Nate and Jodi were married at River in 1996. They enjoy spending their time together and with their three daughters, Naomi, Stella, and Ava. They also enjoy leading a couples group together.
Jodi has served as nursery and wedding coordinator for 5 years at River. She loves the interaction with children and parents as well as helping plan with new couples for their 'big day'. Jodi graduated from Friends University with a Business Management degree. She also has an Associate's degree in Marketing and Design from WATC. As well as her responsibilities with River, Jodi is a homemaker and has recently begun home-schooling her preschool daughter, Naomi. Jodi loves to read, hang out with a few friends, and spend time with her family.
Nate has been leading worship for 12 years at River. Before that he had an opportunity to sing and tour with a vocal group for several years. Nate graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in Education. With that, he taught elementary school for 5 years before coming on staff full time at River. Nate loves to fill his time hanging out with his girls and starting projects around the house. Otherwise, you'll probably find him on his bicycle riding with some friends or commuting back and forth to the office.