Terry Hofecker

Terry Hofecker is the Chief Executive Officer of Demeter, Inc., in Springfield, OH. Demeter, Inc. beats “swords into ploughshares” by adapting military technology for agricultural purposes. After decades of work in archaeology in the Mideast, Terry was recruited by the Trident Group to develop unmanned aerial vehicles for first responders and the military before spinning off Demeter, Inc. in 2015 to use these and other military technologies for peaceful purposes. As a bi-vocational pastor in the Brethren Church, he founded Agora Church in Dublin, OH, in 2012 with his wife, Deborah, and continues to serve as its Teaching Pastor. Terry holds degrees from Liberty University, Grace College and Seminary and Westminster Theological Seminary with additional studies at Jerusalem University College and research with Tel Aviv University and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.