Jeff Pruitt joins staff as the Minister of Students. He graduated from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M. Div.) in the School of Theology in 2006 and from Erskine College with a degree in Biblical Studies in 2003. Jeff served as a youth intern at North Trenhom Baptist Church and has also been on staff with Summersalt, a summer youth camp, and World Changers, a summer missions organization for youth ministries. He also grew up in Northeast Columbia, attending Lonnie B. Nelson Elementary, E.L. Wright Middle, and Richland Northest High School. Jeff is passionate about seeing youth grow in their relationships with Christ and maturing in their faith. He also desires to see teenagers in Northeast Columbia and beyond come to know Jesus Christ. Jeff loves to play sports and also enjoys music. Jeff also is the assistant varsity baseball coach for Ben Lippen School.
Jeff is married to Lauren, who is a graduate of Columbia College and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of South Carolina. Lauren will begin a career in speech pathology in Richland District Two in August 2008.
Jeff met Lauren when they served on staff with World Changers, and were married August 12, 2006. Together they have two "girls", Mattie and Smoochie, who are quickly growing from puppies to mature little teenagers.
Jeff also enjoys making stupid pictures on his computer while he should be working.
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