Aaron has been serving the local church since 2006 in areas of youth, family and adult discipleship, and began serving as the Lead Pastor at The Kirk in May 2020. He earned a degree in youth ministry from John Brown University and a Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary. He is convinced that the gospel is the unique solution to all that is wrong with the world and longs to connect people with this timeless truth. He lives a busy, grace-filled life as a husband, father, and pastor, and loves reading, staying active, and drinking lots of coffee! He is married to Sarah, a public school teacher, and they have two daughters, Aliza and Norah.

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As a missionary, Dan completed his Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry degree through Columbia Biblical Seminary in South Carolina. After about 14 years on the mission field, Dan, Leda, and their daughter, Gabby, returned to the States and God led them to transition into pastoral ministry here at The Kirk. That was in 2004 and since then he has coordinated the missions program, taught Bible studies and Sunday school classes, preached in our contemporary service for several years , and now oversees all aspects of adult discipleship and missions.

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After 22 years of serving two churches through sports and recreation, camp, and student ministries in Colorado Springs, Collin and his family came to The Kirk. Collin and his wife Becky have four kids, Titus, Eli, Maya, and Paige. Collin graduated from Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas with a ministry degree. He continued on to get his Master of Theology degree from Fuller Theological Seminary.

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Shano is from Harare, Zimbabwe. He is married to Venencia and together, they have four children – Simba, Anesu, Munashe and Chipo. Shano earned a Bachelors of Science in Accounting from Langston University. He continued to get his Master in Divinity from Oral Roberts University. In his free time, Shano loves reading and playing soccer. 

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Mainor was born in Costa Rica and came to know Jesus when he was ten years old. Since his teenage years, he has served as a musician in his local church and in youth and children’s camps. He married Ingrid Zuñiga in 1995 and together they have served in Latin America, conducting marriage courses and giving personal financial training for families, among other things. Together with a team of people, Mainor and Ingrid were founding pastors of a church called “Iglesia Comunidad El Camino” in San José, Costa Rica. He served as its lead pastor from 2015 through 2023.

In January of 2023, the Lord called them to leave their country and plant a Hispanic church in Tulsa through Kirk of the Hills. Mainor’s undergraduate studies are in Business Administration, and he is in the process of finishing his final project to complete his masters degree in Pastoral Leadership through “Seminario ESEPA” in Costa Rica. Some of Mainor’s passions include playing the bass guitar, piano, and playing “futból” (soccer).

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