Darryl Crim - Senior Pastor
Darryl and his wife, Susan, have two children, Steve and Kathy. Darryl has been in ministry at North Roanoke since 1987.
Education: Bachelor of Arts, University of Georgia; Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Darryl is an outdoorsman who loves all outdoor activities as well as woodworking
Jake Roudebush - Worship Arts
Jake and his wife, Kim, have two sons and one daughter - Graham, Clarke, and Quinn. Jake has been in ministry at North Roanoke since 1998.
Education: Bachelor of Music, Carson-Newman College; Master of Divinity in Church Music, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky.
Jake is a caffeine bean addict (going on 18 years) who loves any kind of coffee or coffee-related product. He also enjoys the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends/Action Figure aisles at Target with Graham and Clarke. He's a dedicated fan of anything guitar (shred to jazz to bluegrass) as well as food (sushi to slaw dogs), literature (The Bible, Batman, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle), TV (Food Network and generally whatever's on Turner Classic Movies), and Cinema (UPDATE: I've now seen The Dark Knight - some of our Sunday School class went - the word I use for the movie is unnerving. What the director, Christopher Nolan, has done is combine the best elements of (A) the summer blockbuster and (B) the long, drawn-out, self-aggrandizing "Oscar" nominee into a 2 1/2 hour piece that left us at the end sitting absolutely speechless. Honestly, I love most comic book movies, but this makes the rest seem a bit...silly. NOT FOR KIDS AT ALL - PERIOD).
Currently on the .mp3 player:
Paul Baloche - Our God Saves (some great tracks for congregational singing - some songs are definitely more presentational in nature - but there's a pretty good balance overall)
The John Pizzarelli Trio - Live @ Birdland (an absolutely mindblowing player to me - he's like Frank Sinatra and George Van Eps rolled up into one - check out some of his mid-'90s footage on youtube and see for yourself)
Jeff Beck - Truth (I've just finished his biography Crazy Fingers and am reminded again why he's one of the truly gifted guitarists on the planet - a true musician still creating something new at 64! What an inspiration!)
Jaguar - This Time (classic NWOBHM band - if you're a metalhead from 1984, you know what I'm talking about!)
Last DVD watched: Jonah (a Veggie Tales Movie) - absolutely unreal - my boys (especially Clarke) love this and every time I watch it, I'm amazed at how I see something different. I've thought about using this as a companion source when I teach a section on Jonah. God truly is a God of Second Chances - the Restorer- and man, aren't we so thankful for that!
Currently on TV/DVD: X-FilesRevelations (Since I've not seen the movie yet - this weekend possibly - I'm brushing up; as creepy as FlukeMan is, it's what you're expecting to see BUT DON'T that's truly unsettling )
Rick Harris - Student Ministries Pastor
Rick and his wife Jeri have 4 children. Two children are married and two still are at home and involved in the Student Ministry at North Roanoke. Rick has been involved in ministry at North Roanoke since July, 2006, and has been in vocational Student ministry for more than 20 years.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Church Ministries with a concentration in Youth Ministry, Liberty University, Lynchburg Virginia; Master of Religious Education, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, Lynchburg Virginia and he is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Ministries degree from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Rick enjoys volleyball, computers and working on cars
His life’s verse is I Corinthians 11:1, which reads, “follow me as I follow Christ”.
His ministry verse is I Timothy 4:12 which states, “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers…”\
Lynn Wampler - Children's Ministry Lynn and her husband Bobby have three sons,
Trey, Drew and Nate
Education: Bachelor of Science; Radford University 1997
Certification to Teach K-5
As a mother of 3 young boys and wife of 1 big boy, much of Lynn's time centers around little league games & sporting events. Lynn also enjoys snuggling up with the boys to watch a good movie, home decorating, shopping and planning social events when she gets the chance. Lynn loves being around kids both at home and at church!
Doug Gibson – Interim Discipleship & Missions Minister
Doug and his wife Judy are from the Roanoke area, have wonderful son and daughter-in-law, Perry and Susan, and two grandsons Daniel and Matthew.
Education: Management Certificate, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Villanova University, Villanova, PA; Master of Administration in Business, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, VA; and a Master of Arts in Religion (Church Studies), Liberty Theological Seminary, Lynchburg, VA.
Doug enjoys spending time with Judy and his family, biblical studies and hiking.
