Alden Ellis

It has been a long process to get everyone on the team for our Columbia Campus, but I am excited to say that we have hired our final position of our Children’s Director.  I will honestly admit that I thought that the hiring a Children’s director would be the first hire I would have made, but God saw that differently.  God wanted me to be patient and wait on the right person for the role, so after a long wait…

John Shelton has accepted the offer to serve as the Columbia Children’s Director.  John is going to be  GREAT addition to our team and he will do a phenomenal job in leading our Children’s Ministry in Columbia.

John is blessed to be married to Linda, who he has been married to for over 20 years, and has 3 amazing kids, John Jr., Noah, and Carly. To get to know John check out his blog: www.johnshelton.org.  God has had his hand over this family and has been doing some great stuff in their lives and I know that is going to continue as they are obedient to God’s plan for their lives.

Here are some random facts about John:

1. He LOVES the Texas Longhorns…he needs a little Gamecock love :).
2. He worked in a flower shop for a time…can’t say much about that, as I did the same thing.
3. Lived in Brazil for 5 years.
4. At one time aspired to be a famous musician…his son, John, Jr., looks like one of the Jonas brothers. Seriously…no lie!!
5. Loves Jesus and has a heart for children to meet Jesus on their level!

Please be praying for his family as they make this awesome move and start the process of getting everything settled in Columbia.

Welcome to the team John!