Springfield Church of Christ

Bill serves as a husband to his lovely wife Cheryl, father to his two daughters Emma Grace and Olivia Faith, and as senior minister of Springfield Church of Christ. He and his family are humbled to serve God in the “All-American City” of Springfield, OH and Clark County.  Growing up in his hometown of Lexington, KY Bill always knew he’d be a minister in some capacity.  In those days he was an avid basketball and softball player who planned to serve in medical missions.  He began studies with the University of Kentucky, but God had other plans.

After meeting his wife Cheryl, Bill went on to graduate from Cincinnati Christian University (then Cincinnati Bible College) with two Bachelor of Arts Degrees, one in Christian Education and the other in Christian Ministry.  He then attended seminary classes at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL and finished his Masters of Divinity Degree at Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, IN.   During nearly twenty years of full-time ministry, Bill has served churches in Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana before joining the SCC team.

Bill’s role as senior minister is to be the spiritual leader of the SCC family, the primary Bible teacher, and the communicator of SCC’s mission, vision, and values and provide the necessary leadership to the staff, ministries, and operations of the church to make them a reality. Bill’s passion is to see people grow to reach their full potential in becoming the person God created them to be. His vision is to partner with God to do something great in Springfield, OH - something so big that only God can receive the credit for it.

Snapshots of Bill’s Favorites:
Favorite Bible Verses:  Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (NIV)

Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” (KJV)

 

Favorite Sport, Sports Team and Boardgames: Bill’s favorite sport is basketball and growing up in Lexington, KY his favorite college team has to be the Kentucky Wildcats (I bleed blue).  Bill’s favorite boardgames are Sorry and Huggermugger which Cheryl and the girls occasionally let him win.  
 

 

 

Shane Ellett has been the Youth Minister at SCC since January of 2005 and has been involved full time in ministry since 1997. Prior to SCC, he served as the youth minister at two other churches in Ohio.

God has also blessed Shane with graphic design skills that he enjoys using for the work of the kingdom. Currently he writes Cell Group curriculum for TeamCE.com, an internet publishing company with over 700 subscribing churches in the U.S. and around the world. Shane serves on the Ohio Teens for Christ steering committee and was chairman for the 2004 and 2005 Jr. High Conventions. He has also been involved in other Christian activities including Bible Bowl, High School Chaplain and four years as camp dean for Jr. High week at Round Lake Christian Assembly. Shane has coordinated short term mission trips to Arizona and Mexico, and participated in a short term trip to Haiti.

Shane is originally from Ellettsville, Indiana. He grew up in a non-instrumental Church of Christ and, at the age of 10, decided to become a Christian. In high school, Shane knew that he wanted to go into the ministry and has found fulfillment in serving as a minister. He is currently enrolled at Cincinnati Christian University, working on his Bachelors degree.

Shane married Jody (Kelso) in March, 1999 and they have two children, Charis and Caden. Jody graduated from Kentucky Christian College in 1998 with an Elementary Education degree and taught at a Christian school in Columbus. After the birth of Charis, Jody became a tutor 2 days a week. After their move she became a stay-at-home mom.