Our Pastor
Our pastor, Peter Kemeny, grew up in Sparta, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.

Before coming to Good News Presbyterian in 2001, he served for ten years at the First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Burlington, North Carolina, where he focused on preaching and youth ministry. Our pastor aims to explain the Bible clearly, apply it concretely, and show how all of Scripture points to Jesus Christ.

Peter has interned with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church in America and served in Belgium with the missions agency, Operation Mobilization.
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His wife, Becky, is a native of Clinton, Illinois. They are the parents of five children.

Elders
​Because a church will not rise above the quality of its leaders we seek men who are godly, who are committed to ministry, and who meet the scriptural qualifications for church office as set forth in such passages as I Timothy 3 and Titus 1. Our elders are the shepherds and spiritual leaders of the church (I Peter 5:1-3; Acts 20:17,28-38). They oversee, care for, teach the Bible to, pray for, guide, correct, and guard the flock of God.​

Andy Ludlum

Andy grew up in New York and attended college in Virginia.  Marrying Nicki after college, the two had 3 children and now a quiver of grandchildren. Andy and Nicki became Christians after marriage while serving in the military. They are thankful to God for His grace and mercy toward them and count it a privilege to serve Jesus Christ locally at Good News Presbyterian.

David Lawrence

​David, who is originally from New Mexico, has been married to his wife, Amy, for over two decades.  They have six children -- three boys and three girls.  Before coming to Good News, David served as a ruling elder in two churches in our sister denomination, the PCA.  He counts it a great honor to serve as an elder at Good News.

Deacons
 
​We also have a board of deacons. Deacons are servants (Acts 6:1-7). They carry on a ministry of mercy to those in distress or material need, oversee the church’s property and financial affairs, and encourage stewardship among the members.

Jason Jaax
​Jason is the son of two army officers and as such spent much of his early life moving around. His parents’ last assignment was at Fort Detrick in Frederick. During that time Jason, who was not a believer, met his son-to-be wife Rachel. They married in 2004. In 2008, encouraged by his wife, Jason began to regularly attend worship services at Good News.  By God’s grace, Jason came to a saving knowledge of Christ in 2018.  Since that time, he has endeavored to lead his family and raise his children in a godly manner and to serve in the church.

Dean Sloan
Dean grew up in Texas and Alabama, receiving the gospel in early adulthood. He graduated in chemical engineering from the University of Alabama.  He and his family joined the church in 2014 after moving to the area from Houston. His wife, Alissa, grew up in Bryan, TX, and graduated from Texas A&M. They have five spirited children and live in Middletown.

Sims Plyler
Sims is originally from Myrtle Beach, SC, currently living in Libertytown with his wife, Tara, and their daughter. Sims has been in the biopharma industry since leaving his family’s business in 1998. He responded to the gospel at an early age, but a health crisis caused him to realize his mortality and overwhelmed him with a sense of his sinfulness, becoming a true follower of Christ since.