Staff

Senior Pastor

Pastor Jeff Ballard

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I have been thrilled to call Gardiner my home since March of 2017. I love this place and the people of
this church! Here’s just a little bit about me. I earned a bachelor’s degree in Youth Ministry from Nebraska Christian College, and then graduated from Emmanuel Christian Seminary in East Tennessee with a Master of Divinity degree. I have spent 30+ years in ministry, working with youth, college students, and single adults. I spent some of those years serving in very large churches, working primarily in the area of discipleship. But this is HOME now and I hope to be here a very long time. I enjoy fly fishing, hiking, cross-country skiing, golf, and coffee roasting.
In March of 2021 I married Valerie who shares my love of Gardiner and this church! She has worked for
the American Red Cross for 20 years and is happiest when she is serving people in need. She loves exploring Yellowstone, riding in the combine with her dad back on the farm in Illinois, and drinking coffee. We are both grateful to God for the privilege of doing ministry in the name of Jesus with a church family
that exhibits His love and grace!

~ Jeff &Valerie

Worship/Youth Pastor

Will Fisk

 

I grew up in Fishers, Indiana, which is just outside of Indianapolis.  When I was young, I fell in love with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, as I experienced Him in many amazing ways that I still today can hardly fathom.  Due to these experiences with God as a teenager, I have ever since longed to help others walk closely with Jesus in their lifetime.  In 2019, I graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Youth Ministry along with a Minor in Children’s Ministry.  In 2022, I met my incredible wife, Tatumn Fisk.  She truly walked by my side in my life’s hardest moments, and we were married in November of 2024. I am a highly relational individual and love to connect with people of all ages in any way I can, and I especially enjoy conversations that point to the fact that Jesus is The Answer to our hurting and broken hearts, as He is the only one who can truly make us whole in the soul.  I also thoroughly enjoy music, and have written many original songs on the piano and guitar that I love to share with others. Oh, and puns and dad jokes are a thing! 

Church Secretary

Leslie-Ann Daher

Financial Secretary

Nancy Tyson