Meet the LFMC Staff
Bill Bump
Senior Pastor
Before joining us at LFMC in August 2002, Bill served at Seattle First Free Methodist Church, Wheaton Free Methodist Church, Elgin Free Methodist Church, Eastside Free Methodist Church and TimberLake Christian Fellowship. He and his wife, Marcy, have three grown children: Ryan, Andrea and Brendon. They also have two grandchildren. When he's not preparing sermons or ministering, Bill likes a good game of racquetball or golf.
Larry Baldridge
Pastor of Discipleship
Since 1971, Larry has been involved in discipleship-focused ministries. Before coming on staff at LFMC, he and his wife, Beth, served with The Navigators and Discipleship Outreach Ministries. They have three grown children and four grandchildren. Larry enjoys the outdoors and playing competitive tennis.
Carolyn Heacock
Pastor of Children's Ministries
Before accepting the Pastor of Children's Ministries position at LFMC, Carolyn served as our Pastor of Student Ministries for six years. She is excited to lead our growing children's ministry, which is designed to provide opportunities for children to connect with God in fun and relevant ways. She has a B.A. in Spanish and an M.A. in education, both from the University of Kansas. Prior to working in ministry full-time, she taught English as a second language at the University of Kansas for 17 years. She and her husband Doug have three children: Rebekah, Katie and Tim.
Travis Peterson
Pastor of Student Ministries
The Petersons (Travis, Michelle, and Regan) came to LFMC from Springfield, Illinois, where Travis served as Youth Director at the First United Methodist Church of Springfield, a 2500-member congregation. Travis is a 2002 graduate of Greenville College, with a BA in Religion and Political Science. He also played football for Greenville. He brings rich leadership experience to our church.
Jonathan Thomas
Worship Leader, Blended Service
Jonathan has been in the Lawrence area since he started college in 1997. After he graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance, he sang professionally, performing with various opera and musical theatre companies. He has also sung with various symphonies and still sings concerts when he can. He met his wife, Vanessa, in college and they have four children: Kara, Tiffani, Sofia and Tristan. When he isn't working with the choir, he is an insurance agent/financial advisor with Farm Bureau Financial Services.
Doug Heacock
Director of Media and Communications
Contemporary Worship Leader
Doug has been a musician for most of his life, and is a total technology nerd. He has a journalism degree with an emphasis on radio, television and film. Doug enjoys fishing, hiking, biking, tennis, reading, writing, amateur radio, and making music. He is also honored to be the husband of Pastor Carolyn.
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