John Risner serves as Lead Pastor. His passion is strengthening hearts and homes with the gospel. He is a high-energy speaker and leader and has been in full-time ministry for 20 years. John holds a Master of Divinity degree from Ashland Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work from Bluffton University.
John and his wife Rachel have been married for 21 years and have 9 beautiful children. Rachel devotes most of her time to homeschooling their children, but also volunteers at church and writes women’s Bible studies. You can find her online on at rachelrisner.com.
The Risner family enjoys board games, soccer, pickleball, going to the zoo, and listening to Adventures in Odyssey.
