Our Staff
Full Time Staff:

JIM FARRER: jrjimbo@yahoo.com

Jim Farrer was raised in Logansport and worked for ten years for the Chrysler Corporation before becoming a United Methodist minister. His family consists of wife, Sherry – son, Jason, -- daughters, Amanda and Emily. Jim graduated from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston in 1991 and United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio in 2001. He has been pastor of Christ UMC since June of 2006. Jim’s hobbies include riding his 2003 Harley Davidson Heritage Classic, reading books the challenge me, and spending time enjoying my grandchildren. “My personal spiritual journey began outside the church, and I still have a strong passion for touching those who do not know about the love of God!” says Jim. “I also continue to encourage the people of Christ Church to live with open hearts, open doors, and open minds.”

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lindaLINDA DOLBY: linda@christumchurch.org

Linda Dolby grew up in Fort Wayne, graduated from Indiana University and went to Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC, where she met and married her husband Cleve Shields. Upon graduation, she served 2 smaller churches in Woodburn and Maples and then became the Associate Pastor at Trinity UMC in Lafayette when Cleve began a PhD program at Purdue. After Cleve graduated, he joined the Medical School faculty at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. In NY, Linda served a small town church, a suburban church and a city church. For 6 years she was the Community Minister for the Rochester District of the UMC. Most recently, Cleve joined the faculty of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Purdue. His research focuses primarily on families and health issues and he teaches research classes. She became the pastor of Mulberry UMC, east of Lafayette. Cleve and Linda have 2 children. Emily is 26 and lives in New York City. She has a Music Theater degree from New York University and this fall she reentered school to become a Nurse-Midwife. Elliot is 20 and a Junior at the University of Rochester, studying history and political science with plans to go to Law School. Linda joined us in October of 2007 as the Associate Pastor.


TREVOR HARDEN: trevor@christumchurch.org

Trevor Andrew Harden was born in Lafayette, IN and was raised in the small rural community of Mulberry, IN. He attended Clinton Prairie High School where he got involved with bands, music, and computers. Trevor then attended Ball State University and after studying Musical Engineering and Music Composition at great lengths, finally graduated with a general Music Degree. During college Trevor held several jobs including Music Director for Hazlewood Christian Church in Muncie and as Youth Ministry Assistant at Northside Baptist Church in Indianapolis. At Christ Church, Trevor’s responsibilities include planning and organizing Sunday AM worship, graphic design and print media, all multimedia presentations, creating short films, communications including the website, publicity and more. Trevor married Amy Pierce in 2001 and together have one daughter - Kalliopi Psalm, born September 1, 2004. They live in Lafayette with two dogs: a Jack Russell terrier named Paige and a rat terrier named Ethan. His hobbies include songwriting, playing in musical groups, reading, enjoying nature, studying and practicing yoga and spiritual disciplines, and video editing.


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heatherHEATHER KILL : heather@christumchurch.org

Hello to all of you at Christ United Methodist Church.  My name is Heather Kill and yes, that is my real last name!  Thank you so much for making the decision to hire me.  I am excited about all the challenges and opportunities that are ahead for us both.  Let me tell you a little bit about me.  I am originally from a small town in Minnesota (where all of my family is now) and was raised on a farm. I graduated from Crown College in St. Bonifacious, MN in 2000 and that is where God called me into youth ministry and I cannot imagine myself doing anything different.  I love working with, talking to, and hanging out with teenagers.  They have freshness and such an open outlook on life that so many people lose as they get older.  My job as youth director is to take that freshness and openness and point it to Jesus.  I have moved to Lafayette from Wilmington, DE where I worked as the youth director in my previous church for six years.  In July 2007 I heard God calling me to stretch my wings and move onto something new. And when God speaks, I have found that it is better to listen and obey than not because his plans are so much better than mine!  I look forward to getting to know you better and becoming a part of your church family!

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CARRIE MCCOOL: carrie@christumchurch.org

Carrie McCool is a lifelong resident of Lafayette. Carrie taught children’s Sunday School classes with her husband, Tom, before accepting a church staff position as Children’s Ministry Coordinator. She was a member of the team that developed Christ Church’s Preschool program. In addition to her church staff position, Carrie leads the Mom’s Time-Out Preschool program for 1 to 3 year old children. Carrie and Tom have two school-age daughters, Lauren and Katie.


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SUSAN HUDDLESTON: susan@christumchurch.org

Susan Huddleston was raised in Twelve Mile (Cass County) Indiana with wonderful parents, two older sisters, and two younger brothers (one is deceased). She graduated from high school at Twelve Mile, getting married at an early age and being blessed with two children, Ed and Marilee. For many years her position was homemaking, gardening, and working in the fields and in the dairy farm with her family. After her divorce in 1986, she became the manager of Rax Restaurant in Logansport, IN. When desiring to make a move out of Cass County, she relocated to Brookston where she worked as the bookkepper for a grain operation, then left there and became the bookkeeper for Lafayette Tent and Awning - never feeling fulfilled by these positions. In early 1990, she met JP Huddleston on a blind date, fell in love and married him in October of 1991. He has three children, Jeff, Michelle and Jenny. Between their five children they have 14 blessed grandchildren, 3 girls, and 11 boys, and they are truly happy that they all live within an hour of their home. After reading an ad in the Journal and Courier for Christ Church’s needs for a secretary, she sent her resume and then waited for an interview. Susan had the interview but was then turned down and truly disappointed. She continued prayer for the ministry position, then, as she says, “lo and behold after three weeks an angel (Mary Kay Long) called me, offered me the position and wanted me to start that day.” Susan continues, “Well, folks, after 16 years I’m still here feeling truly blessed to serve Christ, His Church, and His people.”

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Herb
HERB WINGARD (Pastor Emeritus):

Herbert George Wingard joined the Christ Church staff in 1994 as an associate pastor with Craig LaSuer. Herb was born in August of 1927 as the 9th of eleven children to Harry Thomas and Ruth Violetta Davis Wingard of Shippenville, PA. He served in the United States Navy from 1945-1949. "I accepted a call to the Methodist Ministry in 1948 and was given a special request discharge from the Navy to prepare for ministry,” Herb says. He then went on to Baker University in Kansas to obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree and then to Iliff School of Theology in Denver for his Master of Theology degree. Herb married Mathilda Mae Sharp in May of 1948 and had four children (Herbert Peter, Michel Thomas, Mathil Marie, and Marianne) before their mother passed away in 1970. Herb then married Patricia Ann Mathes in 1971. Patricia already had four children of her own – Brian, Krisxtina, Teresa, and Kathleen. Patricia Ann Mathes passed away on June 9, 1979. Herb married Bertel Anders Schofield on October 3, 1981. Bertel had a son, Kenneth, and they began their new life together. Throughout all of this time, Herb served in churches in Kansas, Colorado, and Indiana and then retired in 1993. Herb retired from Christ Church on September 16th, 2007.

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OTHER STAFF

Office Assistants - John Stern and Suzy Muldonado
Preschool Director - Sondra Davis
Pastoral Counselor - Margarete Brandenburg (Her Website )
Choir Director - Tim Foland
Organist - Phyllis Scott
Sound Engineer - Greg Cook
Custodial Staff - Amy Switzer, JP Huddleston

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