Mike Edmisten
Preaching Minister [ e-mail | blog ]
Mike joined the ministry of the Amelia Church of Christ as the Senior Minister in January 2006. His primary responsibilities are preaching and teaching God's Word, providing spiritual and pastoral care for our church family, creating avenues to welcome those who have yet to accept Christ, and providing leadership and vision to carry our church into the future.
Mike is originally from Georgetown, OH. He graduated from Cincinnati Christian University in 1998. Before coming to Amelia, he ministered with the Bethlehem Church of Christ in Winchester, Ohio and the Woodland Heights Christian Church in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Mike married Nicki, his high school sweetheart, in 1997. He says, "I'm very happy to admit that I 'married up.'" Mike and Nicki were blessed with a son, Ryan, in June 2004, and another son, Brock, in December 2007.
Brian Morrissey
Worship & Small Groups Minister [ e-mail | blog ]
Brian joined the ministry of the Amelia Church of Christ as the Youth/Worship Minister in May 2002. His primary responsibilities were developing and leading worship services and mentoring and growing the youth. In 2010, Brian transitioned to the Worship & Small Groups Minister position. While still focusing on worship services, Brian is also now focusing on leading Amelia Small Groups.
Brian is originally from Birmingham, AL. He graduated from San Diego State University in 2001. "Before coming to Amelia, I ministered at East Hills Christian Church in San Diego, CA where I met & married my beautiful wife Cara. We were blessed with a son, Joshua, in August of 2002."
Thayer Wallace
Student Minister [ e-mail | blog ]
Thayer joined the ministry of the Amelia Church of Christ as the Student Minister in March 2010. He is a graduate of Lynchburg-Clay High School and is currently a sophomore at Cincinnati Christian University studying Youth Ministry. He also plays soccer for CCU as the goalkeeper.
"There are 3 things that I truly love in this world: God, Jesus and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. Mmm, delicious."
Marie Young
Children's Minister [ e-mail | blog ]
Marie Young officially accepted the role of Children’s Minister in August 2010. After serving in an interim capacity for several months, we are so excited that God has chosen Marie for this permanent position!
Marie is one of our own. She and her husband, Josh, have been part of the ACC family for several years now. Josh is on our staff as our Creative & Communications Minister, and they're expecting their first little one in January!
Marie has been a part of Amelia KidZone for a long time. She has proven that she is very gifted and very passionate for this ministry. The kids in our church love her. She loves them. But most importantly, she loves Jesus and wants to teach our kids to love Him, too.
As the Children’s Minister at the Amelia Church of Christ, Marie works side by side with our staff of passionate volunteers, each of whom have been through thorough national background checks. Marie and ACC are very serious about the safety of your children.
Josh Young
Creative & Communications Minister [ e-mail | blog ]
Josh officially joined the staff of the Amelia Church of Christ as the Creative & Communications Minister in July 2009. His primary responsibilities are overseeing all visual communications at ACC. This includes ACC's web presence, graphics for use on Sunday mornings, signage in the building, publications, etc.
Josh is originally from Winchester, OH. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2003 in Civil & Environmental Engineering, and he currently works for a Christian-based engineering firm in Cincinnati. Josh and his wife, Marie (who is our Children's Minister), have been serving at Amelia since early 2006. Josh is also very active in ACC's Worship Ministry and plays guitar each week in the band.
Interesting Factoid: Josh's Great-Great-Uncle, Walter Bolender, was one of the men instrumental in starting the Amelia Church of Christ back in the early 1950's.