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Pastor Andy Crossgrove

 

I was brought up in the church and trusted Christ as my Lord and Savior early in life.  In 1988, an itinerant speaker came to my church and challenged the congregation to commit everything to God.  That Sunday evening I committed myself to being completely obedient to God by doing whatever God called me to do, wherever God wanted me to go, whenever God spoke.  After graduating from High School, I pursued further Biblical training.  I received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies from The King's College in 1993, and began studying at Biblical Theological Seminary that Autumn.  It was in 1993 that I was hired as the part-time Youth Director at Faith Bible Fellowship Church.  In June of 1994, I married Alicia, who has been a great support and partner in ministry.  In 1997, I received my Masters of Divinity from Biblical Theological Seminary, and was hired to be the full-time Pastor of Youth Ministries at Faith.  In 2003, there was a lot of transition in our church, and in my ministry responsibilities.  I had the privilege to preach on a regular basis, to build relationships, and be the pastor for people of all ages in our congregation.  In 2006, Faith Bible Fellowship Church called me to serve as the Sr. Team Pastor.  God has blessed my wife and me with two beautiful daughters, Ariana and Alexa, and we are in the process of adopting another daughter.  We feel privileged to be used of God to touch lives, and look to the years ahead committing ourselves to the Lord to do whatever, wherever, and whenever He leads.

 

 

Pastor Mike Walker 

   

I grew up in the small town in Potter County, PA where my mom took my brother and I to a nearby church. I am grateful for the influence of my mom, a pastor and a Sunday school teacher that challenged me about the Lord and my need for a relationship with Him. As I became a teen my language, how I treated others and my attitude toward……everything was far less than glorifying. When I was about 16 years old God was convicting me of my sin and put a longing in my heart that was not being met in the things of this world. I trusted in Christ for salvation and He began to change my life. While at Creation ’94 I knew the Lord was calling me into youth ministry. Though I struggled with this calling for a time, God renewed my passion for ministry as I served at a summer camp. I graduated from Geneva College in ‘99 with a Bachelors degree in Christian Ministries and later that year married my wife, JoAnna. Since then I’ve served as the Director of a teen center, Youth Leader and Counselor at an alternative school’s day treatment program. The Lord has blessed us with two wonderful daughters, Emma and Michala. God continually shows Himself faithful to us and we seek to grow in the Lord and serve Him with our lives all for His glory.