OUR TEAM
Jason Williams
Jason Williams, Lead Pastor at Church In The Wild, is a well known speaker in the Columbus area, speaking at different Bible studies, groups and churches several times a week. His messages are creative and thought provoking as he attempts to make the Bible clear to believers and non-believers alike.
Jason moved to Ohio from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where he developed his love for paddle boarding, fishing, and the outdoors. He grew up farming and working in his dad’s church with his brother and sisters who are also now in ministry.
Jason and his wife Samantha have a daughter, Isla, and two English Bulldogs, Cromwell and Pippa.
Cameron Finnell
Cameron Finnell serves as worship pastor here at church in the wild. Cam cultivated a love for playing the guitar through his grandpas teachings as a child. As a self taught bass player, Cameron continues to grow and learn to be a better player and leader. He is always there for his team with constant encouragement, motivation, and fun. Cam enjoys any outdoor activity such as, taking walks with his family, playing basketball, swimming, grilling out and eating steaks. As a die hard UNC fan, attending at least one game a year with his family is his favorite thing! Cam moved from Dallas, Georgia to Columbus, Ohio where he met his beloved wife, Caitlyn Finnell. The two both serve together in worship ministry and love to help out any way they can!
Josh Kelly
Josh serves as our Service Coordinator, and Graphic Designer. He works full time for a property management company in Columbus as a Maintenance Supervisor. Josh has 8 years of management experience and is a self taught graphic designer. Josh is a pastors kid, born in California and has lived in many states across the country. He is married to his high school sweetheart Brooke. They moved back home from Pennsylvania 5 years ago to help launch Church in the Wild. He enjoys spending time out in nature riding his bike, walking his dogs, golfing and sitting out on his back porch reading a good book. Josh is always encouraging others to find their passion in life and hopes Church in the Wild can help in that journey.
Colleen Zielke
Colleen is the most recent member of the team at Church in the Wild and is so excited to jump into this growing community! She comes with a background in music therapy and kids ministry, and is passionate about watching kids and families grow in faith together.
Colleen was born and raised in Worthington, Ohio and went to school at University of Dayton. She spent 5 years working as a Music Therapist in psychiatric hospitals around Columbus before being called into kids ministry 4 years ago.
Colleen lives in Gahanna with her husband, Adam, and their daughter, Scarlett. They love to hike, camp, hammock, cook, and play music together whenever they can.
Dan France
Dan serves as the coordinator for Wild Life Groups.
Dan has a Computer Science & Engineering degree from The Ohio State University, and is skilled in leadership, logistics, and career coaching. As a member of The Boy Scouts of America he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and served as an assistant scout master. He applies his life-learnings to help structure small group studies at Church In The Wild. Dan has a strong passion for the outdoors and owns a timber farm near Westerville. Dan, along with his wife (and high school sweetheart) Amanda, enjoy hiking, kayaking, hunting, fishing, off-roading and all things outdoors. Both Amanda and Dan also serve on the Greeting team stop by to say 'hello' on Sunday morning!
Teams at Church in the Wild
VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers are the heart of CITW. Each week they gather together to serve each other, our community, and God! To volunteer at CITW, join one of our Next Steps classes this week. Our teams include:
Setup
Prayer
Greeting
Kids in the Wild
Production
Care
Worship
Security
TEAM LEADERS
Each team of volunteers is led by a Team Leader. The all-stars of CITW help schedule, organize, lead, communicate, and serve! Our team leaders are all-stars and we could not do what we do without them! To become a team leader sign up for one our Next Steps classes this week.
WILD LIFE GROUP LEADERS
Wild Life Groups are the soul of CITW and each Wild Life Group is led by group leaders. These leaders help us gather together and create the community of friends that is CITW. We are not just friendly; we are friends, and Wild Life group leaders are the reason for this! To learn more about a Wild Life Group, sign up for a Next Steps class this week.