John was the first paid Cobblestone staff member and has served the church for over fifteen years.  His passion and main responsibilities as Cultivating Pastor is serving the disadvantaged, counseling, and the spiritual growth of Elders and Deacons. He and his wife Kay live in St. Clair Township of Butler County and have two grown/married kids, two grandsons and three grandaughters.

As our Connections Director, Kristin continually invites the church to get involved and invested in the community and mission of Cobblestone. She agrees with the priority in Scripture for biblical community and desires to help communicate and connect the church body to the happenings and ministries at church. She also provides ministry leaders encouragement, feedback and resources. She lives in Brookville with her husband, Josh and four kids, Alina, Levi, Jadyn and Addi.

David began as the worship leader in April 2019. As worship leader, he helps plan and make Sundays happen, disciple/love on/shepherd the worship team, and is also ministry leader of connect groups. He also serves as an elder. He and his wife, Katie, have three children Norah, Evelyn and Owen. They live in Oxford. 

Stacey and her family have made Cobblestone home for the past 12 years. Following God's leading, she joined the staff as Cobblestone's office administrator in 2020 and has over 20 years of administration experience. Stacey takes care of the church's bookkeeping, church communication, and assists in keeping the staff connected and informed. She lives in Okeana with her husband Eric, and two children, Genna and Clay.

Caleb joined Cobblestone staff in June of 2020 to serves as Youth Ministry Director. He serves in ministry to middle and high school students, provides leadership to the Youth Volunteer Team, and provides parents with support and resources. Caleb holds a Bachelor’s in Theology from Faith Theological Seminary. Caleb and his wife, Lauren, have three wonderful children, Ashe, Emerson, and Josiah and reside in Harrison, Ohio.

Brittany Anderson joined the Cobblestone staff part-time in June of 2021 to direct childcare for infants through 3 years old. Brittany is a full-time dog groomer in Harrison, OH and has a wealth of experience that she uses for training and scheduling volunteers to care for the youngest at Cobblestone. She resides in Brookville, IN.

Jeremiah was raised in the church. He believed in Jesus and desired to follow Him at an early age. However, for most of his teen years, basketball was an idol. At the age of 17, Jeremiah tore his ACL and had to quit the sport he loved. But it was through that experience that he fully surrendered his life to Jesus. 

That same year, God started supernaturally leading him to a Bible college in Columbus, Ohio. Soon after moving to Columbus, he met Heather and married her thirteen months later.  They have been on the journey of following Jesus together ever since.   

After leaving Cobblestone for a short while, God called Jeremiah and his family back about four years ago. They stopped in to visit but he quickly became convinced that the Lord wanted him to play a role in supporting Andrew.  In order to better help, they became members so they could serve in different ministries. Jeremiah has led Cobblestone’s Young Adult ministry and participated in prayer ministry.  

After praying about how to serve here and receiving godly counsel from a mentor about it, Jeremiah accepted the call to become an elder.  He is currently the administrative pastor and loves serving and loving the body of believers here at Cobblestone.  His greatest hope is that the people of Cobblestone will become known for their unity and humility, working together to see His kingdom come in and around our people.

Bill attended church with his family during his childhood years but didn’t make a faith commitment to Jesus until college.  He had begun participating in a CRU ministry and volunteering as a drummer in one of their praise bands when he realized he wanted to fully surrender his life to Jesus.  

When Bill and his wife, Melissa, visited Cobblestone they quickly knew this was the church where God wanted them to serve. During Bill’s early adult years, he had felt God’s calling to eldership. Because he was young, he doubted it would work out, but even Melissa felt that God was calling Bill to a leadership position. After making Cobblestone his home church, he was nominated to be a part of the leadership team that later transitioned into our current elder board.  

Bill has had the opportunity to serve in several areas at our church: on the tech team, in the kids’ ministry, as a small group leader, and on the prayer team. He also helps his wife direct Cobblestone’s support of the Operation Christmas Child Project. Bill’s greatest hope in the coming months is that our church will be unified like never before, knowing that unity in the church will be a witness to the world.

Chad grew up in a home where God and church were the priority, and he quickly learned the

rules and expectations of “religion”. As a teenager, Chad had a desire to follow God but just

“religion” was not enough to keep Jesus on the throne of his heart. His teenage and young

adult years were continuous cycles of trying to follow Jesus and then following the desires of

the world. “No one can serve two masters.” - Matthew 6:24.

It wasn’t until 2006 that Chad had an encounter with God and began to know God, rather

than religion. Jesus became King and freedom was gained through honestly confessing hidden

sin and desiring God over everything else. Chad found freedom and life by sitting at the feet of

Jesus and relying on God rather than striving to make it on his own. “No one can come to me

unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.” - John 6:44

Chad, his wife Nancy, and their four children attended Cobblestone for the first time in the fall

of 2020. This was during a season when God seemed distant to them and Chad had lost hope in the church as the body of Christ. But Chad was immediately drawn to Cobblestone because of the open and honest pursuit of Jesus, a conviction to seek and follow the Truth of God’s Word, and a desire to be sensitive to the leading of the Spirit. God has given Chad renewed hope and love for the Church and he is excited to see how God will move through a people who are in love with Jesus above all else!

Raised in a moral family and regularly attending church as a child, Rich decided that he would never attend church again once he started college.  But the Lord had other plans.  After encounters with several different Christ-followers on campus, the Holy Spirit touched his heart, and he realized that without Christ he was headed to an eternity separated from God.  The truth from John 1:12 convinced him that he had become a child of God.  

After college Rich worked construction and volunteered with the Navigators for four years before going on staff with Navs in 1981, the same year he married Lois. 

Fast forward to 1999, Rich and Lois became charter members of a new church in Oxford: Cobblestone Community.  From the start, he has been part of our leadership team.  When Cobblestone changed its leadership structure to being an elder run church, he was filled with peace and felt led to contribute as an elder.  Rich has served in many areas over the years - church maintenance, teaching, discipling, grounds upkeep, benevolence, small groups, men's ministry, and more.  His greatest desire for Cobblestone is that we will become a church focused on Biblical discipleship, focusing on each person getting closer in their relationship with Christ in a way that they can pass it onto the next generation with confidence.