Pastor Rich graduated from Niles McKinley High School in northeast Ohio. He received his undergraduate degree in business administration from the Ohio State University and spent 15 years working in the corporate world before answering the call to pastoral ministry. Rich came to a saving faith and surrendered his life to lordship of Christ in April 1997. He met his beautiful, godly wife Marta at his home church right about the time God was revealing His calling for him into pastoral ministry in 2003. Rich & Marta married in 2005 and shortly thereafter, he left his corporate job while attending seminary at Ashland Theological Seminary where he received his Masters of Divinity in 2009. Rich’s purpose in life is to live into his personal relationship with Jesus, the One who has redeemed and continues to transform him, so that he might be of use to his King to help others come to know and be transformed by Him.
About Us
Pastor Rich Allen
Amber grew up and is currently residing in Frankfort, Ohio. Her father, Neil Foster, was the United Methodist pastor in Frankfort (since retired) and her mother, Brenda Foster, is a fourth-grade teacher at Adena Elementary School. She has two sisters, Danielle and recently married sister, Rachael Foster Cook. Amber graduated from Adena High School in 2014 and continued her education at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. While she was there, God confirmed her call to spread His hope and to serve His people. Amber then graduated with her undergraduate degree in Christian Ministries in August of 2018. Now she is serving here at Leesburg Trinity Church.
Dwight “Ike” Hodson is currently the Highland County Clerk of Courts. He is a graduate of Fairfield High School and has worked in the banking industry for several years. Ike has served as Leesburg Trinity’s treasurer for decades. He and his wife, Cindy, are members of Leesburg Trinity.
Jeff resides in Leesburg with his wife, Michelle (“Micki”). They have three children – a daughter at the Ohio State University, Anna; a son Ethan who is graduating soon from Queens College, Charlotte, NC; and their oldest son, Colin, is a nurse working in North Carolina. Jeff works at Hospice of Dayton as a hospice chaplain. He has been working as well as the church custodian for multiple years now. Jeff has led the annual “Ride for Christ” outreach for the past 20 years. Jeff has also filled in as an interim Youth Director while the church had an opening in that position.
Elaine & husband, Cap are originally from Pittsburgh, PA and now are residents of Highland Co. Elaine serves as our church secretary and makes sure the various office duties are done each week. Elaine also helps maintain the church’s website and Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/leesburgtrinity. She and Cap are involved in many church groups and activities, including the Family Fun & Movie Night. Elaine leads monthly Jr/St High & B-Tween Youth Art Parties & accompanies some occasional youth field trips. Elaine is an artist and teaches occasional classes in local areas and participates in various local art shows. Cap & Elaine have a daughter, Wendy who lives with her husband in Colorado, along with their two boys. Their son, Dan, daughter-in-law & their two children (a boy & girl), live in Columbus, OH.
A Few Words About Us
- We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God revealing the love of God to the world. 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; John 3:16.
- We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6.
- We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15.
- We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Furthermore we believe that God will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven, and that He will banish the unrighteous to everlasting punishment in hell. Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7.
- We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10.
- We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. 1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15.
- We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church. 1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23.
- We believe that the ministry of evangelism (sharing and proclaiming the message of salvation only possible by grace through faith in Jesus Christ) and discipleship (helping followers of Christ grow up into maturity in Christ) is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15.
- We believe God’s plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9.
- We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism. Matthew 9:35-38, 22:37-39, and 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15.
- We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10.
Our Mission
To lead people into a life changing and ever-growing relationship with Jesus Christ
Our Vision
To become the premier disciple making church in the tri-county area.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. – Romans 12:2