Our Staff

Our Pastor, Jeff Hankins
Pastor Jeff Hankins began his ministry at Rockwood in June of 2004. He and his family were called to ministry at Rockwood from Strong, Arkansas. Jeff and his wife Pat, have two young children, Julie and Jonah at home, and an older son, Joshua who is currently working in Iraq. Bro. Jeff's education includes a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education from Purdue University; a Master of Education from University of Arkansas at Little Rock; and a Master of Divinity in Biblical Languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. You can email Pastor Jeff at jeffhankins56@yahoo.com

Our Pastor of Hispanic Ministries, Marcelino Estrada
In addition to our Russian Language Ministry, we also host a Hispanic Ministry. Marcelino Estrada leads both a Sunday Morning Sunday School and a Worship Service. These services take place at Rockwood during our regular Sunday School and Morning Worship times. In addition to these services, Marcelino, together with his wife Beatriz, hold several Bible Studies at homes in the Independence and Kansas City area. You can email Pastor Marcelino at ebenestrada@aol.com

Our Minister of Youth, Mike Leeds

Mike and his family came to Rockwood in August of 2006 from Yuma, Arizona. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two daughters, Alyssa and Kyla, and a son, Michael. Mike is a student at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Under Mike's leadership, our youth group is becoming more involved in the worship service through music and drama.

Our Minister of Worship, Bill Griesbach
Bill just recently joined our ministry staff here at Rockwood. Bill leads us in praise & worship on Sundays & directs the choir & praise band. He is the band director at Central High School. Bill is a graduate of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Our Administrative Assistant / Financial Secretary, Cindy Braile
Cindy has been Rockwood's Financial Secretary for almost 25 years. She and her husband, Ed, have two grown children and seven grandchildren. You can contact Cindy at cindyrockwood@sbcglobal.net

Our Parent's Day Out Program Director, Linny Epperson
Linny has been with the PDO program for over 30 years, but has been the Director for the last 14 years. Linny and her husband, Wes, have three grown children and nine grandchildren. Linny can be reached at linnyrockwood@sbcglobal.net.

Supporting Staff:

Pianist, Paul Tebbetts

Building Maintenance: Ken Mullikin