ELDERS

JOHN CARPENTER

Elder

John was baptized in 1972 at the age of 10 years old. He grew up mostly in Portage county, and previously attended the Kent church of Christ. He began attending the Hartville church of Christ in 1994. In the past, John has played a big role in the congregation as a deacon with the youth: organizing outings, devotionals, teaching and with the Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes program. He became an elder in 2015.

John lives in Mogadore with his wife Lisa and daughter Carrie; they also have 3 boys who have left the nest. An electrician by trade, he is currently the Residential Department Manager for JW Didado Electric. John loves the outdoors, fishing, hunting and just being in the woods. He also enjoys spending time with his grandchildren.

TODD ZACOUR

Elder

After being taught the gospel, Todd was baptized in 1994 and has been attending Hartville since 2003. Originally from Orrville, Todd currently resides in Canal Fulton with his wife, Melissa. They have two children, daughter and son-in-law Serena and Seth Martin and, and son and daughter-in-law Connor and Hannah Zacour. Todd is a retired Family Practice physician.

He has served the Hartville church in the past as deacon of missions, deacon of education, and deacon of fellowship. His hobbies include reading, working around the house, watching movies, spending time with family, and listening to music (his favorite band is The Beatles!).

JASON JONES

Deacon of Community Outreach

DEACONS

Dedicated to Quality

BEN MARKO

Deacon of Finance

ETHAN ASH

Deacon of Education

STAFF

CRAIG RESSLER

Minister

Craig grew up in a small rural town outside of Pittsburg (and we try not to hold that against him!). In 2001, he decided he needed to make some changes in his life and moved to Tennessee to live with his aunt. He started attending the Karns church of Christ in Knoxville, TN, with his aunt. The young adults group there had a big impact on his life, and he was baptized in 2002. It was also there that Craig met Amanda; they were married in 2009 and now have 4 boys: Eli, Owen, Isaac, and Aden.
Craig attended the East Tennessee School of Preaching (currently known as the Southeast Institute of Biblical Studies) and graduated in 2008. After graduation, he was the minister at the Oakhill church of Christ in Covington, GA, from 2009-2017. The Ressler family moved to Ohio in December 2017, and Craig has been the minister at Hartville since January 2018.
In his free time, Craig loves going to the gym, spending time with his family, and playing video games with his oldest, Eli. Also, he loves anytime he can spend boating on a lake!

KRISTEN BARNHARDT

Secretary

Kristen was baptized in 1992 and has attended the Hartville church of Christ since she and Nate were married in 2010. In 2017, she began working part-time for the congregation as the secretary in addition to running an online jewelry business from her home. Kristen is a native resident of Stark County, having grown up in the Magnolia area and graduating from Sandy Valley Schools in 1999. She loves to bake and is known for her peanut butter pies and sugar cookies. She enjoys singing & listening to music, watching rom-coms, playing cards & boardgames and spending time with her nieces and nephews.