Staff

Pastor Jesse graduated from Liberty Seminary in 1999 and began ministry in a church in rural West Virginia. In 2003 he was called to minister in Vacaville, California, where he suffered heart failure in 2005 at the age of 30. After a complete healing he moved to Greensboro to plant a church. In 2014 he was called to be the Lead Pastor here in the cold city of Tiffin, Ohio. Married to Kelly (16 wonderful years), with children Micah (13), Chloe (10), Addison (7)... the family acclimates to the cold and looks forward to all that God is going to do in our church and in Tiffin!

Pastor Lukas graduated from Winebrenner Theological Seminary in 2011 and began ministry here at United Baptist Church in 2009 .  His heartbeat is to help families, children, and students understand the gospel of Jesus Christ so that each member of the family can  grow stronger in their faith.   Married to Kari (10 wonderful years), with children Max (7), Sawyer (6), and Brody (4)... the Hafeli’s enjoy living and serving God here in Tiffin!