School Board

Keith Zimmerman

School Board Term Dates: 2017-2020

Total Time On Board: 8 years

Board Committee Responsibilities: Board Chairman, Chairman of the Building Committee

Church Involvement: Lincoln Mennonite Church--Adult Sunday School teacher

Community Involvement: Board member with Olive Branch Mennonite Mission and Faith Builders Educational Programs

Family: Happily married to Kendra for the past 18 years. Four children, 2 boy and 2 girls.

Life Verse: Romans 5:8 "But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

Reason for Serving on the Board: I believe that a quality Christian Education is one of the most valuable gifts that we can give to our children and I am honored to serve with an organization that makes that possible.

Corey Zimmerman

School Board Term Dates: 2019-2022

Total Time On Board: 3 years

Board Committee Responsibilities: Chairman of the Roadside Cleanup Committee

Church Involvement: Cornerstone Mennonite Fellowship--Mission Board Chairman, Small Group Leader, Worship Leader, Sunday School Teacher

Family: Married to Sheila and we have 6 children.

Life Verse: Joshua 24:15b "But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."

Reason for Serving on the Board: My own positive experience in Christian Education led me to send my own children to a Christian school.

Scott Nolt

School Board Term Dates: 2017-2020

Total Time On Board: 2 years

Board Committee Responsibilities: Chairman of the Banquet Committee

Church Involvement: Lincoln Mennonite Church

Community Involvement: Keystone Camps

Family: My wife Marge and I have 4 children

Life Verse: 2 Timothy 1:6 "For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands."

Reason for Serving on the Board: My belief in Christian education is that it provides children with the knowledge to succeed in life.

Jay Weaver

School Board Term Dates: 2018-2021

Total Time On Board: 1 year

Board Committee Responsibilities: Chairman of the Transportation Committee

Church Involvement: Word Of Life Mennonite Fellowship, Youth Sunday School teacher, Sunday School Secretary, Youth Leader

Community Involvement: Volunteer for 10 days twice a year at an orphanage in Haiti

Family: Married to Barb and we have 3 children.

Life Verse: 1 Timothy 4:12 "Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity."

Reason for Serving on the Board: I have a deep passion for Christian education and want my children taught with a sound Christian Doctrine.

Josh Martin

School Board Term Dates: 2018-2021

Total Time On Board: 1 year

Board Committee Responsibilities: Chairman of the Auction Committee

Church Involvement: Word Of Life Mennonite Fellowship, Sunday School Superintendent

Family: My wife Kelly and I have 4 children.

Jeff Martin

School Board Term Dates: 2019-2022

Board Committee Responsibilities: Treasurer, Finance Committee, & Fundraising Committee

Church Involvement: Word Of Life - Small Group Leader, SS Teacher and former superintendent

Family: My wife Teresa and I have 3 children, ages 13, 10, and 6.

Life Verse: Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Reason for Serving on the Board: My passion for Christian education comes from the difference it has made in my life, the difference I see it making in the lives of others and the impact it has on God’s Kingdom.

Randy Martin

School Board Term Dates: 2019-2022

Board Committee Responsibilities: PTF Committee

Church Involvement: Cornerstone Mennonite Fellowship

Jay Martin

School Board Term Dates: 2017-2020

Total Time On Board: 4 years

Board Committee Responsibilities: Pastoral Advisor, Long-term Planning Committee

Church Involvement: Word of Life Mennonite Fellowship; serve as deacon and as a youth advisor to our church youth group.

Family: Married to Marilyn and we have 5 children.

Life Verse: Isaiah 40:31 "But they that wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."

Reason for Serving on the Board: I believe in the benefits of Christian education and that parents should be involved in their children's life and education.

Phil Groff

School Board Term Dates: 2017-2020

Total Time On Board: 14 years

Board Committee Responsibilities: Pastoral Advisor

Church Involvement: Cambridge Mennonite Church--serve as Pastor

Family: Married to Sharon and we have been blessed with 4 children. As a family we enjoy camping and going to the mountains. We also spend a lot of summer evenings in the back yard around our fire ring.

Life Verse: Psalm 71:17-18 "O God, from my youth, you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds. So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come."

Reason for Serving on the Board: My parents provided me with the opportunity to attend Christian schools in my elementary and high school years. I was able to form good relationships with classmates that encouraged my walk with the Lord. I also enjoyed singing and was given the opportunity to lead in worship as part of a singing group. All of these things were beneficial in helping me to follow the call that God has placed on my life.

Charles Fox

School Board Term Dates: 2019-2022

Total Time On Board: 3 years

Board Committee Responsibilities: Pastoral Advisor

Church Involvement: Oasis Mennonite Church; serve as Pastor

Family: Married to Cindy and we have 5 children

Life Verse: Psalm 103

Reason for Serving on the Board: I feel it is important to be actively involved in my children's lives and I find it rewarding to be able to influence things they are involved with.