John Givens was born in 1943 in
Greely Colorado. He has been a life long Disciple and
has served in all offices of the church itself. He has
spent most of his life working as a contractor and
raising his five children with his lovely wife Karol.
In 1992, he received his calling to become a minister.
He first believed his ministry involved helping abused
children; however, God had other plans for him. In
1996, be came a licensed Disciples of Christ minister.
He and Karol were counseling
parents at the Children’s Home in Amarillo and served as
a part time minister in Fritch for two years. Then in
1997, he became the full time minister for Central
Christian Church in Childress, Texas. Since then he has
served as Co-director of Junior camp (1998), Eighters
camp (1999), Area outreach (1999). He was also the
keynote speaker for the camp in 1998 and served as a
counselor from 1996 to 1999. In his spare time, he
worked with the local Hospice organization in 1999,
active with Ministerial Alliance since 1996 and served
as the Treasurer (1999). He has also served as a
Chaplain for the local hospital. He continues to
increase his knowledge by receiving educational training
in ministry through the Disciples of Christ leadership.
In the discussions the search
committee has had with John and his wife Karol, their
passion and strong desire to be a servant of the Lord is
contagious. Both John and Karol fully believe Christ is
in our midst believe everyone should be able to know the
joy of God’s love. They have believed this throughout
their life and have raised their children with the same
view.
John and Karol have expressed a
strong desire to become a part of Community Christian
Church. In addition to the chance to become more of the
grand parents they wish to be, John and Karol see great
potential for growth in Community Christian Church.
John is experienced in such matters of growth being able
to bring Central Christian from a membership of 60
members to 130 members in his three years.
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