Tim Roberts, Pastor
timr@oppresby.com
904-213-8662 (home)
904-477-1864 (cell)

Name:

Tim Roberts
Position Title:
Pastor (or “Chief Bottle Washer”)
What do you actually do in your Ministry?
Preach, teach, equip leaders, administrate, pastoral care, & sometimes collect garbage.
What you like best about your Ministry?
Casting vision for our potential in Christ and watching people mature in their faith.
What do you like to do for fun?
Surf, read, family time, sports.
What is your favorite flavor of Ice Cream?
Anything “Ben & Jerry’s”
What is your favorite TV show?
Sports games (especially football)
What is your favorite Bible Verse?
Proverbs 3:5-6
What is currently in your iPod?
Huh? Is that like a moped?
What books are you reading?
Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard; The Lord & His Prayer by Tom Wright; Spiritual Leadership by Henry Blackaby.
What is your academic background?
Arlington Congregational Kindergarten (ABC Degree); Flagler College (B.A.); Princeton Theological Seminary (M. Div.); Columbia Theological Seminary (D. Min.).

Young Arthur Smith III, Director of Youth & Family Ministries
904-868-8346 (cell)
young@oppresby.com

Name:

Young Arthur Smith, III
Position Title:
Director of Youth & Family Ministries
What do you actually do in your Ministry?
Plan Youth Group and Bible Study, help lead in worship, lots of txting and meetings....prayer for wisdom!
What do you like best about your Ministry?
Meeting with people where they are; sharing the love of Jesus with thought, word and deed.
What do you like to do for fun?
Crazy youth stuff!  Hang out with my family, martial arts and enjoying God's creation.
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
Anything soy....I know, yuck (actually its pretty good) - my fav dessert/food is ANYTHING!  I enjoy eating and being adventurous.
What is your favorite TV show?
Too busy for much TV: occasionally Bones or Psyche, or Catholic Channel (no Presbyterian channel yet)

David Grachek, Parish Visitor
dgrachek@yahoo.com

Name:

David Grachek

Position Title: 

Parish Visitor – Seminary Intern
What do you actually do in your Ministry? 

Visit any and all members – eat their food, drink their tea and coffee.  I also assist with worship and preach.
What you like best about your Ministry?

People – I love being with this community.  
What do you like to do for fun?

I love being with my wife and kids whenever possible.  I enjoy baseball, especially watching my sons play and just about any sport that involves a ball.  I enjoy watching soccer, but only when my daughter plays.
What is your favorite flavor of Ice Cream?

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

What is your favorite TV show?

Top Chef – everything stops when Top Chef is on
What is your favorite Bible Verse?

Luke 9:23 (New American Standard Bible)

 ²³And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.

What is currently in your iPod?

Casting Crowns, Newsboys, Third Day, Johnny Cash, Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Walsh, Rolling Stones, David Crowder, Genesis, Chris Tomlin, Erwin McManus, John Ortberg, Greg Laurie, Billie Holiday, Black Crowes, Bob Seger, Led Zepplin, The Beatles, Peter Gabriel, U2, Van Morrison…
What books are you reading?

Who Gets To Narrate the World by Robert Webber,

God is Closer than you think by John Ortberg,

Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament by Bruce Metzger,

The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society by Henri Nouwen

What is your academic background?

Knickrehm Elementary School, Grand Island, Nebraska

Walnut Junior High, Grand Island, Nebraska

Columbus Senior High, Columbus, Nebraska

University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska (BS in Finance)

Canon Trust School, Charlotte, North Carolina (CEBS)

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Jacksonville, Florida (M.Div)

 

Greg Holton, Director of Contemporary
Worship Arts & Young Adult Ministry
greg@oppresby.com

Name:

Greg Holton
Position:

Director of Contemporary Worship Arts and Young Adult Ministries.
What You Actually Do:

Help the rest of the staff and volunteer leaders with tech problems, except for Pam, who solves my tech problems.
What you like best about ministry:
Developing new leadership, serving alongside others.
What do you do for fun:

