Pastor Bill is our Senior Pastor here at Hillview.  He is involved in the Free Will Baptist denomination locally and nationally.  He is on the Board of Directors for the Ohio State Association of Free Will Baptists serving as chairman.  He is the moderator of the Franklin Conference of Free Will Baptists and chairman of the Ordaining Council.  He is also the President/CEO of "Impulse International Mission Trips".

He and his family came to Hillview on January 3, 1993.  At the time, he had worked for CBC Companies in Columbus. Bill has a vision for the church to be the greatest church in the world - a place where Jesus Christ attends every Sunday.  Bill lives in Galena, Ohio with his wife Cheri.  He has two daughters Malari (husband Zac) Helman & Caitlin and is an expectant grandpaw!

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Jack Gessells was born at Childrens Hospital in Columbus, Ohio but lived most of his school years in Chillicothe. He graduated from Chillicothe High School and attended Columbus Business University earning a degree in Junior Accounting. He has lived the last 32 years in Gahanna after a year in Phoenix, Arizona.

While living in Chillicothe, he and his wife Martha conducted a bible club at Southeastern High School in Richmond Dale. They also played and sang at revivals and song fests around Ross and Pike counties and on a local radio station.

He was married to Martha (a great Christian wife and Mother) for 49 years. Martha had cancer and, after 3 ½ years of treatments, passed away on December 24, 2003. They have 3 children: Rick, Jeff and Krista.  There are 9 grand children and 2 Great-grand children as well.

Jack has attended Hillview for a little over 10 years. He has taught Sunday School  and now is a Small Group leader. He is the first and only Elder at Hillview.  Jack says, "I consider it a great honor, after severing several years as Deacon, to be an elder and working with the pastors and deacons. I think that Hillview has the greatest pastor and the greatest members in the whole world."  Jack also serves as treasurer and, at this present time, the sign keeper.

 

 Kyle Topy is our Youth Pastor.  He and his family came to Hillview in 2005.  Kyle and his wife Jessica were married in 2002 and they now have four children: Chayse, Landon, Abram and Jonas.  Kyle and Jessica have served in the children's ministry since the beginning of 2006.  Kyle has felt the call to further his education in the area of youth ministry and accepted the Youth Pastor position in September 2008.  He and his family currently reside in Pataskala.