John has been with Kingsway since 1974. His hobbies include reading, traveling, hiking, and hanging out with his grandsons. He is a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan. A world traveller, John has visited 95 countries and has preached in 28 of them.

Matt joined the Kingsway staff in 2009. He was born and raised in northeast Ohio and attended Cincinnati Bible College. He enjoys running, Ohio State Football, working on projects around the house, spending time with Rachael, playing with Matthias, and drinking caffeine (lots of caffeine).

Alan joined the Kingsway Christian School staff in 1981. He is sure that he could have been an Olympic athlete if he hadn’t been injured in a farming accident at age three.  Alan enjoys golf, Sudoku, logic puzzles and carving wooden chains.

Jeff has been at Kingsway since the early '90s, serving first as the business manager and, for the last several years, as the Executive Pastor. Jeff is an expert administrator who cares deeply for the Church and the men and women who lead in it. Jeff and Gayle have two grown children.

Kevin joined the Kingsway staff as an intern in 2001. Kevin's most important roles are husband and dad. When he's not working, he's spending time with Kelly or wrestling with Owen. He enjoys reading, playing the guitar, bicycling and spending time with friends.

Chris joined Kingsway's staff in 2007. He grew up in southern Ohio and he loves dancing, jumping on the trampoline, reading Ted Dekker books and cuddling up with his wife watching movies. Chris also enjoys playing Barbie with his daughters. He has coached track in the past and would like to do it again!

Lisa joined the Kingsway team in 2006. She and her husband, David, are avid cyclists. She spent the summer in Japan in 2006. During her first day in Japan, she decided to take a  jog to check out the city. It turned out to be a three hour search to find her way home. Lisa attended Johnson Bible College and loves to laugh.

Michael has been on staff since 1997 and has attended since 1993. He was born and raised in Central Indiana. He has been married to Cathy since 1986 and they have two sons, Todd and Brandon. When not at work, Michael enjoys golf, tennis, disc golf, and any sport that you can shoot, smack, hit, kick or throw a ball!

Lisa joined the Kingsway staff in 2001. Her hobbies include gardening, antique collecting and techie gadgets. Her lucky number is 13. She was born on January 13, there are 13 letters in her name and she completed 13 years of piano lessons. She attended Cincinnati Bible College and served on staff there, mentoring and training ministry students, for a number of years.

John joined the Kingsway team in 1995. He enjoys spending time with his family, watching movies and riding his ATV. He especially loves spending time with his granddaughter. One of John's greatest joys in ministry is working with and mentoring interns. Over two dozen interns have learned from John over the years.

Mark loves having fun with his three daughters, kayaking, biking, skydiving and thinking deeply while reading a great book. Mark attended Kentucky Christian College and Emmanuel School of Religion and joined the Kingsway staff in 2000. He is a huge fan of Ohio State and Colts football. Mark has been a contestant on The Price Is Right.

Jeff loves to read, hike, listen to music and hang out with others. He especially enjoys time with his wife and his two daughters. And he is always ready for a good cup of coffee. Jeff joined the staff in 2005 after serving for several years as a principal at Kingsway Christian School. Jeff proposed to his wife, Krista, in her first grade classroom at KCS.

Paul is a self-proclaimed neat freak in a cluttered world. He joined Kingsway's staff in 2005. Married to Marilyn, Paul moved to Avon after serving as president of Christ In Youth in Joplin, Missouri. Paul’s hobbies include landscaping and bicycling.

Shawn is the fourth cousin, once removed, of comedian Jeff Foxworthy.  He joined Kingsway's staff in 1999. He loves brewing the perfect pot of coffee (Starbucks Sumatra, whole-bean, freshly and finely ground, with Aqua Systems water and served in a ceramic mug). Shawn also enjoys fishing, hiking, kayaking, biking, and snow skiing.

Chris, our Director of Information Technology, joined the Kingsway staff in 2007. He graduated from Purdue University with a degree in atmospheric science. Chris enjoys travel, reading, volunteering on the audio team in worship ministry, and spending time with his family. 

