Staff
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Rick Miller
Senior Minister
Rick has served as the senior minister at Eastview since 1995. Prior to coming to Martinsville, he preached in Bedford, Indiana for 4 years and served for 15 years in youth ministries in Russell, Kentucky and Martins Ferry, Ohio.

Rick attained his B.A., B.Th. and M.M. degrees from Kentucky Christian College. He was ordained in 1980 by his home church, Moreland Christian Church, in Canton, Ohio.  In conjunction with his church duties at Eastview, he also serves with Christian Training Ministries (Greenford, OH), speaking on leadership training and "Raising Positive Kids." He is passionate about world missions, having taken trips to seven different countries and several trips to areas within the U.S. He serves as board chairman for North India Christian Mission.

Rick and his wife (and partner in ministry) Pam, have twin sons, Jeremy and Joshua who graduated from Cincinnati Christian University in May of 2007. Rick currently serves on the Eastview Missions and Evangelism Teams. He also teaches classes on Sunday and Wednesday nights. His hobbies are sports and reading.

 
Bruce Lucas
Associate Minister
Bruce began his service at Eastview in November, 2008. He was raised in Greenwood, IN and attended Center
Grove High School and Harding Christian
University. For many years he had dual
careers, with Eli Lilly & Co., and as a professional singer and musician.

 Along with his wife. Donna, who loves

leading and teaching ladies' Bible studies, and sons Matt and Casey, Bruce has been involved with starting music programs for new churches in the area. He has worked in youth ministry and is very active with "Extended Hand Ministries," which serves in several correctional facilities in Indianapolis and surrounding areas. He is currently assistant chaplain at the Indianapolis Juvenile Correctional Facility for girls 12-18 years old.

 Bruce was ordained in 2005. He serves at Eastview as associate minister and is the worship leader, choir director and oversees the audio/visual ministry. Among other duties, he leads the Fellowship Team, which promotes and provides opportunities for Christian fellowship. He works with new members and those wanting to find their place to serve in the church. His passion is serving God and his hobbies are music and sports.

 
Norman Ward
Shepherding Minister
Norman  was born near Milton, KY in November, 1927, the youngest of nine children. The family was raised on a small farm
during the "depression years" when everyone had to work to survive. He is a veteran of WWII, being one of four brothers who served his country.

Norman graduated from Cincinnati Bible Seminary in the class of 1953 and began serving as a minister in 1950. He and his wife, Joanne, devoted their years of service to establish new congregations and help weak ones. For the last thirty years, they have been involved with raising money to help the Christians in Burma (name changed to Myanmar in 1991).


Joanne and Norman were married in 1952. Joanne is from French Lick, Indiana and has assisted Norman in ministry work as pianist, organist and teacher, as well as wife. The Wards have three sons, Chuck, Mike and Steve, all involved in the Lord's work in some capacity. Norman and Joanne also have four granddaughters and two great-granddaughters.
 
The Wards are currently helping with the work at Eastview. They previously ministered here from 1974-1978 when the congregation was meeting at the Martinsville YMCA. During those four years, the Eastview congregation bought their present property and constructed the first unit of their building.
 
Jeremy Miller
Youth Minister
Jeremy has been the youth minister at
Eastview since September 2007. He is a 2007 graduate of Cincinnati Christian University.

Jeremy grew up in a ministry family (his Dad is a preacher) and was part of Eastview's youth program from middle school on. He has a twin brother, Joshua.

Jeremy married Emily Rader on July 11, 2009. He enjoys most sports, especially soccer. He played soccer from the age of 5 all the way through college and now serves as assistant coach for the Martinsville High School girls' team.

Jeremy's heart's desire is to see as many young people as possible come to know, love and serve Jesus Christ. Part of his philosophy of ministry is to build lasting relationships with young people and help them apply God's Word to their lives. Jeremy's door is always open if you would like to talk to him.

 
Johnna Barker
Kountry Kids Preschool Director
Johnna  grew up in Morgan County
and graduated from Indiana State
University with a degree in Early
Childhood Education. She began teaching
preschool in 1997 and is currently the
director of Kountry Kids Preschool.

She and her husband, Terry, have been blessed with

two children. She and her family have worshiped and served at Eastview for several years in numerous capacities. They enjoy church, sports, animals, laughter and the outdoors.

 Pat Winterrowd
Office Assistant/Bookkeeper
Pat moved to Martinsville in 1970 with her
family and transferred to Eastview in 1985.
She has seven grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. She enjoys travel,
chocolate, reading, her grandchildren and
her Eastview family.

She retired from Farm Bureau Insurance in May 2002 and came to work part-time in the office in February, 2003.

She has been active with the Finance and Mission Ministry teams for several years.
 
Debbi Owen
Office Manager
Debbi was born in Wheeling, W.Va.,
second eldest in a family of five, and was
raised in Columbus, Indiana. She has a
Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from
Indiana University. She worked as a registered nurse in critical care for ten years and in long-term care/rehabilitation center administration for two years.

God then began working on her heart to spend

more time with her family. During her years as a stay-at-home wife/mother, she spent some of her time doing volunteer work in the Martinsville community. She has volunteered as editor/publisher of Heartfelt Notes (Eastview's monthly women's newsletter) from 1998-2003. Debbi began her ministry serving in the Eastview office in June 2004.    

She lives with her husband, Howard, their daughter Emily (a student at Purdue University), dog Scooby and cat Fritz.