
Tony Blair
Co-Pastor
Tony Blair is a longtime pastor-teacher who has also had the opportunity to provide leadership to a variety of organizations and projects. He has served for 35 years as pastor or superintendent of churches throughout southcentral Pennsylvania. He and his family (wife Carol and daughters Rachel and Alia) began worshipping at Hosanna! in 2005, soon after their move to Lititz, and he accepted a call to be a Senior Pastor alongside Jo Ann Kunz in January, 2007. Tony also serves as President and Professor of Leadership and Historical Studies at Evangelical Theological Seminary in Myerstown. He has earned doctorates in history and leadership and subsequently studied spiritual direction (under Jo Ann Kunz and others) through Oasis Ministries. He is also the author of several books and a variety of articles. He is notoriously fond of Johnny Cash, Star Trek, hiking, and pizza… but is not yet redeemed enough to like cats.

Jo Ann Kunz
Co-Pastor
Jo Ann Kunz has been a part of the Hosanna! “family” since 1980. She has served the congregation in one capacity or another for nearly twenty-five years – the last fourteen as Senior Pastor. She is an experienced scholar-practitioner, having served for two decades as a leader, spiritual director, and educator for a variety of faith-based organizations. She currently serves as Instructor of Spiritual Formation and Leadership for Eastern University, Instructor in Spiritual Formation for Evangelical Theological Seminary, faculty member of Oasis Ministries’ two-year spiritual direction training program and director of an advanced training program for experienced spiritual directors, also at Oasis Ministries. Jo Ann is a practicing spiritual director, Enneagram trainer, and retreat/workshop leader, as well as a new and joyful grandmother. Some of Jo Ann’s special areas of interest are: the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, Christian dream interpretation, the Enneagram, Biblical equality, Christian spirituality and practice, Christian “mystical” theology and history. Jo Ann holds a Master’s Degree from Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia and is a perpetual learner, believing that there is always something more that our Infinite God is desiring to teach her.

Deb Helt
Pastor of Congregational Life
Deb serves as Pastor of Congregational Life and has been active in Hosanna! for more than 28 years. She is a trained spiritual director and a trained Enneagram instructor. She has a son, daughter-in-law, and two adorable grandchildren, Emma and Dylan. She loves the Hosanna! community, and if she would not work here, she would attend church here.

Tom Jensen
Worship Director
Tom started at Hosanna! in June of 2024. He has been leading worship at various churches since 2011 and plays anything with strings. Tom grew up in the Ephrata area and attended Ephrata Area Senior High School before graduating from Millersville in 2011 and Evangelical Theological Seminary in 2018. He lives in Myerstown with his wife Victoria and their son William. Tom’s favorite verse is John 11:35 “Jesus wept” because it was the easiest to memorize and there’s a lot to unpack from the fact that God knowing all things would put on flesh and experience all the feelings we do and even weep when we weep.

Rick McKinney
Pastor of Care Ministries
Rick has been a part of the Hosanna! family for over three decades. He is a past Lead Elder and volunteers his time in several areas of ministry including teaching and dramas. He plays keyboards with the worship team. He is especially ministered to by Philippians 4: 13, “I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.” Rick, and his wife Beth, live in Ephrata and have been attending Hosanna! since 1984. They have two daughters – Jane, who lives in Maine with her two children, and Kris, who lives in Ephrata with her husband and daughter.

Helen Cookey
Associate Pastor of Welcome Ministries
Helen has been attending Hosanna! since 1981 with her husband Niels Cookey. She enjoys meeting new folks and helping them to feel welcome at Hosanna! Helen oversees Hosanna’s usher and greeter teams and also volunteers with Hosanna’s Youth and Children’s ministry. Helen is also a trained spiritual director. Helen and Niels enjoy traveling, especially traveling to visit their children and grandchildren who live out of state. One of Helen’s favorite verses is Romans 8:28.

Rachel Enigk
Children's Ministry Director
Rachel has been attending Hosanna! for as long as she can remember. She became the children’s coordinator in October of 2024. She has a passion for children and teaching them about their friend, Jesus. She is also passionate about the community and watching the congregation grow. Rachel spends most of her days taking care of her son and taking him on new adventures!
Rachel’s favorite verse is- Psalms 118:1 “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever.” She remembers to always be thankful for her blessings and Gods many miracles.

Jared Kunz
Youth Pastor
Jared is Hosanna!’s Youth Pastor. He ministers to the spiritual needs of students in grades 7-12, and works with parents and volunteers to train them to serve students as well. Jared tries to live according to the principles in 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.” Jared and his wife, Carla, and their daughter, Mara, and son, Javin, live in Manheim, and he says that he has been attending Hosanna! “…ever since I was born.”

Sheree Allen
Staff Assistant
Sheree currently serves as the Staff Assistant here at Hosanna!. Sheree has been attending Hosanna! since 2004 along with her husband, Jerry and their daughter Holly. Her responsibilities include providing secretarial support to the staff and congregation. She volunteers in many ways and shares her talents by providing lots of savory and sweet treats at many events. She considers it a blessing to be part of “a growing, friendly and purposeful body of believers.”

Mary Dye
Financial Assistant
Mary is Hosanna!’s Financial Assistant. She cites Psalm 148 as her favorite scripture. Mary lives in Lancaster, with her husband Chris. They have been attending Hosanna! since 1982.