Columbia Christian Church

Our Church Staff

Terry L. White, Minister

My name is Terry White. For the past 23 years I have been the Senior Minister with the Columbia Christian Church. My family and I moved to Columbia in December, 1987. I am a graduate of Cincinnati Christian University in Cincinnati, Ohio. I have also taken classes at Atlanta Christian College, Louisville Bible College and Trinity Theological Seminary. I was raised in Decatur, Georgia and from birth attended the Mt. Carmel Christian Church in Stone Mountain, Georgia. I was ordained to the preaching ministry by the Elders of the Mt. Carmel Christian Church in September, 1972 and have served churches in Paris Crossing, Indiana, Peachtree City Christian Church in Peachtree City, Georgia, Fleming Christian Church in Augusta, Georgia and currently the Columbia Christian Church in Columbia, Kentucky. My wife and I have three children Benjamin (Ben), Joseph (Joey) and Rebekah (Bekah) We also have two grandchildren and another on the way! Our lives have truly been blessed in all the churches we have served.

Dwayne Martin, Minister of Music

After being born and raised in the small town of Sweetwater, Tennessee, I attended and graduated with a music education degree from Tennessee Technological University. I went directly from college to The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where I earned a church music degree, with a second emphasis in youth ministry. Two weeks after seminary graduation my wife and I were married, and two weeks after the wedding we began our first full-time position as minister of music and youth. During our ministry we have served churches in both Florida and Kentucky. After having served full-time in the ministry for ten years, I returned to the classroom and graduated with a degree in accounting from Western Kentucky University. Today, I teach music full-time in the local school system, operate a sole-proprietorship accounting firm, and direct the county string program, in addition to serving as minister of music of this loving and strong congregation of Columbia Christian Church. My wife (Debbie) and I have three adult children—Mary Elisabeth (Liz), Jonathan, and Sarah—and four grandchildren and another one due shortly. The Lord has directed and blessed our path throughout, and we are so thankful.

Adam Shepard, Youth & Family Minister

Adam began his ministry at Columbia Christian Church in June of 2008. He is a 2003 graduate of
Kentucky Christian University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Youth & Family Ministries. He has
served as an intern in churches in Indiana and Ohio and two full time ministries in the Northern
Kentucky area.

He met his wife Megan while attending KCU, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Business Finance. They were married on June 14, 2003. While working a full time job herself, Megan is
very helpful and vital to his ministry.

Adam is an avid sports fan and cheers for his beloved University of Kentucky Wildcats (both
football & basketball). He also is a huge fan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His other hobbies include
playing guitars (acoustic & bass), watching movies, playing video games and he holds a Black Belt in
Shaolin-Do!

Marci White, Office Manager

My name is Marci White. God has blessed me to be in Ministry with my husband, Terry. I attended the Cincinnati Bible Seminary for two years. I was working on an education degree when one day I thought I might like to change my degree to a secretarial degree. Because I hadn’t had any shorthand in high school to prepare me for the classes, I was discouraged from changing my degree. I continued on with my Bible classes and education classes and have really been able to use everything I learned at CBS. I think it so ironic that for the past 23 years I have served God here at CCC as Church Secretary and Office Manager.

Sharon Edwards, Church Secretary

Sharon has worked in the church office since January, 2003 after retiring from the Department for Social Services after 30 years of working as a social worker.

She has been a member of Columbia Christian since April, 1977. She was raised in the Roley Christian Church in Adair Co.

She is married to Tommy and they have two sons. She enjoys working with her church family at the Columbia Christian Church.

Carol Miller, Office Assistant

My name is Carol Miller. My husband (Fred) and I moved to Columbia from Corona, California in 2005. After retiring from the County of Orange, we decided that we needed to be somewhere with a little slower pace. We looked at various states and towns where my husband, Fred, would hunt and fish and where we both could be closer to our family in Michigan.

My father had suggessted that we move near Columbia where he and his family were raised and where we as children spent many summers.

We could not have picked a better place. Columbia has been a wonderful place to live with such friendly people. Our home church in California was Crossroads Christian who had given us the name of the Columbia Christian Church. And it's been home ever since. It is a warm and friendly church and there is none better. God sure brought us to the best place on earth ....Columbia KY and the Columbia Christian Church!

Columbia Christian Church
206 Campbellsville Street
Columbia, KY 42728
Phone: (270) 384-2612
Fax: (270) 384-9566
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