Pastors

Aaron Elmore

Aaron Elmore

Lead Pastor

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.

Email Aaron

Dan Bair

Dan Bair

Discipleship Pastor

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.

Email Dan

Collin Grant

Collin Grant

Family Pastor

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.

Email Collin

Shano Raranje

Shano Raranje

Care & Concern Pastor

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. 

Email Shano

Kirk Staff

Job Openings

Job Openings

MaryBeth Alley

MaryBeth Alley

Preschool Director

Alex Blackwell

Alex Blackwell

Facilities Team

Terry Cast

Terry Cast

Organist

Michael Cleveland

Michael Cleveland

Worship Arts Director

Sarah Cluck

Sarah Cluck

Community Life Coordinator

Kaylee Estes

Kaylee Estes

Operations Director

Nicole Fields

Nicole Fields

Financial Assistant

Allison Ford

Allison Ford

Communications Ministry Assistant

Grant Giddens

Grant Giddens

Community of Friends Director

DiAnna Harp

DiAnna Harp

Finance Director

Ashley Harrison

Ashley Harrison

Kirk Kiddos Director

Cody Joiner

Cody Joiner

Kirk Kids Director

Megan Klein

Megan Klein

Preschool Coordinator

Madison Lackey

Madison Lackey

Middle School Director

Carrie Lund

Carrie Lund

Connections Director

Brian Mckee

Brian Mckee

Facilities Director

David Richardson

David Richardson

Media Director

Sarah Richardson

Sarah Richardson

Choir Director

Lisa Rogers

Lisa Rogers

Family Ministry Assistant

Jamye Ryan

Jamye Ryan

Communications Director

Cooper Ward

Cooper Ward

High School Director

Megan Ward

Megan Ward

Discipleship Coordinator

Kirk Leadership

Kirk Elders

Our church leadership team is called the Session, and consists of ruling elders, who are elected from the congregation, and teaching elders. Below is a list of our current elders:

Teaching Elders (Pastors)

Dan Bair, Aaron Elmore, Collin Grant, Shano Raranje

Ruling Elders

Jill Carey, Nick Fields, Susan Grundman, Bryan Guderian, Rick Hebard, Darrell Ingmire, Chris Jenkins, Missy Little, Cathy Manning, Rebecca Nightingale, Todd Reichert, Jimmy Rogers

Deacons

Deacons are also spiritual leaders, serving in key areas of ministry throughout the church:

Heather Zemanek – Kirk Preschool Ministry
Jenny Rollins – Kirk Kiddos Ministry
Anne Stevenson – Kirk Kids Ministry
Lindsay Fick – Care and Concern Ministry
Jennifer McCuistian – Student Ministry
Sharon Bentley – Special Needs Ministry
Marcia Bursinger – Widow’s Ministry
Mike Iverson – Hospitality
Aaron Caughern – Prayer Ministry