Leadership

Pastors & Church Staff

Dan Krall

Lead Pastor

Dan was born and raised in Central Pennsylvania and has a passion to see the church equipped to make disciples of Jesus both locally and around the world. As a child, he responded in faith to the message of salvation, but it wasn’t until his early twenties that the sovereign grace of God became the central shaping influence of His life.
 He is a graduate of Lancaster Bible College and has taken numerous courses through C.C.E.F and completed several internships and church residencies prior to entering ministry. He began serving as the Associate Pastor at Ephrata Bible Fellowship in 2017 before being called to serve as the Lead Pastor in 2022. Some of his top theological influences include Martin Lloyd Jones, George Mueller and Charles Spurgeon. He is passionate about expository preaching and Scripture based prayer. His favorite passage of Scripture is Romans 8.
Dan and his wife Lynnea have been married for 12 years and enjoy ministering together and raising their four children: Miriam (9), Natalie (8), Lewis (5) and Nolan (7 months).

Leadership

Pastors & Church Staff

Dan Krall

Lead Pastor

Ben Ross

Bivocational Pastor

Pastor Ben Ross was born and raised in Northeast Ohio. Although blessed to grow up in a Christian home, it wasn’t until his freshman year in college that he truly understood the depth of his sin, as well as the depth of God’s love and grace, seen most clearly through the cross of Jesus.  He soon after felt called to ministry and transferred to Grove City College where he graduated with a degree in Christian Thought. After graduation, Ben and his wife joined a young church plant in Reading, PA where he ended up pastoring for close to 9 years. Ben currently serves EBFC as a bi-vocational pastor, his day job is with a commercial construction company where he is a senior project manager.  Ben and his wife Kelly have been married for over 20 years and they have four children, three of whom are teenagers. Besides serving the church, Ben enjoys running, good food, and good books. Some of Ben’s favorite pastors and authors are Alistair Begg, Tim Keller, Martyn Lloyd Jones, and Charles Spurgeon.

Ben Ross

Bivocational Pastor

Becky Fite

Interim Church Administrator

Nancy Bachman

Financial Book Keeper

Miranda Bashjian

Church Custodian

Becky Fite

Interim Church Administrator

Nancy Bachman

Financial Book Keeper

Miranda Bashjian

Church Custodian

Elder Board

Pastor Daniel Krall

Lead Pastor - Teaching, Preaching & Vision

Ben Ross

Bivocational Pastor - Ministry Oversight: Sunday School & Small Groups

Mike Rebman

Ruling Elder - Ministry Oversight: Worship,
Prayer, Senior Fellowship

Anthony Iezzy

Dennis Zimmerman

Ruling Elder - Ministry Oversight: Building Deacons,
Design, Security, Pastoral Relations 

José  Gonzalez

Ruling Elder - Care Deacons, Pastoral Relations, Men's Ministry 
Ruling Elder - Ministry Oversight: Youth, Prayer,
Pastoral Relations, Outreach

Michael Austin

Ruling Elder - Ministry Oversight: Board Secretary,
Young Adults, Men's Ministry, Small Groups, Worship

Tim Morrison

Ruling Elder - Ministry Oversight: Children's Ministry, AWANA

William Early

Elder Emeritus

Elder Board

Pastor Daniel Krall

Lead Pastor of Teaching, Preaching & Vision

Ben Ross

Bivocational Pastor - Ministry Oversight: Sunday School & Small Groups

Mike Rebman

Ruling Elder - Ministry Oversight: Worship,
Prayer, Senior Fellowship

Dennis Zimmerman

Ruling Elder - Ministry Oversight: Building Deacons,
Design, Security, Pastoral Relations 

José Gonzalez

Ruling Elder - Ministry Oversight: Youth, Prayer,
Pastoral Relations, Outreach

Anthony Iezzy

Ruling Elder - Care Deacons, Pastoral Relations, Men's Ministry 

Michael Austin

Ruling Elder - Ministry Oversight: Board Secretary,
Young Adults, Men's Ministry, Small Groups, Worship

Tim Morrison

Ruling Elder - Ministry Oversight: Children's Ministry, AWANA

William Early

Elder Emeritus

Deacons of Care & Benevolence

Rick Yates

Care Deacon Chairman

Rick was an Airforce baby, getting his start at Baker’s Air Force base in Sacramento, California.  He grew up in the Baltimore area and attended the University of Maryland, majoring in
horticulture. Rick and his wife Gail have 4 adult children and 5 grandchildren. The family moved to Lancaster County PA in 1991, and a few years later the Lord led them to EBFC. Rick
previously served as a deacon at Baptist churches in NY and MD and spent a few years as a deacon at EBFC before becoming an elder. Rick retired (mostly) in September of 2023, and is now the short-term mission coordinator for a ministry that serves in southeast Asia, and volunteers with Gail at Bible Adventure. Rick’s most often read books of the Bible are Hebrews, Psalms and Acts. Rick’s hobbies include gardening, racquetball, softball, working out and spending time with the grandchildren.

Jacob Smith

Care Deacon

Larry Bachman

Timothy Team Lead
Josh Weaver
Care Deacon
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Deacons of Care & Benevolence

Rick Yates

Care Deacon Chairman

Jacob Smith

Care Deacon

Larry Bachman

Timothy Team Lead

Josh Weaver

Care Deacon
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Deacons of Building & Grounds

Bryan Brendle

Building Deacon Chairman

Bryan grew up in Terre Hill, Lancaster County where he attended Evangelical Congregational Church and was an active member in the youth group, the choir, and provided special music. He graduated from York School of Technology with an associate degree in Drafting and Design. Bryan and his wife Judi have three adult children and 1 grandchild. Bryan has been attending EBFC since 2000 and rededicated his relationship with Christ through Baptism in 2002. During his time at EBFC Bryan participated in the drama ministry, provided special music with his gift of playing the trumpet, been a leader in various AWANA groups and served on the deacon board. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, hiking and spending time with his family.

Jonathan Yunginger

Building Deacon

Steve Martin

Building Deacon

Ron Ogbin

Building Deacon

Hank Bashjian

Building Deacon

Jay Ross

Secretary

Deacons of Building & Grounds

Bryan Brendle

Building Deacon Chairman

Jonathan Yunginger

Building Deacon

Steve Martin

Building Deacon

Ron Ogbin

Building Deacon

Hank Bashjian

Building Deacon

Jay Ross

Secretary