New Heritage Church is committed to the principle of plurality in leadership. As a result, we function as a team of elders who take a mutual responsiblity to "shepherd (pastor) the flock of God, not by constraint but willingly, not for shameful gain but eagerly, not as domineering over those in (our) charge but being examples to the flock" (1 Peter 5:2-3). In addition, we endeavor to "equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain the unity of faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ" (Ephesians 4:11-13).

Our leadership team consists of Randy Reinhardt, Fred Lessans, Dave Fritz and Bob Desrosiers. Email us at pastor@new-heritage.org

Randy Reinhardt was born in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was raised in the Disciples of Christ Church. Following high school, he attended the U.S. Naval Academy from which he graduated in 1973. One year prior to graduation, he asked Jesus Christ to be LORD of his life, as did his girlfriend, Linda. Four days following graduation, they were married. Randy served as a Naval Aviator for six years and left the service, July 1, 1979, to become the headmaster of Covenant Community Church’s newly founded Christian day school (K-12). Additionally, he served as the church’s administrator. In 1985 he was ordained an elder with the church, and in 1989, he was asked to serve as the Senior Pastor. Subsequently, Randy served as the President of the Maryland Federation of Church Schools (89-94), and the founding leader of Pastors Pray (94–01), which is today, OneVoice. Outside the church, he has served in a number of leadership roles in the community including Cub Master for his son’s Cub Scout Pack (99-01), the President of the Harper’s Choice Community Partnership (98-01), and the board of directors for the county’s homeless shelter, Grassroots (01-present). He also has an earned Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Chesapeake Theological Seminary (’98). Randy and Linda have made Columbia their home since 1978, and they have five children: Eric (’78), Michelle (’80), Amy (’83), Joy (’88), and Kyle (’89).

Born into a Jewish family, Fred Lessans became a believer in Yeshua (Jesus) at the age of nineteen. In the early 70's Fred co-founded a community of people from a variety of religious backgrounds who together sought to live out the prayer of Yeshua, that we would all be "one as He and the Father are one, so that the world would believe" (John 17:21). Over the next twenty years, the community grew to over 850 men, women and children and served to bring spiritual renewal to individuals and churches alike. In the early 90's, Fred founded Living Water Fellowship, a congregation with a vision to see unchurched people reached with the message of Jesus with a special concern for university students. In the summer of 2000, Living Water Fellowship merged with Covenant Community Church to become New Heritage Church where Fred presently co-pastors with three other men. Fred has a Masters degree in Theology from St. Mary's Seminary and University and a Masters Degree in Jewish Studies from Baltimore Hebrew University. Fred and his wife Kristin, along with Meagen and Nicholas, seek to model the oneness of Jew and Gentile in Messiah Yeshua!

Dave Fritz has been an elder in the church for over 10 years. He and his wife Allison are U. of Delaware graduates.They have two children, Sarah and Grace. The Fritz Family resides in Ellicott City. Dave and Allison have a passion for healthy marriages and have a ministry of leading couples through pre marital counseling. The Fritz's have also lead 18 Alpha Courses since 1995. "Alpha" is a ten week introduction to the Christian faith. (See the NHC web site link to Alpha). Dave has a passion for missions and has served overseas with with Frontiers in Indonesia, and with ELIC in China. Dave currently teaches and coordinates for the Perspectives Study Progam. "Perspectives" is a 15 week college level course on the World Christian Movement. Some personal acheivements include All - American Football Division 1-AA at U. of D. for Dave, and Allison earned a Ph.D in Education from the U. of MD. The greatest of all acheivements for them both has been " being born again into a dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ by the Grace of God the Father".

Bob Desrosiers graduated the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth in electrical engineering. After working many years in the field of engineering, Bob went on staff as a pastor/administrator for New Heritage Church serving in that position from 2000 - 2004. Bob is now back in the field of engineering and continues to serve as an elder in New Heritage Church.