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Leadership

Jesus Christ is the head of the church, both locally and universally. Our leaders seek to follow Him in every action, word, and choice they make for Veritas. The Elders/Pastors work under Jesus, taking responsibility for the spiritual growth and leadership of the church body through prayer, teaching, and vision. The Deacons and Staff work under the Elders in specific church ministries, carrying out the mission of the gospel as lead servants. The Members carry out the mission of the gospel to Columbus and beyond.

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Deacons

Tri-City


Mark Ferch

Mark Ferch

Tri-City
Deacon
Non-Staff

Mark has been serving as a Deacon at Tri-City since 2014 and has been involved in missions since he was a kid, living most of his life overseas as a missionary kid and living in Nepal as an adult. Mark and his wife Christine are passionate about cross-cultural ministry and enjoy living that out both locally and globally.

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Denise Harless

Denise Harless

Tri-City
Deacon
Non-Staff

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Katie Jackson

Katie Jackson

Tri-City
Deacon of Worship
Non-Staff

Katie is a deacon of worship at Tri-City and deeply desires to lead the church to grow in their love for the Lord, expressed in music and liturgy. She enjoys helping with weekly liturgical development. Katie leads a community group with her husband, Matt, and organizes Student Ministry for high school girls. Katie loves God’s word, loves people, has a Bachelor’s degree in music and is certified to teach early childhood education. Katie and Matt live in Hilliard and have four kiddos.

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Rob Linville

Rob Linville

Tri-City
Deacon of Operations
Full-Time Staff

Rob oversees operations for the Tri-City congregation. He and his family began attending Veritas in 2013. Before joining Veritas, Rob and his wife worked with college students as part of student outreach. He has been full-time at Veritas since 2014. Rob has a bachelor’s degree in Bible from Clark Summit University.

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Derek Stone

Derek Stone

Tri-City
Deacon of Connect
Non-Staff

Derek’s role includes training, coordination, and organization of the Connect ministry and its volunteers. He and his family have been attending Veritas since 2015. He is a family practice physician, community group leader, and certified biblical counselor through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).

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West


Josh Edwards

Josh Edwards

West
Deacon
Non-Staff

Josh assists with a variety of needs in the life of the church at Veritas West, particularly helping to create opportunities for service in the community and fellowship for our members. Josh is a licensed social worker and takes great pride living, working and worshiping on the west side.

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Noah Madsen

Noah Madsen

West
Deacon
Non-Staff

Noah is responsible for the connect ministry at Veritas West.

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Short North

No deacons at Short North.


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