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Emanuel Lutheran A Bible Based Church
Where Families Come Together
Staff
Chris Townsend - Lead Pastor
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Place of Birth: Pontiac, MI
Married: Yes (28 years!!!)
Spouse Name: Sara
University: Arizona State University (History/Religion)
Graduate Studies: Luther Seminary (Divinity)
Books: (other than the Bible) Be Intolerant/Anything about Billy the Kid/Financial Peace
Favorite Bible Verse: Just one! Well... Acts 1:8
Motto: Don’t let money stand in the way of ministry
Heroes: Billy Sunday/Billy H. Booney/Billy Graham
Fast Foods: Subway/In & Out-Animal Style
Foods: Barbeque Ribs/Chicken
TV Shows: NCIS/The Unit - reruns
Movies: Road House/Forrest Gump
Color: Blue/Green
Candy Bars: Paydays
Singer/Band: MercyMe/Juice Newton/The Boss
Board Games: Risk/Monopoly
Outdoor Activities: Walk/Hike/Bike/Golf
Magazines: Leadership/Christianity Today
Cereals: Raisin Bran (double scoop!)/GrapeNuts
Snack Foods: Baked! Cheetos/Baked Lays BBQ
Sports Teams: Redwings/A.S.U.
Raini Becker - Administrative Secretary
EmailPlace of Birth: Florida
Married: Yes (8+ years!!!)
Spouse Name: Craig
University: United States International University
Books: (other than the Bible) The Red Tent/Jane Eyre/anything by Shakespear
Favorite Bible Verse: With God ALL things are possible! (Matthew 19)
Motto: You must consider ALL sides of a situation. You never know what is going on in the other persons life. And.... You Can Do It!
Heroes: Those who have given their lives for our freedom!!!!!!!!!!
Fast Foods: KFC/Burger King
Foods: True Italian/Indian/Chinese/Mexican/French (in that order)
TV Shows: Fringe/Lost/The Cooking Channel
Movies: Close Encounters of the Third Kind or anything historical action (National Treasure)
Color: Love all the colors God made
Candy Bars: Snickers/Butterfinger
Singer/Band: Annie Lennox/Myles Davis/Doobie Brothers/anything Disco!
Board Games: Fact or Crap/Pictionary
Outdoor Activities: Tennis/Golf/Bocce And CAMPING!!!!!
Magazines: Southern Living/Better Homes and Gardens/Martha
Cereals: Raisin Bran
Snack Foods: Triscuits/Ruffles
Sports Teams: Miami Dolphins/Dallas Cowboys/San Diego Chargers/Jacksonville Jaguars
Joannie Stevenson - Youth Coordinator
EmailPlace of Birth: Lodi, CA
Married: Yes (4 years)
Spouse Name: Troy
Children: Noah
University: California Lutheran University
Books: (other than the Bible) Any book where two people fall in love
Favorite Bible Verse: Matthew 22.37
Fast Foods: Chipotle
Foods: Ice Cream, Chinese, Mexican
TV Shows: Glee, House
Movies: The Lake House, You've Got Mail, Pretty Woman
Color: White, Blue
Candy Bars: Milky Way
Singer/Band: Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum
Board Games: Trivial Pursuit, Dominos
Outdoor Activities: Walking
Cereals: Rice Crispy Treats Cereal
Snack Foods: Fruit Snacks, Fruit
Sports Teams: Green Bay Packers
Beverly Skelton - Choir Director
Place of Birth: Danville, Illinois
Married: Yes (41 years)
Spouse Name: Brent K. Skelton
University: C.S.U. -Stanislaus - B.A.
Graduate Studies: University of the Pacific – M.A. and Minor
Books: (other than the Bible) The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe by Lynne McTaggart (This fantastic read begins with quite a bit of astrophysics discussion, but hang in there—it’s worth it! Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles, by Margaret George – historical fiction
Favorite Bible Verse: And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:-Ruth 1:16 I prefer the King James version, just love the lyric, archaic English
Motto: Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today – and – Always go the extra mile.
Heroes: :>) My patient, good-listener husband, Brent
Fast Foods: Taco Bell’s Nachos Supreme
Foods: Garlic/Chicken Pizza, Cobb Salad, Dark Chocolate Cake (Not at the same time)
TV Shows: Big Love, Historical Mini-series like The Tudors, History Channel, Two and a Half Men, Hallmark Channel
Movies: The Last of the Mohicans (the remake), Wuthering Heights (also the remake)
Colors: Pink and Blue
Candy Bars: I don’t go there, anymore. It used to be Mounds bars.
Singer/Band: Frank Sinatra, The Beatles
Board Games: Chess
Outdoor Activities: Bicycle riding, BBQ’s, Walking and hiking at Tahoe, watching my grandkids play tag
Magazines: Ladies Home Journal
Cereals: Oatmeal with raisins
Snack Foods: Hint of Jalapeno Tostitos with guacamole
Sports Teams: Intermission, during football season and the Stockton Ports
Joshua Dake - Audio/Visual Arts
Place of Birth: Andrews AFB, MD
Married: No, way too young!
School: Delta College (going to UC San Diego in Fall - 2012)
Books: (other than the Bible) Inheritance Cycle, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Harry Potter series
Favorite Bible Verse: If God is for us, who could be against us. Romans 8:31b
Motto:
Heroes:
Fast Foods: Burger King & Taco Bell
Foods: Chicken & pizza
TV Shows: NCIS, CSI, Survivor
Movies: Lord of the Rings, Star Wars
Color: Green
Candy Bars: Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate
Singer/Band:
Board Games: Chess, Backgammon, Risk
Outdoor Activities:
Magazines:
Cereal: Life
Snack Foods: Baked! Cheetos/Spanish Peanuts
Sports Teams:
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Today's Events
Sunday, May 20
- BLAST
Children are invited to this exciting ministry that meets right after the children's message every Sunday. B.L.A.S.T. is at both services! - Worship
8:15 AM
Inspirational and traditional worship with organ and piano instrumentation. - Worship
11:00 AM
From piano and organ based or contemporary style we worship our awesome God. - Youth Group
12:30 PM
Every Sunday - we start at Emanuel and then may go play laser tag, bowling, picnic, help someone, or... - Call 334.2130 for more info.
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