Meet Our Pastors

We'd like to introduce you to our pastoral staff.  

JOEL HERGERT

Lead Pastor

Pastor Joel joined Harvest in 2020 as the associate pastor before becoming the lead pastor in June 2022. Before moving to Nebraska, he previously served as a worship pastor in Texas and has also served in children's ministry for over 15 years in Texas and Oregon. He completed his Th.M. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2020 and previously graduated with a music education degree from Corban University in Oregon.

Joel is passionate about preaching, teaching, worship, and encouraging others to use their gifts and to grow in Christ. He was a secondary music teacher in Oregon before God
called him to full-time ministry. He grew up in the beautiful Pacific Northwest and loves being outdoors, grilling meat, and cheering on most Northwest sports teams.

Heather taught secondary language arts for six years before broadening her teaching to a preschool and elementary homeschooling mom. At Harvest, God continues to stretch and grow her while using her gifts in music and children's ministry.
Joel and Heather have four children, ranging in age from 5 to 12. They have enjoyed planting roots in western Nebraska and love the people and ministries at Harvest.

CURT HOLZWORTH

Seniors Pastor

​Pastor Curt has served as a Church Planter, a local Pastor, and as a lead Pastor, serving mostly Nebraska Churches.  He has been doing interim ministry since 2012, and he and Fay make their home in Scottsbluff.  He received his schooling from Grace University and has completed some graduate studies with Moody in Chicago.

Curt loves to preach and teach and became a Pastor after a short stint of farming on the family farm in Eastern Montana.  He enjoys fishing, gardening and wood working.  Fay has always been involved in music, either through the music ministry of the local Church, playing for schools or teaching piano lessons. 

Curt and Fay have three sons and five grand children.  Their sons and families live in Scottsbluff, Lincoln and Dallas, Texas.

ADAM SANDERS

Associate Pastor

Pastor Adam joined Harvest in 2022 as the Associate Pastor of Family Life and Discipleship. Before moving to Nebraska, he served for 4 years as an Associate Pastor at Emmaus Church in Kansas City, MO. In 2018, he completed his Master of Divinity (M.Div) degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Prior to that he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Science Education from Oklahoma Baptist University.

Adam has a passion for preaching, teaching, international missions, and seeing families grow in obedience to Christ through intentional discipleship. Prior to serving as a pastor, he spent 8 years as a public school teacher in Oklahoma and Missouri. He was born and raised in Oklahoma and has always loved the Midwest. Adam enjoys reading, running, watching Husker football, and learning about Japanese culture. 

He is married to Elizabeth. Elizabeth graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University where she earned a degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). Elizabeth loves using her musical gifts to serve the church. She is also passionate about international missions and helping women (especially mothers) love Jesus more by studying the Scriptures. Elizabeth is a stay at home mom and she enjoys teaching her children. She also is passionate about cooking and enjoys reading. Adam and Elizabeth have 3 children that range in age from baby to early elementary.