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Our Leaders & Elders

Leaders

Brian Burd, Senior Pastor Brian Burd, Senior Pastor

Brian was born in Zanesville, OH in 1969. He was raised in a Christian(Pentecostal) home and came to saving faith in Christ at a young age. Brian and his wife, Michelle, were married in 1988 and have been blessed with two wonderful sons, Aaron (born in 1999) and Austin (born in 2004). Brian graduated from Vineyard Leadership Institute in 1999 and served as a preaching mentor at VLI for three years. Before leaving to plant Vineyard Pataskala, Brian served as the assistant pastor at Eastside Vineyard in Pickerington for 2. 5 years. Brian is an avid Ohio State football fan and enjoys golfing, reading, talk radio and spending time with family and friends.

Michelle Burd, Worship Director

Michelle Burd, Worship Director

Michelle serves as our worship director and is married to our pastor. She is an avid scrapbooker and she and Brian celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary this year. They are blessed with two sons: Aaron and Austin. The family lives in Pataskala.

Tirzah Hammond, Children's Ministry Director Tirzah Hammond, Children's Ministry Director

Tirzah serves as our Children's Ministry Director and is doing a wonderful job. She also served the children of Eastside Vineyard before leaving to help plant this church. She is a school nurse for the Southwest Licking School District and lives in Granville (SWL school district) with her husband, Jeff, and three daughters, Erin, Audrey and Jamie.

Eileen Lawson, Connect Groups Director

Eileen Lawson, Administrative Assistant and Connect Groups Director

Eileen serves as Connect Groups Director and oversees all aspects of our "free-market" small groups. Eileen graduated from VLI in June 2005, previously served as Director of Ministries at another church and assisted our pastor with various ministries while at Eastside Vineyard. She has previously led Alpha courses, helped teach gift discovery classes and leads her own Connect Group. She lives in Pataskala with her husband Dennis. Eileen has worked since June 2007 as the church's administrative assistant.

Elders

In addition to our Senior Pastor, the following people comprise our Board of Elders.

Andrew Lange, Vice President & Treasurer

Andrew Lange

In addition to serving on the church board, Andrew teaches our middle school class, leads evangelism outreaches and occasionally preaches in our worship services. He lives in Canal Winchester with his wife, Jennifer, and two children, Catherine and Mitchell. Andrew is VP of Marketing for Ryder Corp.

Jeff Hammond, Church Board

Jeff Hammond

In addition to serving on the church board, Jeff leads a men's group and occasionally preaches at Sunday worship services. Jeff teaches sixth grade math at Watkins Middle School and is married to our children's ministry director. He is a former wrestling coach and an avid Ohio State fan.

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