Our Leadership
Kim Buckman
HTC Senior Pastor & Lead Campus Pastor • [email protected]
Pastor Kim and his wife, Jenny, moved to Eau Claire to head-up Harvestime in 2005. He has a passion for Biblical history and applying it to the modern world.
Kyle Ruud
Next Gen Pastor & Community Pastor [email protected]
Pastor Kyle has been part of Harvestime since 2010. He’s passionate about helping young adults grow in their faith and build real connections, especially among men, through community and life groups. Kyle enjoys golf (including disc golf), creating things with wood or media, and a good plate of chicken hibachi. He and his wife Karli have three boys: Kennan, Lyndon, and Grayson.
Alison Amelse
Children's Pastor & HTC University Pastor [email protected]
Pastor Alison and her husband, Rob, moved to Eau Claire to lead the kid's ministry in 2010. In kid's min, she loves that she and her leaders are the ones that get to introduce an eternal soul to an eternal Savior.
Owen McCauley
Youth Pastor [email protected]
Owen joined the staff in 2024, after years of volunteering in sound and youth ministry. He loves building relationships with students and watching them grow in their faith. Owen comes from a big, lively family with two parents, an older brother, and three younger sisters. Fun fact: he's on a mission to golf in all 50 states!
Jonny Stoll
Worship Minister [email protected]
Alyssa Thoms
Administrator & Host Team Director [email protected]
Alyssa started at Harvestime as a sound booth technician and eventually came on as the Eau Claire administrator. She enjoys playing music and spending time at the beach.
Jennah Holo
Missions Director [email protected]
Jennah Holo has been part of the team since January 2023. She’s passionate about helping the Church live out its faith through prayer, giving, and serving, and loves supporting missionaries around the world. Jennah enjoys embroidery, Bible study, and time with her husband Nelson, their daughter Ellie, and their two cats.
Marilyn Vaupel
Bookkeeper [email protected]
Marilyn serves as the bookkeeper for all Harvestime campuses. She’s been faithfully stewarding church finances since 2012 and loves using her skills to help advance God’s Kingdom while working alongside a team she calls her second family. Marilyn enjoys eating, sleeping, laughing, and glorifying the Lord—and treasures time with her two grown children and five wonderful grandchildren. “I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for He is right beside me.” – Psalm 16:8
Lydia Dillaman
Children's Administrator [email protected]
Lydia lives in Altoona with her family and one dog. She enjoys seafood, drawing, doing crafty things and guitar (music). When choosing coffee or tea, Lydia says coffee! One of Lydia's bucket list items is to see LaLa Land with a live orchestra.
Tracy Brown
HarvestCare Director [email protected]
Tracy leads with compassion and a deep commitment to families connected to the child welfare system. She passionately supports foster, adoptive, and kinship families, drawing from her own journey of welcoming children into her home alongside her husband Dana and their three children. “Yahweh will always guide you... You will flourish like a well-watered garden.” – Isaiah 58:11
Dan McCauley
Co-Lead Campus Pastor [email protected]
Dan McCauley is a family pastor, alongside his wife, Beth! Pastor Dan has been apart of the Chippewa Falls campus since the launch in 2017. Dan is an ordained pastor with the Assemblies of God. Dan & Beth love seeing families grow closer and pursue God together.
Beth McCauley
Co-Lead Campus Pastor [email protected]
Beth serves as Co-Lead Pastor at our Bloomer campus and has been part of Harvestime since 2008. She’s passionate about people—listening to their stories, walking with them through transformation, and helping them discover who they are in Christ. Beth and her husband Dan have five kids, two daughters-in-law, and a deep love for their family.
Adam Norlander
Lead Campus Pastor [email protected]
JoLynn Norlander
Worship Director [email protected]
Lori Loewenhagen
Administrator [email protected]
Lori and her husband, Kyle, helped plant the Harvestime Church South branch, and now serves as the church administrator. She has a heart for helping people feel the love of Christ, discipleship, and encouraging others in their faith.
Dominic Robinson
Co-Youth Pastor [email protected]
Dominic has been part of the Harvestime team since 2022. He’s passionate about connecting people with God and trusting Him in the adventure of the mission. Dominic and his wife have been married since 2020 and are raising three amazing kids—two daughters and a son. “First it is impossible. Second, it is difficult. Third, it is done.” – Hudson Taylor
Karlan Brunner
Children's Pastor [email protected]
Karlan has a passion to see kids encounter their Savior and for them to develop a relationship with Him.
Tammy Drinkman
Children's Assistant [email protected]
Sergio Velazques
Pastor del Campus [email protected]
Felipe Mendez
Líder
Galdino Luna
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Martin Lorenzo
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Humberto Hipolito
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Jose Rivera
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"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."Mark 10:45