Jacob Schneider
Pastor
Pastor Jacob is passionate about proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ, through word and action, and about helping others grow in their knowledge and love of God. He is excited about what God has done, is doing, and has yet to do at Ozark UMC as we live into our mission of “Leading people to actively follow Jesus Christ.”
Bonnie Vawter
Worship Ministry Director
Bonnie is the Worship Leader here at Ozark UMC. She works together with the worship team and the tech crew to create an effective worship experience. Bonnie believes that God orchestrated her coming to Ozark UMC from the beginning. She is passionate about people coming to know Christ. Bonnie’s unique quality is that she strives to be a “glass half’-full” kind of girl! Bonnie would like her congregation to know that Christ is the center of her life and it is a blessing to praise Him in worship. Bonnie is most excited about serving Ozark UMC because it is an amazing community of believers and she is excited to be a part of it! In Bonnie’s spare time, she loves spending time with her daughter Meagan and friends, along with cooking, short road trips and reading antiques books.
David Bell
Congregational Care Director
David is passionate about growing in his faith and helping others grow closer to Jesus. David moved to the Ozarks to be near to his family after retiring from pastoral ministry in Kansas. His experience in ministry and providing spiritual care for others makes him unique and has invaluable experience that will help him in his role as Congregational Care Coordinator. When not serving at Ozark UMC, David can be found spending time with his wife, Debbie, and the rest of his family, especially his grandchildren. He also enjoys playing guitar, working in the yard, golfing and woodworking projects.
Lindsay Ash
Children’s Ministry Director
Lindsay loves working with the church’s youngest members and helping connect across the generations at OUMC. She has been serving as Children’s Ministries Director since July of 2023 but has been serving in different capacities of Children’s Ministries since 1995. Lindsay is a lifelong member of OUMC and was baptized as a baby here in 1980.
Lindsay hopes to help children develop in their faith and develop a love of God and church that they will carry into adulthood.
Outside of OUMC, Lindsay is a wife, mom, and eighth grade science teacher. She loves to spend time with her family, sew, and visit National Parks
You can contact her at the following email:
Melissa Vigneaux
Youth Ministry Director
Melissa loves working and playing alongside the youth and has done so for over six years and has been a member at Ozark UMC for about 17 years. She says even though she’s not the typical age of a youth ministry leader, she does not let that stop her. She is passionate about helping the youth grow in their faith and encouraging them to become firmly rooted in their beliefs. Melissa is excited to guide the youth in their spiritual development and share with them in their journey. In her free time she enjoys singing, playing hockey with her husband, watching sports, camping and spending time outdoors.
Tracy Ryan
Hilltop Preschool Director, Ozark UMC Administrative Assistant
Tracy brings the light and laughter of Jesus into everything she does. She not only directs the pre-school program, but she orchestrates the daily activities of the church office. Coordinating schedules, communication efforts, small group sign-ups and project details, Tracy is all over it. The pre-school kids call her “funny” and “huggable”. If you don’t believe them, give her a hug and find out!
