of Ministries
asturtevant@yorkalliance.org
Jeff grew up in Gilbertsville, PA. He has a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Phoenix and was ordained in the C&MA in 2019. Jeff and his wife, Caroline have three boys: Aaron, Joshua, and Daniel. He has served in the C&MA since 2016 and is currently the campus pastor for Stewartstown Alliance Church. During his spare time, Jeff enjoys collecting sports memorabilia, spending time with his family, and going to the beach.
Jeff Bean Campus Pastor—Stewartstown Alliance Church
jbean@yorkalliance.org
Tim grew up in rural northern PA and is the youngest of 6 children, all who helped on their family-operated poultry farm. Raised in a devout Christian family, he has practically been connected with a Christian and Missionary Alliance church fellowship since day one! Tim earned a Bachelor and a Master degree in Piano Performance respectively from Houghton College and Penn State University. He married Margaret in 1981 and, together, they have 4 awesome sons, 3 amazing daughters-in-law and 11 precious grandchildren. Coming on staff at York Alliance in 1997, Tim spent most of his years leading the Worship Arts and the Pastoral Care ministries. However, in 2022, he transitioned to part-time status and is currently serving solely as Pastor of Congregational Care. Tim enjoys lap swimming 4 days/week, practicing classical piano, going to Longwood Gardens with Margaret, and spending time with their grandkids.
Tim Shuey
Pastor of Congregational Care
Taylor is a native of York. She has an Associate's in Biblical Studies from Lancaster Bible College, a Bachelor's in Psychology & Christian Counseling from Liberty University, and is ordained in the C&MA. Taylor pastors the Student Ministry which includes students grades 6-12. She is passionate about spiritual formation, cultivating the presence of God, and learning about how neuroscience impacts our discipleship. Outside of work, Taylor loves to read, play sports, spend time outside, drink coffee, and hang out with her friends and family.
Taylor Sharp
Pastor of Student Discipleship
tsharp@yorkalliance.org
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Jonas has a B.S. in Christian Education: Youth Ministry and M.A. in Transformational Leadership: Spiritual Formation. He is married to Beth and they have two married daughters and two granddaughters who live in Colorado, where Jonas ministered for 18 years. His role as Associate Pastor at YAC includes College, Young Adults, and Redemption Group. He is also Campus Pastor at our Spring Grove church plant. Jonas loves to spend time hanging out with friends and family.
Jonas Wharton
Campus Pastor—Spring Grove Alliance Church
jwharton@springgrovealliance.org
Ministry Staff
Kristen was born and raised in Carlisle, PA. She has a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Shippensburg University. Kristen and her husband, Rob, have 3 children: Evey, Ava and Robbie. She directs the activities of YAC children ages 0-11. She loves tacos, naps, dogs and hiking.
Kristen Mitchell - Director of Children’s Discipleship
kmitchell@yorkalliance.org
Jacob grew up in York and lives with his wife, Amanda, and his six children, Ezra, Eden, Miriam, Adalia, Abel, and Jude. He is an elementary teacher in a local school district, and attended York College obtaining a degree in Elementary and Special Education. Jacob’s primary role is to oversee the worship ministry at YAC by empowering worship leaders to leverage their talents to help others enter Jesus’ presence. A passion of Jacob’s is to facilitate the use of the arts as a means of expressing and experiencing God’s beauty. In a free moment, you may catch Jacob hanging with his family, out for a run or bike ride, or eating a burrito.
Jacob Shuey Director of Worship Arts
jshuey@yorkalliance.org
Nate grew up in Lewisburg, PA and currently resides in Spring Grove. He graduated with a BS in accounting from Messiah University and a Master’s in Bible from Lancaster Bible College. He was ordained by the C&MA and completed the Ministerial Study Program. Nate and his wife, Glenda, have 3 children: Nathan, Linnea, and Rachel. He serves in the administrative aspects of York Alliance. In his spare time, he enjoys time on a golf course with friends.
Nate Conklin
Operations Administrator
nconklin@yorkalliance.org
Belinda Jackson
Ministry Administrator
bjackson@yorkalliance.org
Re was born a Philadelphia girl, moved to the ‘suburbs’ when she was 10, and attended St Pius X High School in Pottstown, PA, graduating in 1979. After high school, she worked as a bank teller for a few years. In those years, she came to know Jesus and decided to attended a small Bible college in Arkansas. Jim Tuttle has been her guy for 40+ years, they have 2 daughters, Alyssa and Allison, 2 great sons-in-law, Dan and Joe and 4 grandchildren. As a receptionist at York Alliance, she loves welcoming those who God brings to our office throughout the week. It's easy for her to get lost in time with family, friends, flowers, or cooking.
Re Tuttle
Office Receptionist
rtuttle@yorkalliance.org
Fred was born and raised in the city of Hong Kong, alongside his two brothers and parents who were C&MA missionaries. In 1987, he relocated to York, Pennsylvania.
While initially pursuing studies at Toccoa Falls College in Georgia, Fred's passion led him to a career focused primarily on audiovisual technologies. Over the years, he has actively contributed to the realms of live concert production, AV integration, and technology management. Fred will be overseeing all of the technological aspects of our ministry structure as well as developing systems that will allow YAC to more effectively multiply the tech processes at our church plants. Fred will also oversee technology at these future church plants.
Fred and his wife, Sharon, met in the YAC youth group. Their family includes four adult girls Esther, Hope, Brooke, and Sara (who died on August 8) as well as two boys at home, Richard and Nysir, and two grandchildren.
In his moments of leisure, Fred finds joy tending to a small menagerie of goats, chickens, and honey bees. He also finds solace in music, plays the sport of disc golf, passionately follows the Philadelphia Phillies but, above all, treasures the quality time he spends with his family.
Fred Weidemann
Technical Operations Director fweidemann@yorkalliance.org
Elders
Alec Hail
Paul Kruth
Earl Peace
Justin Kauffman
Todd Lloyd
Kagi Phaladi
David King
Kevin Norman
Chris Smith