Mia Davidson Receptionist
mdavidson@vinecommunitychurch.com

Mia is our staff member most likely to be confused with a volunteer since she occupies the space commonly referred to as the “volunteer desk.” Contrary to popular belief though, she is not an over-zealous volunteer bent on stealing away service opportunities from the rest of the church. As our Receptionist, Mia is often the first person you come in contact with when you call or visit the office. This is a good thing since she’s really nice and all our pastors are really mean. Mia is mom to Larry, James, and Jaymel. 

Emily Clerk Building Cleaning Supervisor
eclerk@vinecommunitychurch.com

Toilets need cleaning. Somebody’s gotta do it. Emily is our gal. She is a great servant who doesn’t mind getting her hands dirty so everyone else can enjoy a clean facility. Of course, that may make you think twice before you shake her hand, but that’s a sacrifice she’s willing to make.

JON DENMAN Director of Counseling and Recovery
jdenman@vinecommunitychurch.com

Jon Denman is smarter than you. Don’t believe us? Check our facts: A recently deleted 2009 Wikipedia article named Jon “one of the smartest humans on planet Earth.” Take that, Stephen Hawking. And as if that wasn’t enough, Jon accidentally invented the internet in Jr. High during one of his unsuccessful attempts at building a time machine…this according to Winston the Bagel Man. Jon needs all that smartiness to help him as the Recovery at the Vine ministry leader. Jon and his brilliant wife, Kate, have 2 kids, Josiah and Asher.

Connie Gregory Book Keeper
cgregory@vinecommunitychurch.com

Connie Gregory's passion for bookkeeping started early.  The blue and yellow "Math 76" hypnotized her.  She soon began keeping books of all genres.  "Map Skills for Today," "Communicating Economics," "NAUI: SCUBA Diver" ... you name the book, she keeps it.  Don't believe us?  Ask her about her 1985 "Guinness Book of World Records" and watch her eyes light up.  Connie and her husband, Michael, live within minutes of no less than 10 bookstores. 

Kristin Gregory Director of the Homeless Ministry
kgregory@vinecommunitychurch.com

Kristin Gregory will simply tell you that she likes to travel.  She will NOT tell you that on July 20, 1969, she became the second person to walk on the moon.  She will never pat herself on the back with the hand that piloted the Lunar Module in the first manned lunar landing in history.  She refuses to acknowledge her snuggie as the first Space Snuggie, and doesn't brag about her grammy nominated gospel performance of "Home on the Range" that was inspired by her time spent sans gravity.  It was exactly that level of humility we needed while looking for someone to direct Project Compassion, our ministry to the homeless.  But please, whatever you do, don't call her "buzz."

Terry Kessinger Office Manager
tkessinger@vinecommunitychurch.com

Terry has a very responsible position here. When anything goes wrong, she’s responsible. Typo in the program? Terry’s fault. Phone goes unanswered? Where’s Terry? Not enough programs? Terry again. A pastor missing? Terry’s had a bad day. Thankfully, she’s great at what she does so those occurrences are rare. Not only does Terry pretty much run the whole office, she finds spare ministry time for raising up young women in leadership. Terry is wife to Wayne and mom to Alanna and Adam.

Michael Petrik Worship Leader
mpetrik@vinecommunitychurch.com

Michael Petrik has an awful voice and stinks at playing the guitar, but he wears really cool jeans so we hired him as our worship leader. His hair isn’t bad either. Just kidding. He’s pretty good musically and the hair is his only downfall. His ability to lead the church in worship can be summed up with one word from the classic hymn “How Great Thou Art” – scarce. Kidding again. “Great” would be a better choice. As our worship leader, Michael is the one you’re likely to see on stage with guitar in hand and microphone in front of face. He leads us in singing our songs to God.

Jennifer Quinn Adventureland Director
jquinn@vinecommunitychurch.com

Here’s what you need to know about Jennifer Quinn. She’s a rally car driver. Former lead vocalist in a metal band. Invented the Rubik’s cube. Cage fighter. Summited Everest without oxygen. Karaoke champion. Created the recipe for Jell-O. Current Children’s Coordinator at Vine Community Church. Wrote the screenplay for Finding Nemo. Holds the record for most light bulbs eaten in an hour. Invented a “laundry robot” at age 12. She was the inspiration for the main character in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Don’t believe us? Why else would they name the character Dr. Quinn? Okay, so none of this is true. Except the part about rally cars. Alright fine, that’s not true either. But she is an excellent Children’s Coordinator and her son Yancy speaks some Spanish. Seriously.

Jim Rains Facility Manager
jrains@vinecommunitychurch.com

As our Facility Manager, Jim is the one you’ll most likely run into in the storage shed or up on the roof. What are you doing up on the roof by the way? Jim's motto since coming on the job has been, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” In order to give him something to do the rest of the staff has adopted a new policy – breaking stuff. Since initiating the new policy the number of broken things at the Vine has risen by 44.6%. But at least Jim has something to do. Jim is husband to Marie and dad to Mike, Nathalie, Kaleigh, Sean and Summer.

Valerie Rasp Kids' Materials and Scheduling Coordinator
vrasp@vinecommunitychurch.com

Valerie (or Val for short or V for really short or simply nod in her direction if you don’t enjoy talking) is cool. When we asked Val what cool and interesting facts about her should appear on her website bio, she replied with “I love maps and getting lost while driving.” Apparently her love for maps doesn’t extend to an appreciation of their practical functionality. But that’s exactly what we were looking for in a Children’s Coordinator – a lost map-lover. Val is our most ironic staff member and is also the coordinator for age 3 through 5th grade and does the scheduling and material development.

Nick Sellers Pastoral Assistant, Special Events
nsellers@vinecommunitychurch.com

In early 2011, we realized we needed someone on staff responsible for keeping us hip and fly. We turned to the only person for the job: NIck Sellers. His picture, alone, increased our cool-ocity by a factor of ten. Nick hit the ground running. His first request was for the opening of a Sunglasses Hut in our North Building. Next up: "Hey guys, never say 'hip' or 'fly' again." Thanks to Nick and his wife, Mallory, we stopped popping our collars and started popping and locking. Here at Vine Church we strive to be so fresh and so clean. ... ... What's that, Nick? No "fresh" or "clean" either? This is gonna be harder than we thought!

Skyler Taylor Graphic Designer
staylor@vinecommunitychurch.com

Skyler Ray Taylor. This man’s creativity knows no bounds. Let the facts speak for themselves. Fact: Skyler sports some red hair and a crimson beard to make most men jealous. Fact: Skyler is often seen drumming in the worship band. Fact: His name really is Skyler and his wife’s name is Star. Fact: He drinks a cup of brilliance every morning and eats inspiration for lunch. And by brilliance we mean tea. And by inspiration we mean hummus. All that creativity flowing through his veins helps him design the graphics you see around the building. Clearly he’s the right man for the job. 

Chin-Jen Wang Communication Specialist – IT, International Ministry

cjwang@vinecommunitychurch.com

Since Chin-Jen (you can call him Chin) started working at Vine Community Church, things have been running at a much faster pace. Maybe it's the new software he's constantly ordering. Or perhaps it's the fact that he literally runs through our halls to get his work done. Either way, he really brings his A-game when it comes to computers. Things have been getting accomplished at a much faster pace since he’s the one who keeps the operation going when our computers decide to stop working. Chin is our Communications Specialist...an impressive title considering he’s our only staff member for whom English is a second language. Chin and his wife, Phoebe, are often seen around the building with son Samuel in tow.