Events

Josiah Beers is an Associate Pastor at Wellspring Wesleyan Church located at 127 Hickory Lane in Hanover, PA.  He is a 2021 graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University with a degree in Biblical studies.  He is ordained through the Wesleyan denomination and has been serving at Wellspring for nearly a decade.  Josiah is married to wife Megan and together they have 4 children from ages 10 to 4.  Josian is also the Site Director of Immigrant Connection - Wellspring.  He has been trained and accredited by the Department of Justice to perform legal immigration services.  Josiah cares about benefiting his community and the people in it.  One of the ways he seeks to do so is through Immigrant Connection.  He is also an avid fan of collegiate and Olympic wrestling.  

In January, Towson University alumni Matthew Purkins assumed the role of Hanover Borough's first Director of Parks and Recreation.  A former president of the Maryland Recreation and Parks Association and manager of the Carroll County Recreation and Parks Department Sports Complex, Matt is a Baltimore native and grew up in New Windsor, Maryland.  He most recently served in Dauphin County as fiscal manager of parks and recreation and previously as community supervisor for Baltimore's Recreation and Parks Department.  

Dan Puz is the Campus Pastor at LCBC Hanover but is originally from Pittsburgh, PA.  He graduated from Lancaster Bible College and has been a part of LCBC since 2007.  Dan and his wife, Molly, have been married for 12 years and currently live in South Hanover with their 4 children.  Dan loves the outdoors, coaching football at South Western High School, and playing LEGO with his kids.  He is very excited to be a part of the Hanover community and wants to help make Hanover a better place for everyone regardless of background or belief. 

Cindy Richard, Founder and Director of Suicide Prevention of York and a retired social worker. She holds a BSW degree and a Masters in Community Counseling. She holds many suicide prevention certifications, including certified Online counselor,

Suicide Intervention and Assessment Specialist, and Group, Individual, and Peer Support Crisis Interventionist. Cindy is a QPR Gatekeeper instructor and QPR Pathfinder. Currently, she is teaching a youth suicide prevention online class that she designed for McDaniel College to provide

training for Maryland school counselors as part of their certification requirements. She facilitates 4 suicide survivor support groups and oversees 4 Hope Squads in York County.  Cindy has taught classes at York College of PA and has spoken to all age audiences on suicide prevention locally, statewide, and nationally.