Vernon has been married to his wife Crystal for over 38 years. They have two children and one grandchild. He studied chemical engineering at the University of Illinois, received an MBA from Lake Forest and has worked as a P&G Associate Director. He desired to become an elder because, “I...

Lacey Dallas was raised in rural Southwestern Ohio. After high school she attended Northern Kentucky University, while starting her career. Lacey worked in administrative roles within the human services field while completing her degrees, graduating first with an associate degree in Integrative Studies, and then a bachelor’s degree in Communications....

Samuel Baker and Stephany Mendia serve as the youth pastors at River of Life and have been members of the church since 2017. They are extremely passionate about helping teens develop their own relationship with the Lord as evidenced by their combined 20 years of experience in youth leadership. Sam...

Marla grew up in north central Pennsylvania in a very loving, church-going family yet she still had a deep, personal need for Christ and she began walking with the Lord when she was a young teenager. She came to Ohio to attend Cedarville University and earned her B.S. in Biology...

Óscar is an extremely talented musician, educator, composer, writer, conductor, and audio/video producer that comes from Colombia. In short, Óscar is a man of many talents! Included in his education are an Associates in Music Technologies and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education. In addition, Óscar is currently pursuing...

Chris was born and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Growing up, he was heavily influenced by his father’s faith and accepted Christ as a child. Since then, there have been ups and downs but he has always felt God’s relentless pursuit. After high school, he attended the University of Idaho...

Laura was born and raised in the big city of Wuhan, China. She moved to the U.S. to attend a graduate program in economics at Kansas State University . There she met her husband and best friend, Chris. After graduation, they moved to Cincinnati and found a home at ROL...

I am a thirty-five year resident of Price Hill, an oddity in Cincinnati in that I grew up in Mariemont , and lived there for twenty-five years . I attended Hanover College in southern Indiana. I was employed in the bicycle industry for twenty-five years  in sales,distribution and management. My family...

Chris grew up on the south side of Chicago and embraced Christ as a teenager. While in high school, he attended Greater Star Missionary Baptist Church where he was licensed to preach the Gospel. After graduating high school, he attended Moody Bible Institute where he obtained a BA in Biblical...