Pastor
Lyndol Loyd is the lead pastor of LifeSong
Church. Lyndol was raised
in Wheeler, Texas and is a graduate of Texas Tech
University (Go Red Raiders!) Lyndol has Master of Divinity
and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Asbury Theological
Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. Lyndol is married to Joni
(yes, he
married over his head) and they have two beautiful elementary
age daughters,
Abigail & Madeline. Lyndol enjoys spending time with
family by doing things like camping, watching movies and
going to
Disney World.
Director of Life Groups
Joni Loyd is the director of Life Groups and assists with
new member ministry for Lifesong. Joni is a native of Coshocton,
Ohio and has degrees in social work and counseling from Mt.
Vernon Nazarene University and Asbury Theological Seminary.
She is married to Lyndol and together they love being the
parents of Abigail and Madeline. Joni enjoys singing, loves
to read
when she has the time and is the world’s biggest Super
Target fan (just ask Lyndol.)
LifeSong Receptionist
Amy Rop is the LifeSong receptionist. If you give us a call there is a
good chance that Amy’s voice will be the one you hear on the other
end. Amy has a husband Bob and together they have three teenage children – Brye,
Aaron and Brandon. Amy loves professional tennis and has a crush on Raphiel
Nadal. Fortunately the security people haven’t banned her from any
matches as of yet.
Youth's Leader
Please welcome Peter Moore, our new youth leader. Peter is a junior at University of Central Florida working toward a degree in philosophy. Peter enjoys photography and writing in his free time. He has spent much of his adult life working with youth and we are very happy to have him join our team.
Children's Leader
Greg Freeman is the Children’s Leader at Lifesong Beach, the children’s
ministry of Lifesong Church. Greg was born in Alexander City, Alabama and
moved to Florida when he was 12. Greg is married to Mary and they have
three daughters named Ashley, Alyssa, and Angela, who they affectionately
call “Triple AAA”. Greg is currently attending Seminole Community
College and has intentions on starting UCF in 2008. Greg enjoys playing
softball and rooting for his teams like the Bucs, Braves, Knights, and
Crimson Tide which Mary blames on his mother.
Mother’s Morning Out Director
Kim Rop is the Director of the Mother’s Morning Out program at LifeSong. She
was born and raised in the small town of Waddy, Kentucky. She eventually
met her future husband Jim who hales from Maryville, TN and is an avid UT fan – (Go
Vols!) Kim and Jim have three children, Cody, Taylor and most recently
Katie who was adopted from China. Each of their kids is about 7 years apart.
That
was planned so that they can clean up each other’s mess which helps a great
deal. She loves to change diapers, clean up spills and wipe runny noses
and that’s just while she’s at work. At home she likes to research
family
history, quilt and make stained glass panel
Worship Leader
Stephen May serves as Worship Leader at LifeSong. He
was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, the home of
Elvis,
the Blues, and the birthplace
of Rock N' Roll (and home to some real barbecue!). Stephen recently
graduated with a Bachelor of Ministry in Modern Music from Visible School,
a music and worship arts college in Memphis. He is married to his
wonderful wife, Nancy, who teaches Pre-K at International Community
School. You may happen to see Stephen at the front desk
of Winnie Palmer Hospital, where he works in Guest Services. He
also enjoys a good mountain bike ride, though he can't seem to find any
mountains nearby!