Pastors

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.

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.

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.

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.
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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