Brad joined Kingsway's staff in 2007 and has been a member since 1999. He enjoys outdoor activities including softball and golf. He is a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan and is a Chicago Bears fan living in Colts country. He is passionate about adoption and loves doing anything with his wife and four children.

Prior to coming to Kingsway in 2007, Mike was the Fire Marshal with the Avon Fire Department. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. Mike's family have been members at Kingsway since 2004.

Following retirement from the US Army after 20 years of service, Rodney began serving in the maintenance department in 2006. His family have been actively involved at Kingsway since the early 90s. His hobbies include tinkering and maintenance; he can fix just about anything.

Diana joined the Kingsway staff in 2005. She is a fantasy NASCAR nut, finishing in second place in her league this year. She is a garage sale enthusiast and enjoys spending time with her husband, children and grandchildren.

Sarah joined the Kingsway staff in 2008. She enjoys going out on dates with her husband and spending time with friends. Her hobbies include diving into a good book and whipping up sweet desserts. Surprisingly, Sarah cannot ride a bike.

Jaclyn has a weakness for garage sales. She confesses that she has a hard time passing them up. Jaclyn joined the Kingsway staff in 2007. She enjoys playing with her kids, hanging out with friends and watching movies. Her family has been active at Kingsway since 2001.

Cheryl joined the staff at Kingsway in 2006. She enjoys card making, reading, playing the Wii, playing cards with friends and riding their motorcycle with her husband, Gary. Each month, the Newport family partakes in “Game Day” with children and grandchildren. Cheryl loves to laugh and have fun.

Sandi joined the Kingsway team in 2008. She is our Congregational Care and Discipleship Ministry Assistant. She enjoys reading, cooking, spending time with her family and their dog, and hiking. She and her husband, Tony, were married at Kingsway by Pastor John Caldwell.

Our Worship Ministry Assistant, Dee, joined our team in 2005. Listening to music, playing board games with her family, scrap-booking, and exercising are all activities that Dee enjoys. She and her husband were married in Germany.

Lindsay joined our staff in 2006. She loves to spend time with her family. She is especially fond of shopping. She dislikes any activity that involves water due to the fact that she does not know how to swim and does not intend to learn.

Monica is our 1st - 6th Grade Ministry Assistant. She has been on staff at Kingsway since 2000. Her hobbies include spending time with her children. She loves to go see musicals and watching reruns on Nick at Nite.

Bobbette joined the Kingsway staff in 2005. She enjoys reading, sewing, shopping and playing with her children. She and her husband, Patrick, were married in Kingsway’s prayer chapel and they have been members at Kingsway since 2000.

Heather joined the Kingsway staff in 2009. She enjoys watching movies, roller skating with her daughter, fishing, listening to music, playing card games and reading. Her daughter enjoys spooky stories and mysteries just like her mom.

Shirley has served as Kingsway’s Graphic Coordinator since 1980. Her hobbies include watercolor, gardening and reading. When she and her husband moved to Indiana they were only planning to stay five years; they have been here over 40.

After taking care of her pet goat, Hershey, Caitlyn still finds time to serve as an intern at Kingsway. She joined Kingsway in 2009. Caitlyn loves hiking, basketball, art and any outdoor activity.

Reading, watching movies, art, music, theater, floor hockey and hiking are all hobbies of Melissa. She serves as the High School Ministry Intern and joined Kingsway in 2009. Her father served in the Air Force when she was little and she spent seven years of her childhood living in Germany.

Jess joined our team in 2009 as the 5th- & 6th-Grade Ministry Intern. She enjoys running, laughing, playing with children, working with children's leaders and playing Play-doh with her little buddies Alden, Hallie, Braylon and Briggs.

Justin has consumed over 8,000 liters of Mountain Dew in his life (at least), giving him plenty of energy to work with students. He loves to read, play card and board games, watch movies, and listen to music. Justin joined our team in 2009.