Rev. J. Christopher Icenogle, Senior Pastor

Chris has served as the Pastor of Olathe Evangelical Covenant Church (OECC) since 2000. An ordained Covenant pastor, Chris has been serving Covenant churches since 1978, including Northwest Covenant Church in Mt. Prospect, IL; First Covenant Church in St. Paul, MN; Faith Covenant Church in Farmington Hills, MI; and Bethany Covenant Church in Stillwater, MN. Chris’ passion is teaching the Word of God in a manner relevant to the questions and concerns of 21st century people. This is complimented by a strong desire to challenge the local church to fully embrace and implement ministries of Christian compassion and justice.

In addition to pastoral ministry, Chris’ other ministry passion is Law Enforcement Chaplaincy. Chris serves as the Staff Chaplain of the Johnson County Kansas Sheriff’s Office, one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the state of Kansas. He is the first person to be appointed Staff Chaplain in the 150 year history of the Department.

When free time presents itself, Chris loves to fish, particularly in the waters of Minnesota and northern Ontario. He further enjoys reading and riding his mountain bike along the KATY trail of central Missouri.

Chris and his wife, Barb, have four grown children and are the proud grandparents of two wonderful grandchildren, Owen and Grace.

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Randy Schott, Pastor of Worship & Arts

Randy has served as a Worship & Arts Pastor for 20 years, two years on staff at OECC. Trained in music and social work at Seattle Pacific University and choral conducting at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, he has served churches in California and the Kansas City area, including three Covenant congregations. He is passionate for worship that is authentic and reveals the matchless glory and boundless creativity of our God.

In addition to ministry, Randy is a freelance musician; maintaining a sizeable voice studio, conducting for community musical theater, offering choral clinics in local schools, and directing Olathe’s Trails West Barbershop Chorus.
Randy is married to Kim, his wife of 26 years. They treasure time with their three high school and college aged children. Randy and Kim have camped throughout the Western States and enjoy hiking the high country of Colorado and California. Enthusiastic travelers, they have visited 47 states and directed missions to Latin America, Siberia and the Alaskan Bush.

To wind down Randy enjoys reading, landscaping, architecture, small towns, urban coffee shops and good jazz.

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Bryson Rumple, Youth Pastor

Bryson is OECC’s most recent addition to staff ministry, arriving in September of 2007.

Bryson is a 2004 graduate of Johnson County Community College’s Graphic Design Program and a 2006 graduate of Covenant Bible College, Windsor, Colorado, where he completed the school’s program in a Biblical Studies. During his time at CBC, Bryson states that he learned much about what it means to be “a man after God’s own heart” and discovered “what he desired youth ministry to be about.”

Bryson just completed one year as a Youth Ministry Intern and is sensing God’s call to a career of Christian service through the church.

Bryson’s pastimes include listening to music, playing favorite video games, roller hockey, softball, watching movies and hanging out with friends. He is always interested in ways to employ his graphic design and writing skills.

As his ministry goal, Bryson says it is “to lead, teach and show young people what it means to be a Christian, not only by what we say, but by what we do.” Welcome, Bryson!

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Joan Wade, Church Administrator

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