Staff
Dan Franz
Pastor
Dan has served as the Urban Ministry Pastor at Vineyard Columbus since December 1999. Prior to that, Dan served as a registered nurse at Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C. for several years in the field of pediatric oncology. The Urban Ministry at Vineyard Columbus includes various opportunities to serve with the homeless community, a free food pantry, prison ministry, nursing homes and hospice ministry. Dan has focused a great deal of effort personally in serving with the homeless ministry and establishing our free food pantry, which is now over 10 years old, and the free medical clinic, now under the leadership of Jason Pierce. Dan also began Vineyard Columbus' relationship with the indigenous Vineyard movement in Zambia, Africa, which has resulted in long-term ministry partnerships serving AIDS, orphans and others in need. Dan is grateful to have been married to his wife Carol since 1976, and to have four children and several grandchildren.
Contact Dan
Email: Dan Franz
Phone: 614.259.5336
Rhodie Shreve
Administrative Assistant
Rhodie is married to Mark, and they have two children and one granddaughter. She is a graduate of Gordon College. Rhodie has been a member of Vineyard Columbus since 1986 and has served on staff since 1997. In the early years, she contributed to establishing our Value Life Ministry and was a part of the worship team for 5 years before becoming the administrative assistant to Pastor Bill Christensen. Rhodie recently became a part of the Urban Ministry team and is helping coordinate the behind the scenes efforts of running the ministry. She adapting to becoming an empty nester and is rediscovering free time!
Contact Rhodie
Email: Rhodie Shreve
Phone: 614.259.5441
Chuck Fisher
Ministry Coordinator
Chuck is married to Jamie Lynn and they have two boys who left in the late fall of 2009 for training in the Army. Chuck also has two daughters from a previous marriage, both of whom have blessed his life with grandchildren and in so many other ways Chuck is a graduate of Franklin University with a BA Degree in Business Administration. Chuck and Jamie have lived in the "Sharon Woods" area of Columbus for almost 18 years. Their family attended another church in the area for 21 years but found themselves at Vineyard Columbus in 2000. Chuck has been working in the nursing home ministry since 2000 and considers it a blessing to be involved in serving for the Lord Jesus in this area. He joined the Vineyard Columbus staff in the fall of 2009. He sees the opportunity to serve on the Urban Ministry team as a great privilege. Chuck is trying to make a difference in what the Lord is doing in the lives of the least, the last and the lost. When he has time, Chuck spends most of it playing tennis (and we mean most of it!).
Contact Chuck
Phone: 614.259.5403
Jenney Rice
Ministry Coordinator
Jenney is married to Mark and they have two children; Maggie and Sam. She is a graduate of Ohio State University College of Social Work. Her family recently moved to Worthington after living for 10 years in the Weiland Park area as an effort to be in community with people who were attending their church at the time. Coming to Vineyard in 1997, Jenney became an intern in our Urban Ministry area in 2008 and became one of our ministry coordinators in 2009. Jenney sees working at the church as a great opportunity to connect everyday people with an extraordinary God and is often amazed at how much she learns about God's heart for the least, the last and lost when she attends the urban outreaches. She also sees God stretching her to be open to seeing people the way He sees them and to take everyday opportunities to glorify Jesus. When Jenney has some free time, she enjoys drinking coffee with friends and talking about life.
Contact Jenney
Email: Jenney Rice
Phone: 614.259.5370
Deborah Scott
Ministry Coordinator
Deborah grew up in Norwalk, Ohio. She moved to Columbus in 1976 and came to know Jesus in 1996. Deborah graduated from VLI in 2005 and became the women's prison ministry coordinator. She has been married for 28 years, has three kids, some extraordinarily beautiful grandchildren and two enormous dogs! Her greatest joy is to watch how Jesus totally transforms the lives of women who are incarcerated giving them new purpose and new love for the life He has given them.
Contact Deborah
Email: Deborah Scott
Phone: 614.259.5348
Christian Root
Ministry Coordinator
Christian Root came to know Jesus through Vineyard Columbus’ young adult ministry Joshua House and has been attending Vineyard Columbus since 2006. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University and is currently completing his final year of seminary at Ashland Theological Seminary. Christian served as a pastoral intern with Joshua House and volunteered in several Urban Ministry outreaches before coming on staff with Urban Ministry. Christian also serves with Vineyard Columbus’ Lane Ave. satellite campus, helping lead outreaches to the international community near Lane Ave. He loves getting to see God’s Kingdom come to our city as Vineyard Columbus members serve and share the love of Jesus throughout Columbus. In his free time, Christian can usually be found enjoying one of the city’s metro parks, reading a good book, or eating a veggie burger at Northstar.
Contact Christian
Email: Christian Root
Phone: 614.259.5458
