Mission
CHANGING LIVES THROUGH JESUS' LOVE.
#BETHECHANGE
Statement of Faith
At Lakeview, we focus on the teachings of scripture, and we strive to model our church after the truths we find in the New Testament. It is our goal to cling to the essential truths of scripture, and to offer freedom, of thought in matters of opinion. At Lakeview Christian Church, we believe:
What We Believe
God
God is the only sovereign, wise, and good Creator of all things, who reigns as King over all creation for His own glory.
ROMANS 11:33-36
Man
Human beings were made in God’s image to love and worship Him forever. But ever since Adam first rebelled against God, we have all been lost in sin, under God’s judgment, and unable to save ourselves.
ROMANS 3:23
Christ
Out of undeserved love and grace, God sent His only Son to save us from sin and reconcile us to Himself through Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection.
JOHN 3:16
Response
God offers us His gift of salvation by grace, which we receive through faith in Jesus. He makes us new, calls us to leave sin behind, and invites us to join His work in the world.
EPHESIANS 2:8-10
Leadership
While God and the Bible are the ultimate authority for Lakeview Christian Church, there is a leadership structure to keep the day-to-day operations and ministry of the church moving correctly.
The leadership of Lakeview has a few integral parts. First, elders. Lakeview Christian Church is an elder-protected and led church. The elders provide oversight, vision, guidance, and protection to the corporate side of the church and most importantly the spiritual side of the church.
Second, pastors. Our team of pastors provide the leadership and everyday decision making and oversee the paid staff. The paid staff is made up of full-time ministry staff, full-time support staff, and part-time ministry and support staff.
At the end of the day, the Lakeview Christian Church leadership all works together to accomplish the mission of the church to "Change Lives Through Jesus' Love".
Our Team
Jim has served at Lakeview Christian Church for more than 36 years and has been serving as the Lead Pastor for the last 6 years.
Jim is a graduate of Cincinnati Bible College and has a Master of Arts Degree in Pastoral Leadership from Cincinnati Christian University.
Jim carries the burden of leading the staff of LCC according to scripture. He is responsible for ensuring all material agrees with scripture. You will very quickly see his love for people and the Bible as you watch Jim interact with others. Jim leads by example for his staff and congregation as he does his best to model himself after Jesus. The congregation and the community get to see what it means to serve and love selflessly.
This love is seen on greatest display to his wife, Dee, our classic service worship director, of over 39 years and they have two married daughters and a grandson they adore.
Tyler has served at Lakeview for the past 7 years. He attended Malone University and has been in ministry for the past 18 years.
Tyler is responsible for overseeing many roles at LCC; including leading God's people in worship and oversight of the 11am modern worship service, leading the YAM (young adult ministry) group, guiding the direction of LCC alongside the executive team, and intentionally developing discipleship pathways.
Tyler is married to Courtney and they have a son named Judah.
Drew grew up attending LCC and has always had a heart for the Barberton/Akron area. Drew has been in ministry serving as the Associate Minister of Youth and Outreach for 5 years before coming to Lakeview.
He has a heart for people, specifically those who come from broken situations, and has spent most of his life trying to care for and reach out to those who need the hope and healing that can only come in a relationship with Christ.
Drew is newly married to his wife Emilie who serves as Chilidern's Director. The two enjoy opening their home to foster deeper relationships with families in the church. They find it a true blessing to be doing ministry together!
Emilie George is the Children's Director at Lakeview Christian Church, where she brings her heart for children and families to life through engaging programs and events. With a degree in Biblical Studies from Word of Life and years of experience in preschool education and administration, Emilie combines her expertise with a passion for teaching God’s love to the next generation.
Emilie is married to the church's outreach minister, Drew George, and the two enjoy opening their home to foster deeper relationships with families in the church. Emilie oversees kids’ programs on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights. She also coordinates special family events that create lasting memories and spiritual growth for all involved.
Sue has served at Lakeview for over 36 years and has raised her family in the church.
Sue is one of the first friendly faces you will see when you walk in the doors of Lakeview. She has a unique ability to make you feel right at home and answer questions to make new visitors feel welcome and connect people to further minister opportunities.
Carlea has been a member of Lakeview for over 10 years. She graduated from N.C. State University and has over 14 years in the ecommerce industry where she specialized in email & sms marketing.
Degree in Deaf Education and Early Childhood education
She has spent 18 years as our preschool director now, she utilizes her musical talents by leading the congregation in heartfelt worship for our classic service. She still uses her spiritual gift of teaching to reach out to students as a Northwest kindergarten teacher. She also mentors a lot of the younger women in the church to model for them what being a woman of faith looks like. Dee is a talented but humble servant of God.
Dee leads by example, much like her husband and our lead pastor, Jim G, of over 39 years, and they love the times they can do ministry together. They have two married daughters and a grandson they adore.
