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Rob Albright has been preaching for over 43 years. He has worked with congregations in Ohio, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Rob also served as an elder in the church for 10 years. Rob joined the work at Northwest in September 2016. Rob and Sharon have been married 46 years and have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. Sharon is a retired elementary school teacher. In 1971, after four years in the US Navy, Rob entered Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee and…

Andrew Beasley

Beginning in January 2023 Andrew Beasley will be joining our Northwest family. Andrew grew up in the Medina, Ohio congregation. He is a 2017 graduate of the West Virginia School of Preaching in Moundsville, West Virginia and a 2022 graduate of Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama where he received his Bachelor’s in Biblical Studies and was awarded the V.P. Black Bible award. He is currently enrolled in the Master of Divinity program at Freed Hardeman University. From 2017 through 2022,…

Edward Wayne Skipworth

Edward Wayne Skipworth was born on May 15, 1942, in Louisville, KY. They moved to Florida when he was 2 years old Wayne was baptized at the Springfield Church of Christ in Jacksonville, Florida. He had one brother, Woody, and two sisters, Donna and Gracie. Gracie died of cancer at age 54, five years ago and Woody was killed 2 years ago. Wayne’s Mom is 93 years old and is very active – she lives with his oldest sister in…

Roland Andrews

Roland Andrews was born in Miami, Florida to Dorothy and Arthur Andrews. He became a Christian in 1955 at the Hialeah Church of Christ. After graduating from Miami Technical High School he served in the U.S. Air Force for four years. He attended Miami-Dade Junior College for two years and then transferred to Western Carolina University where he majored in physical education and biology. Roland played football at W.C.U for two years. He received his B.S. degree from Western Carolina.…

Rob Albright

Rob Albright has been preaching for over 43 years. He has worked with congregations in Ohio, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Rob also served as an elder in the church for 10 years. Rob joined the work at Northwest in September 2016. Rob and Sharon have been married 46 years and have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. Sharon is a retired elementary school teacher. In 1971, after four years in the US Navy, Rob entered Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee and…

Ken Mantle

Ken was born in Painesville, Ohio. He was the oldest of nine boys. He attended the Church of Christ, which met at the YMCA. There he met Preacher Steele who became his mentor. After graduating high school, he left for the Marine Corp. He spent 4 years in the Corp. He served in Viet Nam from November ’65 to January ’67. Ken and Sue were married in August of ’67 at the New Freeport, Pa. Church of Christ. They had…

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