Leadership

Roger is a graduate of Central Christian College of the Bible in Moberly, Missouri, with a B.A. degree in Bible. Upon receiving his ordination in 1974, he began working in the Chicago area as an evangelist for the Chicago District Evangelizing Association and as Pastor of the First Christian Church in Lansing, Illinois. He has done non-degree follow up studies in Cultural Anthropology, Family Counseling and Church Growth.

In 1980 he began his ministry with Clifton Christian and is still serving us today. Roger believes the answer to mankind’s needs is a genuine following of the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Apostles as found in the Bible. He strives to teach and preach these eternal truths with clarity and conviction.

Roger’s beautiful wife, Mary, worked 23 years for Mesa County Department of Social Services. They have three grown children, three grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. He enjoys golf, traveling, and just a good conversation with friends about what the Lord is doing.

Terry was born in Grand Junction, CO, where he would have his first church experiences right here at Clifton Christian Church!

After graduating from High School, he completed his BA in Bible and Preaching at Platte Valley Bible College. It was during this time he met his beautiful wife, Jori. They were married and have 3 amazing children, Chandler, Sawyer, and Brier.

Terry and Jori came back to the Grand Valley to work in Worship at Clifton Christian Church in January 2001. Since then, he has also had the privilege to work with Youth, Preaching, and Short-term Missions.

His passions include Worship, Music, Travel, and Family.

Isaac is a Colorado native and has called The Grand Valley home since 2002. He witnessed and benefited from the intentional and obedient work of youth pastors and volunteers that God used to encourage him during the challenging years of adolescence.

He graduated from Palisade High School in 2009, got engaged to his beautiful bride, Hannah, and went on to study at Summit Christian College in Gering, NE, graduating with a BA in 2013. He and Hannah were married in 2010 and remained in Nebraska for another two years following graduation, serving teens in Alliance, NE.2015 saw the two of them return home to Clifton Christian Church where they have enjoyed serving together in the Kingdom.

Isaac is passionate about the Word of God, getting teens excited about it, and walking with them to discover how God has uniquely equipped them to be effective in the Kingdom. Hannah and Isaac, along with their daughter, Cora, love the adventure God has sent them on.

Rich serves as the director of Life Groups at both the Clifton Christian Church and Palisade Christian Church campuses. He provides vision, mission, leadership, and training to the many Life Groups that meet weekly to be disciples of Jesus who make disciples of Jesus.

Rich has been a life group facilitator and instructor in our Intentional Discipleship Training (IDT) classes in the local church for the past 15 years. Rich has a strong passion for following Jesus’ methods in making disciples through intentional relationships with Jesus and other disciples. We do this through connecting people in Life Groups, prayer, diving into God’s Word, and living life together. Rich and his wife, Heather, have two boys who love Jesus and share the same passion for the outdoors that Rich has grown to love in this wonderful creation we call The Western Slope of Colorado.

Jori Leathermon was born and raised in Bayfield, Colorado. After graduating from Bayfield High School she went on to get her Associate of Arts in Biblical Studies from Platte Valley Bible College. Jori and Terry have three wonderful children; Chandler who attends Ozark Christian College, Sawyer, a High School Senior, and Brier, a Freshman in High School. After Homeschooling her kids for 15 years, she is excited to move into this new role and adventure! She is passionate about strong families and has a heart for helping foster young hearts to a love for Jesus. Jori is an avid Denver Broncos fan, and her favorite hobbies include gardening, reading, and traveling.

Corbin Shipp grew up and graduated high school in Geneseo, Illinois. He served six years in the Army, then went to college at Southern Illinois University, where he earned his B.S. in Forest Management. After moving around for work, Corbin finally settled in western Colorado and eventually met his beautiful wife, Melissa. Together, they have one son named Hunter.

Corbin and Melissa became members of Clifton Christian Church and started volunteering and finding ways to serve. Corbin had some serious health struggles that caused him to refocus on the purpose of his life and to focus on what God’s will for his life was. After many years of trying to be a Christian alone, he finally realized that what his mother had been telling him for decades was true; life is about relationships! Together, Corbin and Melissa have been active in children’s ministry, camps, premarital counseling, facilitating a Life Group, and more. Corbin has also served as a deacon and in youth ministry as he searched for his calling. Corbin and Melissa gladly went to serve at the church in Palisade to help foster growth and relationships within the community. Eventually, he found what God had been calling him to when he was asked to serve as minister at the Palisade Campus.