Commission Members
Pictured l to r: Lana Jernigan, Greg Twitchell, Sam Warren, Chris Phillips and Jody Crimi.
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Dr. Sam Warren - Charlotte, NC
The Student Ministries Commission is a part of the Department of Nurture of the Advent Christian General Conference of which Sam is the Director.
Chris Phillips - Mechanicsville, VA
Chris currently serves as Youth Pastor in Mechanicsville, VA, where he has been for over 17 years. He also serves as Regional Director of Student Ministries for the Appalachian Region. He is a graduate of Berkshire Christian College. He is married to Kari, and they have one son, Aaron .
Lana Jernigan -Fayetteville, NC
Lana is the mother of two grown sons, Ryan and Ross. She is a graduate of Berkshire Christian College. She serves at Camp Dixie as the Director of Ministry and as the Director of Student Ministries for the AC Conference of Eastern NC.
Jody Crimi - Encinitas, Ca
Jody attended Trinity International University, Deerfield, Il, where she got her degree in Youth Ministry. She is the youth minister at North Park Community Church in San Diego, CA. As part of the Advent Christian Conference of Southern California Youth Advisory Committee, Jody organizes conference youth events and directs teen camp and retreats at Camp Maranatha, Idyllwild. She serves as resource coordinator for the Western Advent Christian Association and coordinates the Summer Ministry Team for Southern California.
Greg has a BA in Biblical and Theological Studies and Youth Ministry from Gordon College. He served as a full time Youth Pastor in the Oxford Maine AC Church from 1998 to 2005. He is currently the Sr. Pastor of the Port Clyde AC Church in Maine. He is also a member of the Easter Regional Youth Commission. He is married to Missie and they have 3 boys and 1 girl.