Senior Pastor, Gary Zacharias

gary@terraceshores.org

Pastor Gary has been the pastor of Terrace Shores since 1991. Prior to that, he and his family served two other churches in the pastoral ministry, and also as missionaries to the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute with a double major in Bible Theology and Evangelism, the Univ. of Wisconsin Oshkosh with a B.S. degree in history, and then attended Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he received his Master of Divinity and Master of Theology degrees. Gary ministers with his wife, Carmen (who also graduated from Moody). They have four children: Katie, Kara, David (pictured), and Josiah (pictured).

Director of Student Ministries, Ryan Jingst

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        Ryan grew up in Northwest Montana near Glacier National Park.  After studying business management one year at Pensacola Christian College in Florida, Ryan switched his major to youth ministry and transferred to Moody Bible Institute in Chicago Ill.  It was at MBI that Ryan met Jody, his wife since June 2001.  Jody also graduated with a degree in youth ministry.  Jody grew up in a small farming community in Northwest Illinois.  Jody spent two different years with her family on the mission field in Africa.  They have three children: Elijah, Lydia, and Celia.  Ryan and Jody both have a desire to build meaningful relationships with students, and to use that basis as a platform to show them Christ’s love. 

River Shores Site Pastor and Director of Music Ministry, Casey Getz

casey@terraceshores.org
 
        Casey is originally from Morton, IL.  He graduated with a major in Chemistry from Trinity International University in 2002, which is where he met his wife Katie.  After graduation he worked at Abbott Laboratories as a Chemistry Lab Technician for 2 years, while playing in the Christian band "Oak from Ash."  In 2004, he married Katie, started serving at Terrace Shores, and began taking seminary classes by extension through Trinity.  In 2009 he completed his Master of Divinity degree there.  Casey and Katie then helped Terrace Shores plant a second site in Berlin, WI ("River Shores"), which was launched in September 2009.  Casey enjoys writing music and has posted some here.  The Getzes live in Berlin and have three children, Henry, Merian, & Emmett. 

Associate Director of Music Ministry, Nate Lehner

nate@terraceshores.org

Nate grew up right here in Princeton attending Terrace Shores most of his life.  He is a graduate of UW-Oshkosh and had been working as a Financial Advisor before being led back home to music ministry here at Terrace Shores.  Nate met his wife Christina, a speed-skating Veterinarian, on a blind date and they have been married since 2006.  Depending on the season, one will usually find Nate and Christina training for some kind of race - triathlons, cross-country skiing, speed skating, etc.  Currently, Nate is also working on a Diploma in Biblical Studies from the Elmbrook Study Center (which is through Trinity).

Administrative Assistant, Andrea Dillie

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