Staff
Terry - Senior Minister
Terry was born June 5, 1949 in Irvine, Kentucky, to Harry C. and Anita and is the second of six children. He was converted in April of 1961 at the River Drive Christian Church in Irvine, Kentucky. Terry married Alexis on August 7, 1973, in Grayson, Kentucky. To this marriage has been born three children: Alivia, Julie and Barton.
Terry is a 1972 graduate from Kentucky Christian University, Grayson, Kentucky where received an A.B. degree. He also graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1974 with an A.B. degree. Terry completed his Master of Ministry degree from Kentucky Christian University in 1987 and his Master of Divinity degree from Cincinnati Bible Seminary in 2001. In December of 2004, Terry finished his Doctor of Ministry degree in Expository Preaching from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
Terry served churches for 30 years in Kentucky. In September of 2006, Terry became the Senior Minister of Christ’s Church at Tiffin.
Chris - Youth and Worship Minister
Chris began ministry at Christ’s Church at Tiffin in 2003. He attended Ozark Christian College for one year in 1995 and graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 2000. He is currently working toward a Masters of Arts in New Testament from Johnson Bible College.
Chris has served in vocational student ministries since 1996, and has been involved in music and worship ministry since he was 13 years old.
Chris’s biggest partners in ministry include his wife, Kerri and his children, Nathan, Laney, and Riley. The Beard family love Ohio summers and are passionate OU Sooners fans as and borderline-rabid Kansas City Chiefs fans.
Lindy- Director of Children’s Ministries
Lindy joined the staff as Director of Children’s Ministries in November of 2004. She and her husband, Joe, relocated from Oklahoma and are proud to have survived the Ohio winters. Lindy received her Bachelors and Masters degrees from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma.
Joe and Lindy are the proud parents of a son, Eli. Lindy enjoys watching movies with happy endings, reading, singing, and playing the piano.
Lindy is "thrilled to be part of such an exciting time" at Christ’s Church and is grateful to work with such a passionate and talented group of volunteers and staff. She feels very privileged to be able to serve God through the Children’s Ministries at Christ’s Church At Tiffin and is excited to see what the future holds.
Curt - Adult Discipleship and Involvement Minister
Curt accepted the role of Adult Discipleship and Involvement minister on January 29, 2008. Curt and his wife, Leanne, spent most of their lives in Iowa. They have been married for 16 years and have two children, Ethan and Emma.
His most recent ministry experience was at the Fertile Church of Christ in Fertile, Iowa where he served as the Teaching Pastor. Prior to that, he served various churches in the Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa area while attending Minnesota Bible College (now Crossroads College) in Rochester, Minnesota.
Curt, and his family, are looking forward to serving alongside the staff of Christ’s Church as well as the entire congregation.
Bonnie - Office Manager
Bonnie, along with her husband, Bob, have been attending Christ’s Church since 1996. In 2002 an office position was extended to Bonnie and after much prayer she accepted and is now the church Office Manager.
Bonnie has been involved in many church outreach programs. Some areas are Benevolence, Sunday Meet’n Greet, Fellowship, Finance Team, Military, Red Cross Blood Drive, 60+ Bible Study, VBS, Discipleship Studies, Missions…
Bonnie is a lifelong resident of the Tiffin area and a graduate of Tiffin University.
She has been married to Bob for 38 years and has been blessed with a son, Robb and a daughter, Ginger. She enjoys spending her spare time with her grandgirls - the joys of her life - Kennedy, Chloe and Sophie. Hobbies include her pets, flower and vegetable gardening, canning, quilting, sewing and reading.
A Scripture verse that Bonnie turns to is:
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 (NIV)
