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Leslie Robinette
Associate Pastor of Eastwood Campus
(502) 245-8839 Ext. 116
Jennifer Williams
Child Development Center Assistant Director
(502) 245-8839 Ext. 114
Shannon Hollon
Custodian
Nathan Calvert
I was born in the Highlands in Louisville, and my family moved to Crestwood, KY, before my first birthday, where I grew up in the same house my whole life. (Then I served as a youth director in California, Tennessee, Indiana, and back home to Kentucky).
In elementary school, I experienced a lot of isolation and rejection attributed to a learning disability. Also, my family did not attend church. During my 6th grade Summer, a friend invited me to the youth ministry she attended at Crestwood United Methodist Church. I was immediately drawn to the adults and youth who accepted me and welcomed me week after week. Not long after, while on a retreat at Camp Loucon, God’s grace became palpable to me, and I chose to follow Jesus and become a disciple. Then in high school, while away on retreat at Aldersgate Camp, God called me to serve him vocationally. In the moment, there was a sense of having three options: acting, counseling, or youth ministry. In reflection, I joke about being a “ham,” I married a psychologist, and I love being a youth pastor!
Professionally, I am most passionate about connecting young people to Christ-centered community and journeying with them as they grow and serve the Lord. Personally, I am most passionate about my family and want to create impactful positive memories as my sons grow.
When I was a kid, my life’s goal was to live on a boat in elementary school and be a long-haul trucker! I always thought it would be amazing to travel and see different parts of the country, and who doesn’t want a bedroom attached to their vehicle?
My number 1 pet peeve is when someone rips a sheet of paper out of my hands (for real!) I have a strange phobia of paper cuts. I think it has something to do with the fact that my father is retired from the printing industry, and my mother owned an office supply store when I was growing up, so I was always around lots and lots of paper.
If I could be any fictional character it would be Yoshisaur Munchakoopas. You know, Yoshi the green dinosaur! He is helpful, loveable, and gobbles up problems (though I can’t turn them into eggs).
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