Surf, cycle, and backpack with Cathy . . .play peek-a-boo, read children’s books, and sing lullabies to my daughters.
WFavorite Ice Cream:

I’d rather have a hand-made Coke.
Favorite T.V show:

The Amazing Race – one day we’ll try out for the family edition – and we will totally win.
Favorite Bible Verse:

2Timothy 2:2.
What’s in your Ipod:

Too small, I would lose it.
What books are you currently reading:
No Cry Sleep Solutions by Elizabeth Cantley, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weisbluth, The Fussy Baby Book by William and Martha Sears, The Baby Book by William and Martha Sears, What To Expect, The First Year by Arlene Eisenberg, Focus On The Family’s Complete Book Of Baby and Child Care, Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? By Dr. Seuss, Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, I Like It When by Mary Murphy, Touch and Feel Baby Jesus Is Born by Allia Zodel-Nolan.A Generous Orthodoxy, by Brian McLaren, The Next Christendom by Philip Jenkins, The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe, and The Younger Evangelicals by Robert Webber.
Favorite Diaper:

Fuzzybunz. Great colors, really cute, and of course, fuzzy.

Kimberley Rowan, Director of Children & Family Ministries

kimberley@oppresby.com

Name:

Kimberley Rowan

 Position Title:  

Director of Children’s & Family Ministry
What do you actually do in your Ministry? 

Not much; mostly just color and play blocks…OK seriously, it’s a huge variety…we pretty much run a church within the church.
What you like best about your Ministry? 

The kids!  They are so honest & simple in their approach to faith; I learn from them all the time.
What do you like to do for fun? 

Garden, paint, cook, read, make jewelry.
What is your favorite flavor of Ice Cream?

Starbuck’s Java Chip.

What is your favorite TV show?  

Not a big fan of TV, but I do enjoy Good Eats with Alton Brown (Food Network).
What is your favorite Bible Verse?

Matt. 16:25-26; I’m a loser!
What is currently in your iPod?  

Toby Mac, the chipmunks,  KJ52, Jennifer Knapp, Grits, Veggie ROCKS!, Group 1 Crew, Rob Biagi, Hayden and more.
What books are you reading? 

Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey (Catherine Stonehouse) Fierce Conversations, (Susan Scott) & Crazy Love (Francis Chan).
What is your academic background? 

BFA in Theatre/Fine Arts (performance & design) & MFA in Fine Arts (design).

 

Tiffany Holmquist, Early Childhood Coordinator
tiffany@oppresby.com

Fran Higson, Director of Life
Group Ministries
fran@oppresby.com

Pam Frame, Administrative Assistant
pam@oppresby.com

Julie Hasle, Preschool Director
julie@oppresby.com

Name:

Julie Hasle
Position Title:

Preschool Director
What you actually do in your Ministry:

Welcome new families, plan, encourage, teach chapel, review lesson plans, unjam the copier and of course lots of paperwork.
What you like best about your ministry:

Teaching the children about God’s love, and the daily smiles and hugs from the children.
What you like to do for fun:

Quilt, read, paint
Favorite Flavor of Ice Cream:

Mint Chocolate chip
Favorite TV Show:

Lost
Favorite Bible Verse: Isaiah 40:28-31
What is currently in you iPod:

Various Praise and Worship songs, John Michael Talbot, Sarah Maclachlan, Jack Johnson, Nora Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Kenny G, and a variety of Jazz and Classical music.
What books are you reading:

The Revelation by Beverly Lewis & Florida Quilts
The strangest thing I ever found in my closet:

My brothers 6ft Boa Constrictor

Janine Pierro, Assistant Preschool Director
janine@oppresby.com

Dale Choate, Choir Director

Sonja Lewis, Organist
Semlewis2@aol.com

Eddie Rowan, Sexton

eddie@oppresby.com

Marie Joseph, Housekeeper

Ed Montgomery, Pastor Emeritus