Staff

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    Drew Cunningham

    ELDER/LEAD PASTOR

    Drew serves as the senior pastor of Santa Cruz Baptist Church. Drew graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with a B.A. in Biblical Languages as well as an M.Div. and a Th.M. from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Shannon have been married since 2007 and currently have four children (Carsyn, Cruz, Ruby and Asher). He enjoys surfing, music, reading, camping/backbacking, the San Francisco Giants, volleyball, and anything to do with coffee.

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    Ben Sylvester

    DIRECTOR OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES

    Ben serves as the Youth Pastor of Santa Cruz Baptist Church. Ben graduated from Oklahoma State University with a B.S.B.A. in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Following Oklahoma State, he also got a Certificate of Biblical Studies and Leadership from The Kanakuk Institute in 2023. He is currently pursuing an M.Div. online through Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He enjoys surfing, traveling to different countries, music, playing basketball, the OKC Thunder, nerding out over coffee, and anything related to Spider-Man.

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    Renee Ollenburger

    ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

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    Kristin Emmert

    CHILDREN’S DIRECTOR

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    Caroline Sylvester

    GIRLS INTERN

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    Chris Davis

    PASTORAL ASSISTANT

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Elders and Deacons

  • A smiling man with short, dark gray hair, wearing a gray and blue plaid shirt, standing outdoors with green trees and foliage in the background.

    Drew Cunningham

    ELDER

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    Aaron Emmert

    ELDER

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    Matt Bradberry

    ELDER

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    Dan Doerksen

    ELDER

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    John Dzimianski

    DEACON

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    Ron Burke

    DEACON

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    Kyleen Bradberry

    DEACON

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    Melissa Forshner

    DEACON

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    Ryan Ollenburger

    DEACON

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    Sean Woolery

    DEACON