Pulpit Minister - Rusty Hills

Rusty Hills was born and raised in Corinth, Mississippi. He attended Freed-Hardeman University where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1996. After working for three years as an accountant, he decided to leave that field to begin preaching full-time. He had the opportunity to move back to Corinth and work with his home congregation, the West Corinth Church of Christ. While there he also returned to Freed-Hardeman and in 2001 earned a Master of Ministry degree. After working with the church in Corinth for five years, Rusty moved to Portland to work with the Portland Church of Christ where he has been since 2004. Rusty has spoken in meetings and lectureships in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee. Rusty and his wife Andrea, have three children - a five-year-old son Tyler and three-year-old twin daughters, Ashley and Ally.

Outreach Minister - Tim Pardue

Tim Pardue and his wife, Suzanne, were both raised in the Portland
community. They have one daughter, Kelly, who is married to Jordan
Strunk. Tim first served as a deacon with the Corinth Church of Christ in Portland working with the Youth and Missions Programs. After coming to Portland Church of Christ in June of 1996, he served as a deacon working with the Missions, Eduacational, and Youth Committees; including the Tuesday-Thursday School Program. Tim has been on several mission trips to Hondurus and Mexico helping our brothers and sisters in Christ. Tim also worked at Hunt Ford in Franklin, Ky as the Service Manager for over 28 years before accepting the position as the Outreach Minister at Portland Church of Christ.