Leadership

Staff

Tim and Kerry Luddy – Transitional Pastor

After 18 years, pastors Kevin and Liz Merritt have moved to Pennsylvania to be closer to family and to begin their next chapter in ministry.

Tim Luddy is serving as Transitional Pastor while we search for our next pastor. Tim and Kerry served at an urban church in upstate New York for 11 years, and are graduates of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Tim with a Master of Divinity degree, and Kerry with a Masters in Counseling. Now living in Danbury, Tim works full-time as a quality manager for a medical device manufacturer; Kerry is Recovery Director at Hopeline Pregnancy Centers and the author of a forthcoming book on the Ten Commandments. The Luddys have three children and four grandchildren, all of whom live too far away.

Adam Carley – Worship Leader

Adam lives in Trumbull with his wife Lindsey and their three children. He is the Executive Director at a nonprofit organization that works with at-risk youth throughout Western Connecticut. Adam holds a BA in Elementary Education, an MSc in Science Education and a Sixth Year Degree in Education Administration. Adam also works as a local musician and looks forward to growing as a Worship Leader alongside his Stepney Baptist Church Family!

Hannah Barnett – Director of Stepaway Preschool

Hannah is a native of Pennsylvania. She and her husband Nick have two daughters. Hannah graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and received her Masters of Child and Adult Psychology from Southern New Hampshire University.

Carol Bussey – Sunday School Coordinator

Bill Brady – Sound Tech

Bill grew up in Newtown and played football for the Newtown Nighthawks. He has attended Stepney his entire life. He works full time as an apprentice for a local custom cabinetry artisan.