Dean Jackson

Minister

Dean and his wife Lisa came to McElroy Road in June of 2014. He and Lisa were married in 1990, and they have two grown sons, two daughters-in-law, a 7-year-old girl, three grandsons, and a granddaughter. Tim, Kate, Judah, Ezra, and Moriah live in Lock Haven, PA; Daniel, Ariana, and Oliver live in Lexington, KY; Riley lives with Dean and Lisa in Mansfield

Dean received his Bachelor’s Degree from Central Christian College of the Bible in 2006; he finished his Master’s Degree from Johnson (Bible College) University in 2013. Before entering full-time ministry, Dean served in the U. S. Air Force and worked in construction. Lisa is a licensed social worker, having graduated from the Ohio State University. She is pursuing her Master’s Degree in School Psychology through the University of Toledo. Lisa currently works in School Psychology in the Bucyrus school system.

Lee Hull

Elder

Lee and his wife Debbie have been at McElroy Road since 1965 and 1968, respectively. They were married at the church in 1971. They have two grown children, Mike Hull and Sarah Stedtefeld, both of Grove City, Ohio. They have four grandchildren, Kevin and Bryce Hull, and Carter and Cameron Stedtefeld. Kevin is married to Brooke, and they live in Columbus.

Lee retired from Ariel Corporation of Mount Vernon, Ohio in December of 2019. Debbie is now retired.

Lee served the congregation as a deacon for a number of years, and became an elder in March of 2020.

Jerry Kissel

Elder

Jerry and his wife Debbie were married in November of 1980. They have three grown children. Amy (Chris) Baker, Andrew (Chelsea) Kissel, and Jenny (Paul) Lykins. Jerry and Debbie have nine grandchildren, all of whom live within thirty minutes of them.

Jerry is retired and enjoying family and serving God.

Jerry and Debbie have been active with the congregation since 2003.

John Mark Whaley

Elder

John and his family came to McElroy Road in December of 1977.  His father John P. Whaley was the minister at McElroy Road for seventeen years.  John married his wife Debbie in 1989 and have three grown sons and a grown daughter.  Connor lives in Urbana, Ohio and Morgan, who graduated from OSU, has temporarily moved home.  Tanner lives in Mansfield and Payton attends Ashland University and lives at home with her parents.

John attended Great Lakes Christian College for two years and transferred to Davenport Business College where he graduated with an Associate Degree in accounting.  John is the Director of Broken Arrow, Inc., a company that serves the developmentally disabled, and has worked there for 37 years. Debbie works at Broken Arrow, too,