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| Senior Pastor: Dick Crosby |
| Following college, Pastor Dick Crosby began his ministry in Minnesota serving as administrator of a Christian School for six years. That experience prepared him for the work of starting a new church in Minneapolis. After six fruitful years in that ministry, he and his wife Carol moved to Helena, Montana. |
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| During the past twenty eight years they have watched God grow this church from less than 30 people to several hundred. Hannaford Street Bible Church is still growing both in population and numbers of ministries that serve to reach the needs of people. |
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| Dick holds a Doctorate in Christian Education and has been gifted by God in the primary area of administration. |
| [contact Dick Crosby] |
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| Assistant Pastor: John Fenlason |
| John Fenlason came to Hannaford Street Bible Church in 1991. His responsibilities have emphasized Youth, Children’s, and Family ministries over the years. |
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| Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, John grew up in Bozeman and Belgrade and graduated from Belgrade High School in 1982. John then attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Pastoral Ministry in 1985. He then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where he received seminary training and worked as an elementary school teacher until coming on staff at Hannaford Street Bible Church in 1991. |
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| John was married to Irene in 1991, and they have four children – Caitlyn, Zachary, Natalie, and Justyce. |
| [contact John Fenlason] |
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| Youth Pastor: Gezer Garcia de Silva |
| Gezer came to Hannaford Street Bible Church in April of 2005. (His name is pronounced "Jê•zer," rhyming with the word "never.") He is originally from Londrina, Brazil where he studied and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Theology. While in Brazil, he worked as a Bible teacher in an elementary / middle school and he served as a missionary with Africa Inland Mission. In Brazil, Gezer also met and married his wife Kaci, a Montana native who was a missionary there at the time. |
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| In Youth Ministry, Gezer desires to create learning opportunities that teens can apply to their lives, preparing them for godly living in their world, today and tomorrow. |
| [contact Gezer Garcia de Silva] |
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| Assimilation Pastor: Scott Yebba |
| Scott graduated from Calvary Chapel Bible Institute with a Bachelor's degree in Biblical Theology. In 1997, he helped plant a church in West Palm Beach, Florida and soon came on staff there as an associate pastor. The church experienced significant growth. |
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| Scott, Doris, and their three children (Joshua, Ashley and Kaylee) moved to Montana in July, 2005. Upon their arrival they immediately began attending Hannaford and participated in several ministries. |
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| Scott came on staff at Hannaford as the Pastor of Assimilation in January 2007. Scott and Doris have a strong desire to make sure guests at Hannaford feel at home and have as much information about the church as possible. They also like to see Christians grow in their faith through home fellowships and discipleship programs. |
| [contact Scott Yebba] |
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| Pastor of Worship Arts: Ed Melendez |
| Edward Melendez is an impassioned follower of Christ, a worship leader, and graphic designer. Ed grew up in California where he began leading worship in the early 1990s. He was also involved in many music projects as a writer, composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist. Ed holds a degree in graphic design and multimedia design. |
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| Edward, his wife Jessica and their children Maddie and James moved to Montana from the Los Angeles area in 2011. They are excited to be a part of the fellowship at Hannaford and to see God's mighty hand at work in Helena and the surrounding areas. |
| [contact Ed Melendez] |
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Office Manager: Linda Hutchison |
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Linda has been employed at Hannaford for over 20 years. Working at Hannaford has brought many challenges and blessings including working with our pastors, getting to know and work with congregational members, and involvement in the Lord's ministry.
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving." Col. 3:23
[contact Linda Hutchison] |
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Assistant Office Manager: Callie Batson |
| [contact Callie Batson] |
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