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Steven J. Musser, PhD
District Superintendent
Dr. Musser is the District Superintendent of the Eastern District of the Evangelical Free Church of America. This district is comprised of approximately 130 churches in a six-state area running from New York to Virginia. Among other duties and responsibilities, he leads the district's Church Development Team which, in addition to himself, includes several full-time Associate Superintendents. The role of this team is to support the district's churches and to implement the district's vision: "Becoming Churches without Walls."
Before taking on his district responsibilities, Steve served as Senior Associate Pastor at the West Shore Evangelical Free Church in Mechanicsburg, PA. where his duties included preaching, overseeing a large pastoral staff and conducting pastoral counseling. Steve also led the church's leadership development initiative and oversaw the development of the church's comprehensive strategic plan. Before coming on staff at West Shore, Steve also served as chairman of the board of elders, fellowship group leader and small group leader.
In addition to being a popular preacher and church conference speaker, Steve has consulted with numerous churches, denominations and a number of para-church organizations. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Theological College of Zimbabwe.
In the past, Steve has served as Professor of Management, as Chair of the Faculty and as Director of the Center for Leadership Development at Messiah College. He has authored numerous publications on leadership and management and co-founded Musser & Orke Associates a consulting firm whose clients have included denominations, Fortune 500 companies, state and federal governments, and the U.S. Navy.
He was ordained by the Evangelical Free Church of America and holds a bachelor's degree from Albright College and a Masters and PhD from Temple University. His seminary training was done at Evangelical School of Theology. Steve and his wife Georgette have two married daughters, Jennifer and Rebecca. Jennifer and her family live in Canada while Rebecca and her husband live in Lemoyne, PA.
Send an e-mail to: smusser@edaefca.org
Karen Johnson
District Office Manager
Karen Johnson grew up in Guatemala, Central America, the daughter of Wycliffe Bible Translators. She received her bachelor's degree from Middlebury College in African history. She has worked as a high school history teacher, church planting missionary in Kenya, pastor's wife, librarian and office secretary. She is passionate about Bible study and women's ministry, having served on the District Woman's Ministry Council. Married to Peter, the Johnson's have four children, Benjamin, who with his wife Sarah minister with Immigrant Hope, Jessica, Michael, and Bethany. With her family, Karen makes her home in Hershey PA making her the sweetest member of the church development team.
Send an email to: karen@edaefca.org
Peter Johnson
Associate Superintendent
Peter Johnson accepted Christ as his Savior in 1969 through Word of Life Ministries as a high school student in Keene, NH. After graduating from The King's College in 1977 with a degree in Religion and Philosophy, he joined Africa Inland Mission as an artist and art teacher at Rift Valley Academy in Kijabe, Kenya.
In 1984 Peter received a Masters degree in Cross-cultural Communication (Missiology) from Wheaton College and married Karen (Elliott), and the couple returned to Africa serving as church planting missionaries among the Luo people in Western Kenya, and then in Africa Inland Mission's U.S. office as an administrator overseeing all the US missionaries on the field.
In addition to his mission experience, Peter has served as an associate pastor in New Hampshire for seven years, and at Montvale Evangelical Free Church in Montvale, New Jersey for two. For nearly ten years he served as senior pastor of Northern Valley Evangelical Free Church in Cresskill, New Jersey before joining the District staff. Peter and Karen make their home in Hershey PA.
Send an e-mail to: pjohnson@edaefca.org
Roy Larsen
Associate Superintendent — Urban/Intercultural
Roy is the Associate Superintendent for Urban/Intercultural Ministries in the Eastern District. Roy grew up in Queens, New York. He graduated from Wheaton College in 1975 and Bethel Seminary, receiving his Master of Divinity degree with an urban ministry emphasis in 1980. He received a Physicians Assistant License from State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York in 1982. From 1985-1997 Roy and his wife Judy served as missionaries to Zaire with the Evangelical Free Church Mission. He joined the district staff in 1998. Roy and his wife Judy have 4 children and live in Allentown, PA.
Send an e-mail to: rlarsen@edaefca.org
Rebecca Fair
Director of Communication
Rebecca grew up in Mechanicsburg, PA, daughter of superintendent Steven J. Musser and wife Georgette. Rebecca received her bachelor's degree at Messiah College in Early Childhood Education. She has always felt God calling her into the ministry in some fashion. Whether she was volunteering in children's ministry, co-leading a small group or women's bible study, God's calling was very evident. In addition to being employed as a day care director and in the hotel industry God has led Rebecca to positions with New Hope Ministries, the Children's Ministry at West Shore EFC, the Food Service Ministry at West Shore EFC and her own start-up ministry "Silent Blessings" to help those in need. After enduring six very difficult years of infertility, which led Rebecca to start an infertility support group "Journey of Hope", she and her husband William received a precious gift from God through the adoption of her two children Tyler and Jaxon. Rebecca and her family currently reside in Lemoyne, PA.
Send an e-mail to: rebecca@edaefca.org