Pastor Andy began his ministry tenure at Grace United Methodist Church on July 1st, 2008. Before coming to Grace, he served as the Senior Pastor at Community United Methodist Church in Vincennes, where he continued the work of merging three congregations. He has also served at Calvary UMC in Brownsburg and The United Methodist Temple in Terre Haute. He was ordained into the South Indiana Conference as Deacon in 1988 and Elder in 1992. He is a graduate of the University of Evansville (1985), the Candler School of Theology (1988), and the Perkins School of Theology (2000). 

Pastor Andy is married to the former Peggy Meinert of Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Together, they have three children, Caleb, Hannah, and Grace. Peggy is a licensed teacher in Indiana, teaching kindergarten and other elementary level children. She loves singing and playing in various kinds of choirs. She also enjoys watching soccer, and has been involved with Kids Hope USA, a ministry to at-risk children in public schools. She is a graduate of the University of Evansville and St. Mary of the Woods in Terre Haute.

The Kinsey children are active as well. Caleb enjoys playing soccer and loves art and architecture. In addition, he plays the guitar and drums, along with taking time to hang out with friends. The two sisters, Hannah and Grace, also play soccer. Hannah likes to sing and go to the movies. Grace enjoys dancing and running. Both girls enjoy the company of others.

Pastor Andy's hobbies include running, walking, and bike riding. He also enjoys reading and spending time in coffee houses. In addition to being a husband and father and pastor, he also serves the church in the following ways:

• Book Editor to the Circuit Rider
• Dean of The Wesleyan Connexion Project at UIndy
• Board of Trustee Member at United Theological Seminary in Dayton
• The Polycarp Project at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas

Pastor Andy has been involved with a wide-variety of community and non-profit agencies and groups around the state and in the South Indiana Conference. He has a deep interest in the emerging church as well as the missional and monastic movements now popular in the church. He and his family also have deep roots in the Evangelical United Brethen, Moravian, and Methodist churches.

Born and raised in Wyoming. I graduated from University of WY with a BA in Elementary Education, and went on to graduate school at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, KS where I received my Master’s of Divinity. Following school I served on the pastoral staff at First Baptist Church, Terre Haute, IN for 5 years. I met and married my husband, Doug who followed me back to Wyoming, where I taught elementary school for 6 years.

We returned to Indiana in June of 2008, where I accepted a position with Grace United Methodist Church. We have two amazing and energetic gifts of God, Isaac and Brayden, who are 5 and 4! When we are not at work, we enjoy traveling, camping, 4-wheeling, hiking and playing outside. I also enjoy reading, scrapbooking and writing.

Sandy and her husband, Jack, have three married daughters, six granddaughters, and one grandson.  Sandy enjoys cross-stitch, movies, and reading. 

Laura also works at the Indiana FFA Foundation, starting her 18th year.  She and her husband, Rick, have one child, Joshua. 

I obtained my bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education at I.U.P.U.I, a kindergarten endorsement from St. Mary of the Woods in Terre Haute, and a master’s degree in Elementary Education from Indiana Wesleyan University.  My husband, Keith, and I enjoy spending time with family/friends, going out to eat, taking long walks, and traveling.  I have a grown daughter, Stephanie, who graduated from DePauw University in May of 2010 and works as a chemist at AIT Medical Laboratory in Indianapolis.  I also enjoy singing, reading, swimming, dancing, fishing, and attending Symphony on the Prairie, theatrical productions, and movies.

He was blessed to inherit an active program that a lot of parent volunteers had built over the last ten or so years.  Joe brings a full time presence to the effort and his relative youth connects well with the youth he is leading.  Joe has a strong message to deliver to the youth and he does that through his music and his energy.  He has built a strong connection with the adult volunteers who work with him in the youth groups.

Roger and his wife, Debi, live in Franklin and are involved in numerous musical productions.  Roger has a son, Adam, and a daughter, Hannah.  He enjoys reading and hiking. 

Rhonda began musical study at age nine with piano lessons, followed by flute and organ.  Rhonda has a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago and a Master of Music (also in piano performance) from Bradley University in Peoria.  A church musician since the age of twelve, she has served the chruch in many different capacities.  Rhonda has also been very active in the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers and has served as the chairperson of the Guild in Indiana.  She has led children, youth, and adult handbell choirs through her tenure at Southport Presbyterian Church.

Rhonda is married to Ron Blacklock.  Ron is currently the Deputy Director of Marion County Forensic Services Agency.  Rhonda and Ron have been married for 28 years and have two adult children:  Nick, a biomedical engineer for CSL Behring in Kankakee, Illinois, and Kaitlin, a senior music therapy student at the University of Evansville.

Raised in the Southern Baptist Church as a “preacher’s kid”, Cathy lived in Alabama, Mississippi and Indiana.  She married and moved to Upstate NY in 1978.  She has been very involved in the Methodist denomination since 1982.  Widowed in 1992, she continued raising her only daughter, Heather, obtained her BA in Psychology and Masters in Social Work before returning to Indiana in 2003.  Her work has found her counseling children, youth and adults, working with Oncology and Hospice patients and offering discharge planning and support for hospitalized patients. 

Cathy enjoys playing golf and spending time with her parents and friends.  She is the proud grandmother of Eoghan, Clara and Seamus. 
 

Lisa enjoys gardening, walking, and interior decorating/design.  Lisa and her husband, Doug, have three children:  Dustin, Alicia, and Angel. 

Diana and her husband, Chuck, have two children, Chad and Kristina.  She enjoys gardening and cross stitch.  You can contact Diana at 878-4445.

John and his wife, Joyce, have two children and five grandchildren.  John enjoys woodworking, writing, and repair projects. 

Tom is married to Bev Pitcher.  They have three grown children and eight grandchildren.   Tom is a graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary. 

Austin may be reached Monday through Friday at 736-7962.