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RT Stringer
Lead Pastor RT serves as the Lead Pastor. RT has been on staff at Villa since 2016. He also serves as a chaplain in the Indiana Army National Guard. He holds his Bachelor's from Indiana University and his Masters of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Karen, have three children. |
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Kristie Watson
Connections Director Kristie was born and raised in Kokomo, IN, and moved to Indianapolis in 2010 after completing her Bachelors of Science degree in Youth Ministry from Indiana Wesleyan University. She began regularly attending Villa in 2014 when she married her lovely husband, Jason. In her spare time, she likes to volunteer with the youth group, watch sports with her husband, and read. |
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Julie Ward
Office Manager Julie Ward has been a member of Villa Baptist Church since 1994. She and her husband, Chris, were married here in 1995. She began working in the church office in 2000, and currently serves as our Office Manager. Chris and Julie are active in many church ministries, including the Gap College and Career Class. |
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Chris Moore
Youth Pastor Chris began serving as Youth Pastor in October of 2016. Chris grew up at Villa Baptist Church, where he attended and volunteered in many areas, including an internship, through 2008. He and his wife, Anna, were married in September 2013 and have three wonderful children- Suzie, Autumn, and Timothy. Chris also enjoys spending time with his church family and is an avid gamer. |
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Kelli Holeyfield
Children's Ministry Director Kelli was born and raised right here in Indianapolis, Indiana, and grew up attending church at Villa. She graduated from Baptist Bible College in Springfield Missouri with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Kelli married her husband, Kris, in 2010, and they have three children; Emeri, Kambri, and Leeland. She has a large heart for children and children’s ministries, and works here at our very own Wee Care Early Learning Ministry. Kelli currently oversees Villa’s children’s programs from birth through fifth grade. |
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Jason Beasley
Pastor of Discipleship Jason grew up in Indianapolis, graduating from Franklin Central in 1994. He received his BS in Secondary Education (Social Studies) from Ball State and would go on to get his Master of Divinity from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in 2013. He has served at other churches as Youth Pastor, Director of Discipleship, & as a Senior Pastor. He also teaches at Central Christian Academy as their History Teacher. He and his wife Amanda have 2 children and a Welsh Corgi named Thor. |
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Michael Deputy
Worship Director Michael grew up attending Baptist Academy (now, Central Christian Academy), right here in our neighborhood. He met his wife, Courtney, at Ohio Valley University, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology. He came to know Christ at a young age, has always been heavily involved in church music, and enjoys playing sports and video games in his spare time. He and Courtney were married in 2010 and have two beautiful, young children, Gideon and Thea. |
