Church Leadership

LEADERSHIP

Meet Our Pastor

Rev. John Arnold

After our former pastor retired, a Pastor Nominating Committee was formed to seek her replacement.

Rev. John Arnold was originally selected as our interim, part-time pastor during the search process. We rapidly found that we were a great fit for each other, and he has

Rev. John Arnold has served various churches in Arkansas for over 20 years. In addition to being a pastor, Rev. John Arnold is a certified yoga instructor, musician, and wilderness educator. He also enjoys weightlifting and distance biking.

Rev. John Arnold’s deepest passion is discipleship. He has a blog and podcast, “The Practical Disciple”. For three years he was the CIO, Chief Inspiration Officer of The 7 Minute Life.

Rev. John Arnold looks forward to leveraging his varied expertise to better inform the Rogers community about our church as it lives out its mission to help build disciples for Christ.

Church Staff

Worship

Bill Hesse | Choir Director

Ryan Ransdell | Organist & Choir Accompanist

Administration & Finance

Shirley Parham | Office Manager

Wayne Williams | Financial Secretary

Building & Grounds

–open– | Building Superintendent

Liz Letsch | Custodian

Technology Support

Drew Miller, Scott Garrison, David Webb | Camera & Sound

David Webb | Web Page Maintenance/Video Production

Jim Gooding / David Webb | Facebook

Member Leadership

Elders

Our church is governed by a session that includes the pastor and twelve, active ruling elders. The elders are elected to three-year terms with two elders serving on each of six committees.

Elder Class of 2025

Ron Williams| Finance, Chair
Liz Larkin | Worship, Chair
Sheree Miller | Mission, Chair

Elder Class of 2026

Pete Leer | Administration, Chair
Tom Savagel | Communication & Technology, Chair
Doug Treptow | Proeperty, Chair

Elder Class of 2027

Betty Hilton| Christian Education, Chair
Gregg Robbins| Early Learning Center, liaison
Ron Williams | Finance & Administration

Member Leadership

Deacons

It is the duty of deacons to minister to those who are in need: to the sick, to the friendless, and to any who may be in distress both within and, as well as, beyond the community of faith. Active deacons serve a three year term.