Bob Bixby | pastor@wordcentered.org
After completing their college education, Bob and his wife Jennie ministered for ten years in France and Belgium as Baptist missionaries. God led them through circumstances and personal burdens to return stateside, and they accepted the pastorate at Morning Star in December 2002. The Bixbys were both raised in Christian pastors' homes. Bob was the son of missionaries in Africa and France; and Jennie grew up in a pastor's family here in Rockford. Bob considers theology his duty and favorite hobby. Jennie enjoys practicing the ministry of hospitality; but most of all, she loves her roles as helpmeet and mother. In March 2001, God blessed the Bixbys with the opportunity to adopt their daughter Patience. She is a long-awaited living example of Lamentations 3:25. The Bixbys are rejoicing now to be a family of four, since the January 2007 birth of their son Corban, whose adoption was finalized at the end of February 2007.Chris Metras | chris@wordcentered.org
The church enjoys Chris' sincerity and enthusiasm for praising God with music as a part of our worship. In addition to his role as music director, Chris is also the director of Global Grace Missions, Morning Star's mercy ministries and missions arm. Chris and his wife Margaret have four children—Colette, Cody, Ethan and Evan—and are currently expecting their fifth. Chris runs his own painting business, Integrity Painting. In his "spare time," Chris enjoys bow-hunting and working on musical compositions of his own. He and Margaret homeschool their children and teach private music lessons in the community. Margaret plays flute, serves as a pianist for Morning Star's services, and enjoys accompanying Chris as he directs the choir. The Metras are also involved with the young people's fellowship at Morning Star.Jeremy Scott | jeremy@wordcentered.org
Jeremy and his wife Anouk have been involved as servant-leaders with Morning Star for a long while,
but Jeremy was able to come on as official part-time staff in January 2008.
The Scotts married in June 2002 and relocated to minister for a few years in a church in Rhode Island. But their desire to return
to Morning Star increased over time. En route back "home," they were able to serve as Morning Star's "missionaries" and on-site Global Grace representatives for five months after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf States (2005-06). The Lord blessed their ministry in Louisiana, but the Scotts were thrilled when it was time to move back to Rockford and settle in at Morning Star again. They are now in the process of adopting a child (or children) from Liberia. Jeremy directs Morning Star's Kids 4 Truth program, heads up the multimedia/audio ministries, and contributes in countless other ways to the overall work of the leadership. Both Jeremy and Anouk have invested themselves sacrificially into Morning Star, and they look forward to what God has in store. Jeremy still holds his position as an administrative assistant at Wesley Willows, and Anouk plans to "retire" from her job in the spring in order to assist Jeremy in the ministry and to serve her family as a stay-at-home mom. c o n t a c t | info@wordcentered.org, 815.520.3697
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