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Meet the team
Matthew Trexler
Lead pastor
My email: therivermarion@sbcglobal.net
Family: Nicole (Wife), Adrianna, Levi, Lydia
Previous lines of work: Youth pastor, farm hand, Putt, Putt Golf Course manager
Best thing someone said to me: When my family tells me that they love me.
Life motto: Live today and let tomorrow worry about tomorrow.
My hero: My wife
One of my greatest experiences with God: Was a mountaintop experience I had while sitting on Mars Hill in Athens and the reality of what it means to stand up for my faith became so clear to me.
Most people dont know this about me: I wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon.
Kaleb Wakeman
Worship and creative arts pastor
My email: kaleb.wakeman@therivermarion.com
Family: Becky Wakeman (Wife)
Previous lines of work: Grounds work, asphalt worker, recreation and wellness desk manager
Best thing someone said to me: This too shall pass.
Life motto: A man that has not found something worth dying for is not fit to live." Martin Luther King
My hero: Tom Izzo (Coach of Michigan State University Basketball)
One of my greatest experiences with God: The moment of my call to ministry. The Wesleyan West Michigan
District Camp in Hastings, MI. Speaker Adrian Despres just spent a week tearing my life to pieces and God
placed the call on my life to full time ministry and to start by going to IWU.
Most people don't know this about me: Before I got the call to ministry, I was planning on going to
Pennsylvania to Culinary School to be a Chef.
Josh Fakhoury
Student ministries director
My email: josh.fakhoury@therivermarion.com
Family: Jessica Fakhoury (wife)
Previous lines of work: server/cook at Pizza Hut, camp counselor
Best thing someone said to me: "I do" (my wife)
Life motto: "Life's a garden; DIG IT!" and "100 percent of the shots you don't take don't go in."
My heros: Michael Jordan and my dad
One of my greatest experiences with God: At a worship service in Toronto, when I accepted my call into ministry
Most people don't know this about me: I am 1/8 Egyptian
Judy Plotner
Children's ministry director
My email: judyplotner@gmail.com
Family: Jon David (son) Amanda (daughter) 4 granddaughters: Allyson, Selah, Mackinsey and
Samara
Previous lines of work: Carhop at BK Root Beer stand (no roller-skates), farm wife
Best thing someone said to me: "I don't know what you are on, but I want some!"
Life motto: For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11)
My hero: My late husband, Mick. He slowed me down so the Lord could speak to me. He encouraged me to become the
woman I am.
One of my greatest experiences with God: My husband and I praying with our two children when they accepted
Christ as their Savior
Most people don't know this about me: I am a beauty consultant with Mary Kay cosmetics
Jim presenting announcements as Brother Bob Blessing
Jim Watkins
Communications pastor (The guy to blame if there's a glitch with this Web site)
My email: jim@jameswatkins.com
Family: Lois (Wife), Faith and Paul, and five adorable grandchildren
Previous lines of work: Youth pastor, editorial director at Wesleyan Publishing House, magician and unicycle dare devil
Best thing someone said to me: I love you
My hero: Jesus Christ
One of my greatest experiences with God: Leading my children to Christ, baptizing them
Most people don't know this about me: I lived in a girl's dorm for six years, I'm an outgoing introvert
(I'm off the chart on Myers-Briggs "introvert" scale.)
Web site: Hope & Humor
Dave woods
Director of operations and missions
My email: dave.woods@gmail.com
Family: Brenda (wife) Nathaniel (Staci), Amy (Jon), Jessica, Kenneth
Previous lines of work: accounting, adventure programs
Best thing someone said to me: When my family tells me that they love me
Life motto: The secrecy of my job prevents me from knowing what I'm doing
My hero: Job
One of my greatest experiences with God: Listening to Handel's Messiah, envisioning the King being so
moved that he stood for the Hallelujah Chorus. Understanding that God must be moved by our music as well.
Most people don't know this about me: I can sew.
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Services
• Worship: Sunday 10 am
• Children: Sunday 10 am
• Youth: Sunday 6 pm
• Life groups (click for times)
Community
• Phone: (765) 573-5482
 Email: therivermarion@sbcglobal.net
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Resources
• Emergency services
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• Spiritual resources
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