Pastors And Leaders

LEAD PASTORS

Pastor Tanya Tupick

Pastor Tanya has been the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship since 2022. Tanya had most recently served as Pastor of Global Mission at Trinity Life Community in Bedford, New Hampshire. Tanya has previously served as an assisting minister at Harvest in Berlin, as well as in Manchester, New Hampshire and Norristown, Pennsylvania. She's passionate about missions, and has led trips to New York City, Costa Rica, and Kenya, did Field Ministry Training in Thailand, medical missions to Ecuador, and served as the District Missions Representative from 2003-2006 for the Northern New England Foursquare District. Tanya was first licensed as a Foursquare pastor in 2003, and was ordained in 2017. In addition to her pastoral duties, she is also a board certified Osteopathic Family Physician who currently works in an urgent care setting. Tanya has a passion to see the lost come to know Christ through making the gospel understandable and accessible.

Pastor John Kalb

Pastor John is licensed by the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel and ministers along side his wife, Tanya. Before moving back to New Hampshire to marry Tanya in 2021, John facilitated intercessory prayer and led men's ministry at the Lighthouse Church in Ashburn, Virginia. In addition to his duties, John is a manager at a non-profit, running their state legislative program. John is passionate about seeing others come to know truth, health, and healing in Christ.

LEADERS & VOLUNTEERS

Sharon Ohlin
Administrative Assistant & Council Treasurer

Sharon Ohlin has joined our team as the Administrative Assistant and Bookkeeper. Previously, she was a member of Trinity Life Community in Bedford, NH where she served as a deaconess, in children's ministry, missions, and volunteering in the office. She has been a missionary with United World Mission serving 9 months in Romania coordinating women's prayer ministries and then was sent to do missions in Hungary. She spent 9 years on the Hungarian mission field as an elementary school teacher, school chaplain, librarian and at one point also taught middle and high school science. She has also planned and organized several missions' trips to Costa Rica. She has a passion to see all generations know the Love that is found in Christ.

Sarah Swift
Feeding Hope Food Pantry Director
Community Cafe' Director

Sarah Swift joined Harvest in 2020 and began serving as the Director of the Feeding Hope Food Pantry. In 2022 she also took on leadership of the Community Cafe. She came to Christ at age 6 and has served faithfully in children's ministry and worship throughout her life. Sarah brings a deep heart for people and years of experience, including her time as an Assistant Manager in retail, a home childcare assistant, and a volunteer in Christian camps and schools.
She began ministry life early, serving in prophetic dance, worship team and participating in missions work in Mexico. She and her husband Greg are dedicated to serving the community with compassion and grace. She loves nature, walking, puzzle making, and adventures with her great-granddaughter, who calls her Gigi. Sarah has also walked through seasons of profound loss and healing, which have deepened her God-given gift for seeing people through His eyes—and helping them see their true identity and worth in Christ.

JC Gilbert
Worship Leader
Head of Security

J.C. Gilbert has joined our team as Worship Leader, Director of Security, and a member of the church council. He and his wife, Amanda, came to Harvest in 2024 after a season of prayer and wise counsel regarding God’s call to Berlin. They were sent from Trinity Life Community Foursquare Church in Bedford, NH, which played a significant role in strengthening and preparing them for this transition. Prior to that, they were members of New Life Community Church in Manchester, NH, where their journey in the Foursquare movement began.
J.C. has been involved in worship ministry since his time at New Life and continues to seek God’s heart in his leadership. He previously served as a trumpet and French horn musician in the 39th Army Band of the New Hampshire Army National Guard. In his free time, he enjoys photography, coffee, and exploring trails on his side-by-side. He has a deep passion for seeing people walk in wholeness and spiritual formation and is excited to see how God moves in and through Berlin.

Greg Swift
Prayer Coordinator

Greg moved to NH in 2019 after retiring from a career in IT. He joined our team in 2020. Greg came to Christ in 1972 at a Youth for Christ meeting and attended the Bible Institute of New England in St. Johnsbury, VT. Greg has served in multiple ministries throughout the years including worship, prayer, food ministry, and short-term missions to Hong Kong and Beijing, China. In addition to overseeing the prayer ministry, Greg serves on the ministry team, at the community cafe, and is an integral part of helping with Feeding Hope Food Pantry. He and his wife Sarah have been married since 2001 and together have raised nine children. His heart is to see the church family know the intimate relationship that comes from communing with Jesus and find their kingdom purpose for the glory of His name.

Amanda Gilbert
Children's Ministry Assistant
Building Care

Amanda Gilbert has joined our team as Assistant Children’s Ministry Leader and Head of Building Care at Harvest. She and her husband, J.C., came to Harvest in 2024 after a season of prayer and discernment regarding God’s call to Berlin. Amanda has been faithfully serving in ministry since 2013 within the Foursquare movement, including youth ministry and her time at Trinity Life Early Learning Center. She continues to work with children in a daycare setting and has been dedicated to early childhood education since 2007. She holds a certification in Early Childhood Education from Manchester Community College.
Amanda and J.C. were married in 2017 and share a heart for serving together in ministry. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, baking sourdough bread, spending time with her puppies and cat, and playing board games. Above all, she is passionate about seeing children of all ages grow into and fulfill their God-given callings.

Patty Metayer
Children's Leader

Patty Metayer has been a member of Harvest for over 20 years. She has served all age groups during this tenure. She has been the Children’s Ministry Team leader in the past and currently serves as the Director of Children’s ministry seeking God’s heart for our children and overseeing the volunteers for the Seedlings Nursery, Little Sprouts and Mighty Oaks. She has a heart to partner with parents to see their children grow and to be well rooted in the Lord.

COUNCIL MEMBERS

Michael Stewart
JC Gilbert
Patricia Metayer
Donald Lacasse