Stephen Witmer
President & Co-Founder
Stephen Witmer is the lead pastor of Pepperell Christian Fellowship in Pepperell, MA. He's a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and the University of Cambridge, and serves on the steering committee of the Gospel Coalition New England. He is the author of “A Big Gospel in Small Places.” He and his wife Emma have two sons and one daughter.
David Pinckney
Co-Founder & Director of New Initiatives
David Pinckney is the Mission Pastor at River of Grace Church in Concord, NH and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Director for Acts 29 Church Planting Network. He is a graduate of Bethel Seminary and a member of the TGC New England Steering Committee. David and his wife Sharon have raised four sons and one daughter. He enjoys traveling, history, people and bacon.
Ben Whittinghill
Executive Director & Podcast Host
Ben Whittinghill is the lead pastor of Rivertown Church which he co-founded in Brattleboro, VT in 2014. He’s a graduate of the University of Georgia and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Ben works bi-vocationally in commercial real estate. He and his wife Kayla have five sons and three daughters.
Tim Counts
Content Manager for STS Articles
Tim Counts is the lead pastor of Northshire Baptist Church in Manchester Center, VT. He's a graduate of The Master's Seminary. He and his wife Melanie have two sons and one daughter. Tim writes regularly at He Must Become Greater.
Photos by Dave Herring
Dan Crichton
Treasurer
Dan is the pastor of Grace Bible Church in Cranston, RI. He's a graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and serves on the Board of Directors for the Baptist Convention of New England. He and his wife Joy have three daughters and two sons.