My lovely bride, Janie has put up with me for 42 years. We've been a part of planting churches all around the world. But CityChurch has been the most fun for us! We love Bristol - and have made it our "forever" home.
The thing that most excites me is the gospel - and the freedom it brings from religious duty and fear. We love pouring that hope into the lives of our friends and neighbors...and to have them pour it back into us!
Contact: alan@waldecker.net
I grew up in a pastor's home as the youngest of 5. I can remember from an early age following my older brothers and sister everywhere they went, for better or worse. Now, at 27 years old with a wife and 17 month old son, I see more and more clearly each day that I have always longed to matter, to belong. The gospel of Jesus Christ has given me a place to belong, and in it's light I find great company. My desire for the city of Bristol is the exaltation of Jesus, and the restoration of the lost and forgotten. I believe community is one of the primary conduits for experiencing God's grace and mercy.
My wife Melody, son Salem, golden doodle Laney and I live in Bluff City where I work as an electrician.
Contact: lastoftheleuz@gmail.com.
I am privileged to have grown up in a pastors home. It provided a nurturing and steady soil for my faith to grow. During high school I discovered authors such as Tullian Tchividjian, Steve Brown, CS Lewis, Paul Tripp and John Piper. These great writers and theologians greatly influenced my view of the Gospel. I live in Bristol, TN with my wife Wesley, who helps me own and operate a Tile installation business. We have a very fond heart for children and greatly desire to see the city of Bristol reached with the good news of the gospel, and liberated from the constraints of the typical Bible Belt expectations of performance.
Contact: leuzingermicah@gmail.com.
Hello! I'm glad to be on the Leadership Team here at City Church Bristol. I've lived in Bristol and the surrounding area most of my life and love this city. I got my Bachelors Degree from King University in Mathematics and Neuroscience. I decided late in my undergraduate education that I wanted to teach, so I went back to King to get my Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. Currently, I work at Tennessee High School as a Math Teacher.
I am married to Lauren, who is on staff here at the church. We have a wonderful baby girl, Summit Grace, and she was born in February of 2022. We live in Bluff City.
I love how the Gospel levels the playing field for all people. None of us can boast in our own efforts to approach the throne of God, but only approach because of what Jesus has done for us. I try my best to embody this thought in my job, relationships, and child-rearing.
Contact: sambarker1996@gmail.com.
Phil has been married to Glenna for 44 years. They have 4 children, Jonathan, Kasee, Paige, and a deceased daughter, Mollee. Phil retired in 2001 after 27 years with Allstate Insurance Co. He attended Gordon Conwell Seminary from 2003-2006. Contact: phildmcclain@gmail.com.
I'm 62 years old, and this is the best year of my life. My wife, Lynette, and I began attending City Church 6 or 7 years ago, where they wholeheartedly embraced us and our disabled daughter. Last winter, when I felt satisfied and thought life was good, playing, as CS Lewis
would say, with mud pies in the dirt, something completely unexpected happened. God gave me just a glimpse of the seashore - a place I had heard about and thought I had seen, but it was nothing like I imagined. I don't know why God did this, and I don't know why he waited 62 years, but I do know it was because of Jesus, and that glimpse of the seashore - joy- made all the difference.
In case you like facts, I was raised in Miami, Florida, attended college in Wheaton, Illinois, went to med school at the University of Florida, completed a residency in Memphis, Tennessee, fellowship in Rochester, Minnesota and lived in Spokane, Washington for a couple of years
before moving to Bristol about 30 years ago, and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. We have four married children: Lauren, Justin, Cory and Melody. Lisette, our youngest, lives with us, and if you're at City Church you can't miss her. I saved the best for last. My amazing wife, Lynette. We met in Memphis 36 years ago and got married a year later. I have a lot of
wonderful things to say about her, but will just say here that she loves Jesus, and she stuck with me all those years and wouldn't leave me alone until I saw the seashore.
My vision for City Church is to continue to see Jesus exalted and worshipped, and God glorified. I want to hear people talk about what Jesus has done for them. I want us to learn
more about Him and experience his love more fully and grow to love Him more deeply. I want us to experience the joy of God changing our hearts and setting them free. Where these happen, there is hope for all of us.
Contact: ndwallen@gmail.com.
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