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Greetings! I'm a native Kansan, having been born in Emporia and raised in Shawnee Mission, where I was active in Countryside Christian Church. I graduated from Phillips University and Phillips Graduate Seminary and was ordained into the ministry in 1981.

Before beginning my ministry here in Manhattan in July, 2002, I had served congregations in Sheridan, Wyoming; Kansas City, Missouri; and McPherson, Kansas.

My wife, Holly, and I have been married since 1978. We have two children: Ben and Gretchen. We also have an Old English Sheepdog named Bentley.

I'm a huge fan of The Andy Griffith Show. I also enjoy the Marx Brothers, The Simpsons, and MXC: Most Extreme Elimination Challenge.

Thanks for clicking on the staff page! All the really interesting and cool stuff I usually share in person, so if you want to know more, drop me an email at christy@fccmanhattan.org, or give me a call at (785) 236-0342.

I was born and raised in North Carolina (hence the slight accent) and went to undergrad at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC where I studied Speech/Language Pathology. I became an Americorps* volunteer which brought me to Kansas to serve in the Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center. I stayed in Wichita and then graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in Social Work. I have specialty training in crisis counseling, substance abuse, children and family counseling.

I graduated from Phillips Theological Seminary in 2006 with a Masters of Divinity and was ordained by the Kansas region in 2007. I have served congregations in North Carolina and Kansas for the past eight years.

I have 2 “four legged kids”; Ella Marie and Duchess Anne. They love to play and meet new people.

I am interested in knowing what makes life interesting, fun and meaningful. I am always up for an adventure and don’t shy away from a challenge. I look forward to the opportunity to share this journey together!