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Rob Cruver has been serving as Zarephath Christian Church's Senior
Pastor since June, 2004. Here at Zarephath, he has been ministering
full time with the Pillar of Fire since 1992 where he has served as the
President and now Chancellor of Somerset Christian College, the
co-founder of Victory Sports Camps, a member of the denomination's
Central Board of Trustees, and the Overseer of Autumn Blaze, a youth
outreach held annually at the Continental Arena.
Currently Rob can be heard on his radio spots "Go For It" on STAR 99.1
and on-air live with Johnny Stone on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. He
is a frequent speaker at conferences, churches and retreats.
A native of Franklin Township, Rob attended Quinnipiac College
(undergraduate program) and the University of Kentucky (graduate
program) where he specialized in human anatomy and physical therapy, an
interest that continues to this day. Rob worked for many years as a
Physical Therapist in private practice and in recent years as a
consultant. After graduating from UK, and in response to God's call on
his life, Rob attended Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY where
he earned an MA in Theology. In May 2003, he completed his Doctor of
Ministry degree in Leadership at Asbury.
Rob is married to his wife, Debra, and they have two children, Hannah
and Luke. To all who know him, Rob is a caring servant of the Lord
Jesus Christ, whose prime passion in life is to bring people to a
closer walk with God.
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William was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, the product of an
abusive and alcoholic father. At the age of eleven he was forced to
leave home when his mother chose to turn him away after he defended her
during a beating from his then crazed and drunken father.
William spent his teenage years living with relatives, friends and on
the streets of Brooklyn. He turned to drug use early on and continued
destructive habits into his young adult years. In 1972, at the age of
eighteen, he married his wife Nancy and continued to abuse drugs until
Palm Sunday, 1981 when he received Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior
at Gateway Cathedral, Staten Island.
In 1996 he and his wife felt called into full-time, inner city
ministry. William began working with teenagers in a sports ministry
where hundreds of young people came to Christ. He now serves as
Chaplain to the New Jersey Nets, Staten Island Yankees and the Hispanic
players of the New York Yankees. In addition he serves as a New York
City EMS Chaplain and continues his ministry to teenagers using sports
as an outreach.
William continues to reside on Staten Island with his wife Nancy. They have three daughters, Venus, Yvette and Krista.
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Tom has transitioned from 25 years as a high-level CFO in the corporate
world to follow his passion to work with a ministry that is making an
eternal difference is people’s lives. He now serves as Chief Financial
Officer to Pillar of Fire ministries as well as financial advisor to
the Urban Impact administrative team and friend and mentor to the young
men. Tom also serves as an assistant chaplain with the Staten Island
Yankees. Tom and his wife, Barbara, have two grown sons.
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Shawn was born and raised in Long Island, New York. Raised by his mother
he himself was an at-risk youth that had a father who died in jail after
a drug conviction for cocaine possession.
Shawn turned to drug use early on and continued destructive habits into
his young adult years. In 1999, at the age of nineteen, he was arrested
and could only turn to the Lord Jesus, the following year he accepted
Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. With his new motivation he went
back to college and now holds a degree in Graphic Design.
Shawn, while working as the Director of Admissions for The Chubb
Institute, felt a call on his life to serve the Lord at Urban Impact.
He has worked with and mentored young people for years motivating them
to get an education.
Shawn continues to reside in Piscataway, NJ with his wife Utashni,
daughter Kiana and his son Alijah.
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