Since May 2007, Stephanie Hubach has served as Mission to North America’s Special Needs Ministries Director. Mission to North America (MNA) is associated with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). She currently serves on the Lancaster Christian Council on Disability (LCCD) and on the advisory board for Chosen Families. For eight years prior to her appointment at MNA, Steph and her husband Fred led the Special Needs Ministry at Reformed Presbyterian Church in Ephrata, PA. Steph also formerly volunteered as a member of the board of directors for The Arc of Lancaster County, chairperson of the Lancaster County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Advisory Board, and president of the board of directors for the Infant Evaluation Program of State College, PA.
Steph is the author of Same Lake, Different Boat: Coming Alongside People Touched by Disability (Presbyterian and Reformed Publishers, September 2006), director of a Christian Education DVD series by the same title, and author of All Things Possible: Calling Your Church Leadership to Embrace Disability Ministry (Joni and Friends, August 2007). She has been published in ByFaith magazine, Focus on the Family magazine, and Breakpoint online magazine.
Stephanie is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College), and has an M.A. in Economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She serves as an Adjunct Instructor for Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.
Steph and her husband Fred have been married for 30 years. They have two deeply loved sons: Fred and Tim, the younger of whom has Down syndrome. The Hubachs are thrilled to be adding a daughter-in-law to the family in June 2013 when Cecelia Miles and Fred get married! The family resides in Lancaster County, PA.
Hi Sarah! I just found this. :>) I haven’t been on the site much yet as my first time to blog is later this week. I just went out and read your blog. I really enjoyed your honesty and always how you come back to God himself as your Ultimate Hope in all things. Keep on writing! I’m sure you’re an encouragement to many. I’m glad you enjoyed Same Lake, Different Boat. Can you please send me a FB message sometime and maybe we could work out a time to meet halfway between where I am in PA and where you are? God bless! And have a great day! P.S. How do you and Emily know each other? :>)
Stephanie, your book was a great encouragement to me a couple years after my son’s autism diagnosis. A couple more years later, I find you here and have started my own blog for hope and encouragement at http://hopeinautism.blogspot.com. I would love for you to stop by for a visit! I think we also have a mutual friend, Emily Vesper in Kansas City, MO who has a son with Down Syndrome.
Blessings,
Sarah
Hi Sarah… I tried to respond to this once before, but I’m really a “newbie” on this whole blog thing. So here we go again. I hope this makes it through cyberspace this time! I’m so glad you found the book helpful. It’s always great to hear back from folks who read it. I looked online and realized we’re not that far away from each other. Meet halfway sometime this spring? Say “hey” to Emily for me! :>)