Steven Huber | lead pastor
steve@liberti.org or on Twitter

Steve Huber hails from the village of New Bedford in western Pa which is officially in the middle of nowhere.  Steve became mesmerized by both the opportunity and needs of Chicago while at Wheaton College, which he graduated from in 1992.  He met his wife, Christine, while they were both employed at Bethanna Children’s home in Southampton, PA.  Since 1993, Steve and Christine have lived in or just outside the city of Philadelphia.  Steve graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1997 and moved to the Fairmount neighborhood to begin liberti church in the summer of 2002.  He's a founding pastor of the liberti churches along with Geoff Bradford and is the human reason the name is spelled wrong (the latin way).  Steve and Christine and their three children live in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia and Steve serves as the lead pastor of libert church east.  Steve likes to read a lot, wishes his mountain bike had better shocks, and has been experimenting with different kinds of facial hair for the better part of 25 years.

Joseph Marlin | pastor of community ministries
joe.marlin@gmail.com

Joe has been a member of liberti church east for six years. From 2006-2007 he was sent out to serve with Pastor Doug Logan, and was ordained as an associate pastor at the border of Port Richmond and Kensington. He has since come back to work with liberti as the Pastor of Community Ministries. He lives in West Kensington with his wife Kristy and his energetic boys Owen and Aiden. He studied Bible and Discipleship at Philadelphia Biblical University, and is pursuing his Masters at Columbia Biblical University's Seminary and School of Missions. The Marlin family plans to head to Rwanda in 2012 to work with Africa Inland Mission to teach theology and train pastors. Joe's interestes include early 80s thrash metal, medieval german mystics, and intentional cross-cultural communities.

John Alexander | executive pastor
john@liberti.org

John is originally from Levittown but has lived in Philadelphia for twelve years. He became a member at liberti soon after it was planted in Fairmount in 2003, and was a part of the liberti east plant team when it first launched in 2004. After studying at Temple University and working a number of jobs in the area, John graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary and was ordained in May 2011.  He loves Tom Waits and Marilynne Robinson, and lives just a few blocks from liberti with his wife Karen.  They both like meeting neighbors and learning more about the neighborhood from its longtime residents.

Andrew Rottner | director of worship/arts
andrew@liberti.org

Andrew is a Connecticut native who has spent the last 8 years in Colorado. While enjoying the sunny pursuits of the West, he earned a Bachelors of Studio Art from The University of Colorado at Boulder.  In 2010 he married his wife, Danelle, and in 2012 they moved here to work for Liberti.  He works as a songwriter and musician heavily bent toward skill development, community involvement and aesthetics in the worship of God.  He loves coffee table books, baking bread, and getting out into the woods.  You will find him at Liberti on Sunday mornings and occasionally performing original tunes at local clubs with Danelle.

Tara Atchison | director of campus ministries
atchison.tara@gmail.com

Tara grew up in Allentown, PA and earned her B.A. in Elementary Education from Arcadia University, where her love for campus ministry was cultivated. Upon graduating in May 2004, she served with Mission Year in Southwest Philadelphia and became convinced of two things: first, she wanted to practice the lifestyle of being a good neighbor in a specific neighborhood, second, she desired to use her gifts, time and passions to serve Philadelphia in a holistic way. After serving as a 5th grade teacher at a charter school in North Philadelphia, Tara began serving in a campus ministry context at Temple University in partnership with liberti church. She currently lives with her husband Alan just a few blocks from liberti, and works full-time as CCO (Coalition for Christian Outreach) staff at Temple.

Alan Popoli | facility director
alan@liberti.org

Alan was raised in the suburbs north of Philadelphia.  After high school, he studied Religion at Elizabethtown College and was heavily involved leading the Campus Crusade for Christ movement on that campus. He later studied Theology at Eastern University before moving into the city following God's call.  He loves rice and beans, chai tea, books, and hardcore music.

Ryan Egli | webmaster and administrator
ryan@liberti.org

Ryan grew up in the cornfields of Illinois but moved to the Olde Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia in 2007. He studied Communications and Biblical Studies at Grace College and later graduated from Grace Theological Seminary. He lives just a few blocks from liberti with his wife Allison and their two boys Jacob and Ben. Ryan loves to read (mostly on his Kindle), roasts his own coffee and attempts to play basketball over at Shissler from time to time.

Kate Perez | bookkeeper
kate.perez91@gmail.com

Kate grew up in the Midwest and graduated from North Central College in northern Illinois with a B.A. in Urban Sociology.  She moved to Philadelphia for a year long internship with Kingdomworks (later became Mission Year) and joined Spirit and Truth Fellowship in North Philadelphia.  Kate worked in various capacities at Ayuda Community Center in the Hunting Park neighborhood for 13 years and currently works independently as a bookkeeper for nonprofits and small businesses.  She and her husband, Hector, along with their two children are also part of a new church plant, Grace and Peace Community Fellowship, also located in Hunting Park, North Philadelphia.