Jeff and his wife Sherryl joined Riverside when he retired and moved to Boonville from the St. Louis area. He and Sherryl have three married and three grandchildren. Jeff retired from 25 years of public school teaching in St. Louis County and 7 years in Law Enforcement. He has Bachelor’s degrees in Music Performance and Music Education in Band for K-12 along with a Master’s degree in Music Performance. Jeff has also been part of FCA St. Louis as well as facilitating Bible Studies for Public School Educators as well as facilitating student led Bible studies within the Public Schools. Jeff currently is the Ministry Team Leader for the Outreach Team.
After spending 19 years in education as a teacher, coach, and administrator, DJ is currently a loan officer for Veterans United in Columbia. Melissa is teaching her 28th year at the secondary and college levels and is working on a Doctorate degree in Education from Evangel University in Springfield. They enjoy working with students and count it a privilege to get to speak the truth of God’s Word into their lives. It is their hope to inspire those young people to find Jesus, accept His free gift of salvation, and learn to serve Him for the rest of their lives.
DJ and Melissa have two grown children, Jake and Mackenzie, who live in Columbia and Springfield respectively. For fun, they follow sports, go camping, and travel together and with family.
Annie has served at Riverside with our children 12 years. The last 5 years she has been on staff in charge of our Children‘s Ministry from birth-5th grade. Her Riverside journey started more than 25 years ago when she was a member of the youth group. Watching the church change and grow has been one of the many blessings in her life.
The past 12 years have brought considerable growth to children‘s ministry. Starting with a handful of kids in our Wednesday night program we are now serving 50 to 80 children at some of our bigger events. It has been a challenge and a blessing to keep up with such rapid growth! Her personal mission here at Riverside is for every child to feel the love of Jesus every time they walk through the door.
Annie is the mother to 4 amazing kids! Growing up and being active to church, they too serve in various areas of ministry in our church. In addition to her position at Riverside, she works full time in government service.
Holly and husband, Nathan along with their two daughters, Josey and Piper, have been members of Riverside Christian Church since 2021. Holly is an Air Force Veteran, with additional employment experience in an administrative setting. Holly has also served in our nursery as a volunteer and helped coordinate background checks and first aid training for other volunteers. Holly is passionate about providing a safe atmosphere for our little ones to experience the love of Jesus Christ. Holly also enjoys coffee and spending time outdoors with her family.
Building Team
Children's Ministry Team
Equipping Team
Finance Team
Family Ministry Team
Leader Team
Worship Team
Security Team
Missions Team
Outreach Team
Youth Team
Hospitality/Member Care