The leadership of Sycamore Creek Church consists of our Staff and Elders. The Staff oversee the day-to-day operations of the church. The Elders help provide spiritual guidance and oversight for the church.
Our leadership / staff
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STEVE MARKLE
LEAD PASTOR
Steve has been the Lead Pastor at Sycamore Creek Church since August 2011. Steve has been in full-time pastoral ministry for over 28 years. Steve and his high school sweetheart, Sherri, were married in 1990 and have been blessed with 4 children: Zac (and wife Emily), Tori (and husband Rex), Lexi and Nic. They are now also enjoying life with 2 grandsons! Steve enjoys sports in all aspects- watching, playing and coaching. His favorite teams are the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Baltimore Orioles. He also enjoys a good cup of coffee and spending time with family.
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Jared Hudson
Associate Pastor of Worship
Jared joined the staff as Worship Leader at Sycamore Creek Church in July 2012. He studied Worship Leadership at Liberty University. Jared and his wife Lisa Kay have two daughters, Audrey and Elsie. The Hudson family also has a very large black lab named Turner. In his free time, Jared enjoys working on projects, learning new things, and watching sports. He pulls for the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, and South Carolina Gamecocks... and whoever is playing the Buckeyes.
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Kristi johnson
Director of operations
Kristi joined the staff of Sycamore Creek Church in 1999. Her job is to help get people connected to ministry and others as well as keep the office running like clockwork. Kristi and her high school sweetheart, Terry, married in 1993 and they have 2 sons: Tucker and Brock. Brock battled an unknown auto-immune disease since he was 5 days old and passed away on May 20, 2015. To continue the legacy of Brock through supporting the things he loved, they have established brockstrongfoundation.com.
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amy shaw
kidz min DIRECTOR
Amy joined the staff of Sycamore Creek in 2001. Amy and her husband, Bob, started attending SCC shortly after moving to Pickerington in 1999. They have 3 children: Rylie (and husband Eric), Dylanie (and husband Bryan) and the last one left at home, Jazz. In her free time, Amy enjoys spending time with her family, playing with her grandson, and curling up with a cup of tea & a great book.
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Steve LaMar
Media Coordinator
Steven LaMar has attended Sycamore Creek Church since 2012. He joined the production team shortly after that. In January of 2020, he joined our team as Media Coordinator. He works on and manages all video content at Sycamore Creek. He and his wife, Sherry, have one son, Cameron. Steven enjoys woodworking and restoring Mid Century Modern furniture with his wife.
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Cameron Ransom
Student Min Worship Leader
Cam is a college
student at Ohio Christian University. He joined the staff of Sycamore Creek as Student Ministry Worship Leader in 2020.
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Gina Moore
Kidz Min Assistant