Our Team

Kristen Vieldhouse

Founder & Executive Director

Growing up in a home where hospitality, welcome, and generosity were the expected norm, Kristen saw early on the transformative power of these practices in the lives of neighbors and communities.

After studying Bible & Theology at Cairn University and living abroad in South Korea, she became a somewhat reluctant Lancaster transplant in 2009. Kristen worked in Higher Education leadership and character development, community engagement, service learning, and mentoring for over thirteen years. She also spent time working at The Factory Ministries, where she provided case management to unhoused individuals and oversaw the opening of multiple crisis housing units.

Kristen earned a Master's degree in Higher Education Administration in 2015 from Geneva College. She is an active member of Wheatland Presbyterian Church and lives on the East End of Lancaster City where you can often find her walking her dog, Louie, listening to socio-political and theology podcasts, cooking, and gardening.

Curriculum Advisory Board

Justin Harbin

Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning, Lancaster Bible College

Samuel Spatola

Director of Student Ministries & Outreach, Wheatland Presbyterian Church

Board of Directors

Tom Becker

Jordan Birch

Dominick DiLoreto

Ellie Hoover