tyler & renee' padgitt
Senior Pastor
Birthday Month: January & August
Where were you born? Indiana / Tennessee
Your Family: Owen-3 and Evan-2
Hobbies and Interests: Pastor Padgitt enjoys mowing and Nascar, Pastor Renee' likes "light" yard work, and loves all "time saving" gadgets, and is a Craig's List junkie.
Where did you get married: Ocala, FL
What book are you reading? 30 pieces of Silver-Clark / 417 magazine and "reading" an audio series by Joyce Meyer
Favorite Restaurant? Japanese Restaurants and Bandana's BBQ
Favorite Invention? PC Study Bible 4.0 / The Robot Vaccum Cleaner, which I would love to try!
Where do you go to relax? Table Rock Lake or a float trip on the North Fork of the White River
mike & randi jackson
Associate Pastor of Administration &
Student Ministry Director
Birthday Month: March & December
Where were you born? St. Louis, MO / Covington, LA
Your Family: Randi, Averin, Alaina, and Addison
Hobbies and Interests: Fly Fishing, Hunting, Golf, and Video Games
Where did you get married: St. Louis, MO
What book are you reading? Youth Culture 101, The Way of the Shepherd, Beyond Belief to Conviction, Understanding God's Word
Favorite Restaurant? Buffalo Wild Wings
Favorite Invention? Gillette Fusion Razor
Where do you go to relax? Lake Taneycomo
What is something you like and something you dislike? I like Gummi Worms, I don't like long lines in drive thrus.
What do you love about Truth Church? Diversity
brien & jamie stokes
Music & Worship Ministries
Birthday Month: July & March
Where were you born? SC / IL
Your Family: Elijah David Stokes 5 years-old.
Hobbies and Interests: Photography, Art, Tennis
Where did you get married: St Louis, MO
What book are you reading? Simple Church / Lots of School Books
Favorite Restaurants? Cheddars, Zio's, Imos, Ocean Zen, Five Spice
Favorite Invention? The Fork! (Brien) Electric toothbrush (Jamie)
Where do you go to relax? Our two recliners in our Media Room. (Sounds fancy, it is actually just our spare 3rd bedroom.)
What do you love about Truth Church? Growing diversity, a church that is FREE for ALL!
jeremy & kelly rapp
Associate Pastor of Evangelism
Birthday Month: September & July
Where were you born? Springfield, MO
Your Family: Kelly, Haylee, Hope, & Ryder
Hobbies and Interests: Yard work, Nascar
Where did you get married: Springfield, MO
Favorite Restaurant? Nakato Japanese Grill
Favorite Invention? The Dupont Chevrolet
Where do you go to relax? Anywhere with my family and no schedule
What do you love about Truth Church? The vision to lead people to Christ.
john & sheri perkins
Children's Ministries & Financial Dept.
Birthday Month: January / September
Where were you born? Springfield, MO / Hopkinsville, KY
Your Family: John "King of the Lawn, Fallen Limb Avenger" Perkins, Elle "Drama Diva, Stacker of Cups, Mastermind" Perkins age 11, Elijah "Drummer Boy, Dooku Fighter, The Vice" Perkins age 8, Jack "Trash Warrior" Age 4 (28 in doggy years)
Hobbies and Interests: (John) Reading, jogging, playing with the kids, dating Sheri, I wish I could do the following more often, fishing, hiking, camping, golfing. (Sheri) Decorating/Design, cooking, photography, gardening, Monster Truck Rallies.
Where did you get married: Springfield, MO at Truth.
What book are you reading? (John) My Grandfather's Son - Clarence Thomas (Sheri) The Children's Book of Virtues
Favorite Restaurant? (John) Mexican Villa, Burrito enchilada style! (Sheri) Ocean Zen or Nakato or Mexican (notice a trend here - I'm not a one answer kind of girl)
Favorite Invention? John - Time Travel (Not invented yet) Sheri - Air Conditioning.
Where do you go to relax? (John) On a jog or to my deck, (Sheri) Anywhere out of town.
What is your favorite quote? (John) "Pass the gravy", Sheri. (Sheri) "Live your eulogy" Carlton Coon & "My silence will never be misquoted" T.F. Tenney
What do you love about Truth Church? What's not to love? We love the people, the kids especially all the new faces!
ben & jaime henny
Media & Transportaion Directors
Birthday Month: Novermber / July
Where were you born? Clinton, MO / Whitman AFB, MO
Your Family: Just Us! & Scotty our Dog
Hobbies and Interests: Computers, Electronics, Bass Guitar / Reading, Music
Where did you get married: Clinton, MO
What book are you reading? Simple Church - T.Rainer & E. Geiger
Favorite Restaurant? Dragon Inn / Red Lobster
Favorite Invention? The Transitor / vulcanized rubber (rubber that has been taken through a heating process to make it harder for such things as tires etc...)
Where do you go to relax? Home
What is your favorite quote? There are 10 kinds of people: Those who know binary numbers and those who don't. & If You do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.
What do you love about Truth Church? The passion for showing God's love to our community.
juli manis
Nursery Director
Birthday Month: July
Where were you born? Chicago, IL
Your Family: My husband Scott, my kids Madison-9 & Luke-5
Hobbies and Interests: Scrapbooking, reading
Where did you get married: Springfield, MO
What book are you reading? A Woman after God's Own Heart
Favorite Restaurant? Nakato's Japanese Grill and Zio's Italian
Favorite Invention? Disposable diapers
Where do you go to relax? My couch with a good book.
What is your favorite quote? "If you want to see the rainbow, you have to go through the rain."
What do you love about Truth Church? Wonderful Leadership
gina beamish
Hospitality Director
Birthday Month: January
Where were you born? Long Beach, CA
Your Family: My hubby, Joe and our two kids, Lauryn-7, and London-6
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, shopping, traveling, cooking, gardening
Where did you get married: Chateau on the Lake, Branson, MO
What book are you reading? "The Proper Care and Feeding of a Marriage"
Favorite Restaurant? Ocean Zen, Argentina's, Cheesecake Factory
Favorite Invention? The camera, I love the thought of capturing one's life through pictures.
Where do you go to relax? The Lake
What is your favorite quote? "The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman MUST be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides." Audrey Hepburn
What is something you love and something you hate? LOVE great worship. HATE laundry!
What do you love about Truth Church? The overall atmosphere of Truth is amazing. The love that people feel accepted, wanted, and cared for when they walk through the doors. Truth's people genuinely make everyone feel comfortable, it's not an act, it's just who they are. And because of that, there's an atmosphere of warmness that naturally abides here.
