- ELDERS -
Shane Algard
Lead Pastor & Elder
Pastor Shane has been the lead pastor since 2014. He and his wife Shawnie have been married since 2000 and have 2 children, Amy and Aaron. Shane has a passion for making disciples through God's Word.
Andrew Torick
Family-Life Pastor & Elder
Pastor Andrew has been almost everywhere and loves missions! He has a passion for making the Gospel known to all people. He met his wife, Dominique, at a church plant in Florida where they married in 2012. They have 5 children, Selah, Andrew, Peter, Luke, and Judah.
Benjamin Jurkovich
Youth Pastor & Elder
Ben has attended CCLS since his teens. He moved to Joplin, Missouri to pastor a youth group, but was soon called back to CCLS in 2017 to become our Youth Pastor. Him and his wife Katie married in 2018 and love to serve and hangout with our youth group.
Kelley Taylor
Pastor Emeritus & Elder
Kelley was Lead Pastor at CCLS for over 30 years and has had a huge impact at our church & community. He and his wife Jeanette married in 1976, have 3 children, and 5 grandchildren.