About

Eric Brown

I have been at the Campus Church since 2002. I was born and raised in Texas and went to Texas A&M for undergraduate school (B.S. Psychology), then went to ACU where I completed the Masters of Divinity.

Campus Church is a place where grace is given, and I thank God for being here. This is one of the few places I know where I can bring anyone to visit and someone will reach out to them.

When I'm not serving God's people or working on my graduate degree in counseling from UF, you can usually find me hanging out at a coffee shop with a book. If you don't see me at the Christian Study Center, you can probably find me either working out or at the movie theater adding salt to my popcorn.

ericbrown.campuscofc@gmail.com

Kevin Bird

Some might say that I am a conflicted person. I like running in the stadium every Monday night even though it makes me ill each and every week. I love books even though I read slowly and always struggle to stay awake. Moreover, I have a great passion to join college students and young adults in living out the reality that "Jesus is Lord" even though everything around us says, "Devote yourself to your major, your job or your own amusement."

Hopefully, those who know me best would say that I have a great hope and that God will just continue to speak into existence those things that formerly did not exist. I will say that this hope has a solid foundation as He continues to save me and walk with me in spite of myself; He blesses me outrageously through my wife, Casie; and the Lord continues to astound the young people at Campus by His activity in our lives and all around Gainesville!

campuschristians@aol.com

Paul Runnestrand, Felicia Blocker, Jarad Johnson

Paul Runnestrand -- I am a UF student majoring in Journalism and I grew up going to Campus Church of Christ. I have a passion for minstering to young people. I love to learn more about the Lord and pass that on to others.

Felicia Blocker -- I grew up attending Campus Church of Christ and was baptised in my freshmen year of high school, 2002. I am a health education major and hope to attend Physcial Therapy school. Aside from Youth Ministry, I have a real passion for missions.

Jarad Johnson -- NOTE: Congratulations to Jarad who accepted a full time ministry position in Oklahoma. You will be greatly missed here in Florida and Oklahoma will be greatly blessed by your ministry there. I was born & raised in the great state of Texas. But I moved to Florida to pursue my degree in social work. I have a passion for growing closer to the Lord & it's my continual prayer that I can get out of my own way & allow H^s light to shine through me!

Dave Dillard

Dave and his wife, Chris, have been members here at Campus for 12 years. He's been an Elder at this congregation for 10 years and before coming to Gainesville he was an Elder at the Stevens Point Church of Christ in Wisconsin.

He and Chris have two sons. David is the oldest and he is married to Brenda Coulston, whose parents are missionaries in Kenya. They have twin girls, Alexis and Krista who are 4 years old and another daughter, Morgan who is 2. Presently they live in Los Angeles, California.

Michael, their youngest son lives in Boulder, Colorado with Chris' mother. Michael is an accountant for an Engineering Firm in Boulder. Both of our sons graduated from Abilene Christian University. Chris, my wife is the Business Manager for Christian Family Services and I am an Adjucnt Professor at Santa Fe Community College where I teach Chemistry and Math.

Dave is known for being a visitor of God's flock. Dave is very proactive in reaching out to members that are ill or those who have stopped attending church. Dave visibly strives to be a shepherd of God's sheep, especially those who are hurting physically or spiritually.

Leroy Frison

Leroy joined the Church in 1978 and was ordained an Elder in 1994. The reason he enjoys being an Elder is because he simply loves God and all of his people. He enjoys encouraging brothers and sisters to practice Ephesians 4:3: make every effort to keep the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace.

He and his wife, Jannett, have been married for 49 years and they have 5 children, 3 boys, and 2 girls. They also have 10 grand children.

Leroy was in the Navy for many years before he retired and is known in the congregation for being a soldier for Christ. Brother Frison's motto has always been that when there is something that needs to be done, then you should step up to the plate and do it. Commitment could be his first name, once he made a decision to follow Christ he never turned back.

Jimmie Brunson

Jimmie was converted to Christ here at the Campus Church of Christ when he was in high-school where he met his wife Barbara. He was ordained an Elder in 2004. Jimmie recently retired from working in the Engineering department at UF and he and Barbara are now spending alot of time taking care of aging family members, visiting their 2 sons, 2 daughters and grandchildren.

Jimmie is known for valuing relationships, and is a very easy person to get to know and love. Jimmie also loves to take his boat out on the water and fish.

Don Price

Don and Joyce have been here at Campus for well over 20 years. He has been an Elder for over 10 of those years. Don retired a few years ago from being a Professor in the Agricultural department at the University of Florida. Don and Joyce have four children and have settled back into Gainesville after a two year work grant in the Washington D.C. area.

Don has been seen as a leader here at Campus for a number of years now and has been a stabilizing force here at Campus since the death of two of our founding Elders. Don is known for being one who is willing to think outside the box and being willing to support initiatives to reach out to people who do not know Jesus.