Leadership

Meet the staff.

jeff shipman

Teaching Pastor & Elder
Jeff & Allison Shipman were part of the original group that started Columbia Crossroads Church in 2001. Jeff leads the staff and preaching team to maintain a culture of disciple-making disciples.

Russ Holt

Executive Pastor & Elder
Russ & Patty Holt have been part of Crossroads since 2010. In addition to serving as the Executive Pastor of Crossroads, Russ also serves our national vision as the Director of Operations for Christ Together.

JD Richards

Multicampus Pastor
JD has been at Crossroads since 2015. He oversees Worship, Family Ministry, and Outreach across all Crossroads campuses.

Matt Awtrey

Chapin Campus Pastor
Matt has been leading the charge in Chapin since 2022.

Julie Winn

Communications Director / Admin
Julie joined the Crossroads team in 2011. She works behind the scenes to manage the details of communications, graphic design, administrative support, and facilities maintenance.

Evan Dyson

Family Ministries Director
Evan is the champion of discipling children and resourcing parents to be the primary disciple-makers in their homes.

Stephen Dennis

NextGen Director
Stephen leads Gen Z to Jesus! He is the champion of discipling young adults.

Micah Yaun

Worship Director
Micah leads our music and tech teams at both campuses.

Michael Kennedy

Discipleship Director
Michael leads our small groups and equipping classes, and helps get adults connected to discipleship opportunities.

Samantha craft

Ministries Assistant
Samantha keeps things coordinated behind the scenes with our ministry teams.

Crystal Hewitt

Chapin Children Coordinator 
Crystal is the champion of discipling children and students in Chapin.

Janalee Smith

Care Director
Janalee provides leadership and support to our Care Ministry. She is also collaborating with other providers by leading CareCola.

KYLE PARHAM

Resident of Global Ministries
Kyle coordinates outreach ministries and global partner communication.

Kim Yaun

Global Access Team Resident
Kim coordinates global access events for Crossroads Church.

Grayson shipman

Youth Ministry Intern
Grayson leads IMPACT and ENCOUNTER  every Sunday

David Olshine

Youth Ministry Coordinator
David provides teaching at ENCOUNTER Sunday evenings.

Danielle Castor

Children's Ministry Coordinator
Danielle coordinates Children's Ministry programming at our St. Andrews Campus.

Greg Davis

Technical Director
Greg provides sound and technical support for the productions teams across all campuses. 
 
 

Meet the ELDERS.

jeff shipman

Teaching Pastor & Elder
Jeff & Allison have been here since the beginning. They typically attend St Andrews.

Russ Holt

Executive Pastor & Elder
Russ & Patty Holt have been here since 2010. They attend the St Andrews campus.

ROB BUCK

Elder
Rob & Betsy attend the St Andrews campus.

Rob Hannus

Elder
Rob & Renee typically attend the St Andrews campus, but occasional visit Chapin.

Stan Catchings

Elder
Stan & Tina currently attend the Chapin campus.

Jim Hill

Elder
Jim & Stacy currently attend the St Andrews campus.

CHAD JONES

Elder
Chad & Leslie currently attend the St Andrews campus.

Manny LIcata

Elder
Manny & Jen currently attend the Chapin campus.

Christ together southeast

Christ Together Southeast

a ministry of Crossroads Church
Christ Together Southeast aims to unify the church of North America by convening and envisioning local church leaders around Gospel Saturation.

Ben Byxbe

City Catalyst
Ben provides coaching and support for Columbia's city-wide initiatives, such as LoveCola, PrayCola, and CareCola. He also coaches other  cities and regions to gain traction towards Gospel Saturation.