Pastor moved to Gainesboro from Bloomington, IL in the summer of 2004 with his wife, Di and 3 of his 6 children. Since then his 3 other children have followed suit and all now reside in Tennessee with their families as well.

 

In 2008, in obedience to God The Bridge was started and he became a pastor.

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Alongside being a full time pastor, he is a full time master carpenter as well, owning his own business- Legacy Mountain Woodworking that includes old home restorations. He is also a very proud "Papaw" to 12 grandchildren.

Ms. Di is administrator of Maranatha where, she also does the residents' weekly phase appointments, interviews for potential residents, picking up new residents, and taking ladies to court dates. On top of these responsibilities, many of the interviews, court dates, and pick ups are out of county or across the state.​

 

Additionally, she is on the worship team, and runs the "back room", and helps run and operate The Exchange along side her daughters, Liza and Josi, and staff member Jennifer. 

"Ms. Barb" has literally dedicated her life to serving.

She became the house mom at Maranatha over a decade ago, not just dedicating her time, full time, but moving onto the property and into the "yellow house" with the ladies.

From getting up at the crack of dawn to take someone to work, picking them up in the afternoon from work, taking them various places for volunteer hours, grocery shopping, transportation to classes, counseling, and church, and administering drug tests as well.​

Liza manages the audio, visual, livestream, the websites, and social media for the church and connected ministries.

 

She also in charge of the front counter, helps operate The Exchange with Ms. Di- along side of vital staff members Josi and Jennifer.

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Additionally, she is on staff for Maranatha as a chaperone, and head of security.

She leads the Wednesday morning women's Bible study, and gives the announcements during service on Sunday nights. 

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Josi also is also a vital staff member of The Exchange, working wherever she is needed during store hours, and going in during the week to sort through any donations.

Jennifer is on staff full time for Maratha- administering drug tests, doing apartment inspections, teaching classes. reviews applications, and interviews with Ms. Di for potential new residents. ​

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She also is a leader for the jail ministry, in charge of Tithes and Offerings, and a staff member at The Exchange.

Nikki is our Outreach Coordinator, in charge of any events we host.

 

She is also on the worship team, and apart of the jail ministry.