Aaron Santini - Pastor

Aaron was born in central Pennsylvania and grew up in Tucson, AZ. He came to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ his senior year of high school. He received a scholarship to play baseball at the University of New Mexico, and during his first college class he met his wife, Rita! The Lord used his junior year in college to grow him as a young man as he experienced the peaks and valleys of life. His mom passed away on Christmas Eve, and then in the Spring he was drafted and signed a professional baseball contract with the Minnesota Twins.

Aaron went into full-time ministry with Fellowship of Christian Athletes in 2000. From 2002 until 2010 he directed FCA in Northern Colorado. In 2007 he helped plant Crossway Church in Greeley and completed their Pastors’ track. In the Fall of 2009, Aaron, Rita their 5 kids began to gather a team to plant The Crossing in Fort Collins. Aside from teaching God's word and raising up men, Aaron enjoys dating his wife, ballin' with his kids, bow hunting, fly fishing and all things Pittsburgh -Penguins, Pirates & Steelers.

Joey Nichols - Pastor

Joey was born and raised on the gulf coast of Florida but has lived in Northern Colorado since 1997. He was blessed to be raised by Christian parents who, though imperfect, took their walk with Christ seriously and led him to give his own life to Jesus during his grade school years. His time studying at Capernwray Bible School in England introduced him to the global reach of the Gospel and to the realization of the indwelling presence of Christ in every believer. After Capernwray, Joey completed his BA at Biola University in California. The goal of a career in counseling led him to go on to earn a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology at Wheaton College. Between time in Florida and Colorado, Joey has worked as a family therapist and a hospice counselor for twenty years. He has volunteered in a number of areas of the local church, including working with the high school ministry and teaching adult classes. His desire to disciple young adults led him to serve on the board of Covenant Bible College for a number of years. Joey came to The Crossing in the Summer of 2010 and considers it a privilege to serve the congregation here. In addition to teaching and mentoring, Joey enjoys hiking, finding out-of-the-way coffee shops, and following the Colorado Rockies baseball club.

Rich Gardner - Pastor

Rich was raised in Grand Junction, CO, making him the only Colorado Native on the pastoral team. He earned a BA in Biblical Studies from Northland International University and a Masters degree in Biblical Studies from Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, PA. Rich and His wife Jess moved from Scranton, PA to Fort Collins in the Fall of 2011 to partner with The Crossing. Rich and Jess have 4 awesome little boys. Rich's passions include golf, the Denver Broncos, and craft coffee.

Beck Easton - Pastor

Beck grew up in Pueblo and went to college here at CSU. It was here at CSU where Beck herd the Gospel and recognized his need for a savior. He quickly knew that God would use him in the service of the church. Beck and his wife Lindsey have three children. Since the very beginning of their marriage felt a call to adopt and foster so their family grows and shrinks every so often. Beck loves sports, books, food, movies and the outdoors.

Chris Jones - Pastoral Intern

Deacons

We believe that God’s design for the local church is for the appointed elders (pastors) to lead by serving and carrying out the mission of the church. The elders primary focus should thus be to shepherd, lead, teach, and equip while the deacons support the elders by taking on the needed responsibility to care for a variety of practical needs within the church.While every deacon is a servant, not all servants are deacons. Therefore, the following deacons have been appointed by the elders and affirmed by the church body:
Mackenzi Grauberger - Crossing Kids!
Albert Chen - Finance
Joel Sauder - Facilities