Meet Our Staff

Earl & Rinnea Wetter  - Lead Pastor

Pastor Earl and Rinnea were born and raised in the Chicago area. They attended Central Bible College where they met and were later married after graduation. They have been happily married for over 30 years. Their son, Dan, and Shannon his wife, have two beautiful daughters and a cute son. They call Springfield, Illinois their home. Their daughter Becky is a Registered Nurse and is married to James Grogan, a pastor. They reside in sunny southern California and have one precious little girl an adorable son, and are now expecting their third child.

Pastor Earl and Rinnea have had a very fruitful ministry for over 30 years. Their leadership at each ministry opportunity has enabled God to move mightily and for countless hearts and lives to be changed for eternity. We are truly blessed to have them as our Pastors!

Bob & Karen Poley -  Student Ministries Pastor

Both Pastor Bob and Karen began attending South Side Hills as children. Pastor Bob started working with the youth at South Side Hills as a sponsor during his summer breaks from Southeastern Bible College. After a year and a half of being our youth intern, he became our Youth Pastor in April of 2001. Karen is an Administrative Assistant for Noah's Ark Day Care, a ministry of South Side Hills. Pastor Bob and Karen are awesome and have a passion for the youth of St. Louis!

Pastor Bob and Karen were married in May of 2001. In December 2003 they were blessed with their first ‘baby’, Rocco.  He weighed 7+ lbs. (and growing quickly) and is a shepherd/boxer mix.  They are now expecting their first child – we understand that it’s going to be a boy.

"It's an incredible honor and blessing to be able to do ministry not only in our home city, but also our home church" - Pastor Bob and Karen

 

Tim & Sheri Vance - Children and Family Pastor

Tim and Sheri Vance have been in children's ministry for over a decade.  They came to us from New Jersey but have done ministry in Kansas and Arkansas.  It's exciting to all of us to see them energized about what God is doing in the Children's area. Sheri works as an Administrative Assistant at South Side Christian School. Tim and Sheri have three grown children.

 

Kevin Dougherty - Accounts and Facilities Manager

Kevin, and his wife Nancy, have been married for 25+ years. They have four children: Matt, Jennifer, Megan, and Daniel. They have been members of South Side Hills for nearly 30 years. They have served in our Kid's Rock Live for years. Kevin also teaches our Teen Challenge class on Sunday mornings. Nancy is involved with the annual Hullabaloo - Halloween alternative.

Kevin came on staff in June of 2003. His 20+ years of experience as a Senior Merchandise Manager at JCPenney and his financial background from Prudential Securities has been a huge asset to us. His leadership and vision in the area of finances for South Side Hills has been very timely.

Lori Borah - Administrative Assistant

Lori and her husband, Greg, actually met and were married in November of 1990 at South Side Hills. They have two teenage sons Kyle and Sean. Greg and Lori have been members of South Side Hills for 20+ years. Lori has served in a multitude of ministry areas, but her passion is teaching. Greg's God-given talents are in the area of music and is currently part of The Core Connection group which is our Praise and Worship Band.

A graduate of Evangel University and with nearly 10 years experience as a medical research technician, Lori took 6 years out of the 'work force' to stay at home with their two boys and 'work'. After several months of working in the Church office as a volunteer, Lori was brought on staff in October of 2002. Her creativity, computer skills and her heart to serve have been a great addition to our staff.