staff & leadership.
Jessica Thomas
Business Operations Director
Western State College brought Jessica to the valley in 2007 where she met her now husband, Kyle. They have an energetic a son named Beckett who makes life a great adventure and have recently added a sweet daughter to the mix. In her free time she likes to get outdoors with her family and create sweet times with friends. Jessica handles business and building operations for OBJC and serves as a behind the scenes ninja to help things run smoothly.
Tyler Hansen
Worship and Arts Pastor
Tyler has been a part of OBJC in some form or another since the late 80's. He has served with the worship team since 2000 and now oversees all aspects of OBJC's worship services, communications, special events, and whatever else is needed. He lives in a hobbit house in an aspen forest with his wife Janna and their two sons, Micah and Elijah.
Scott Winn
Lead Pastor
Scott and his wife Claire have been working in ministry together since 1990 and have been serving Oh Be Joyful since 2013. Both have their roots in Dallas and in the great north Texas institutions of Dallas Seminary, Northwest Bible Church, Young Life, and Pine Cove. Scott first served as a youth pastor, then pastor of missions and evangelism at Woodcreek Church in Richardson. The Winns have three fabulous grown kids - Taylor, Sarah, and Michael. They enjoy regularly having friends in their home and everything outdoors in Colorado.
Whitney Gilliam
Young Adult Pastor
Whitney has lived in Crested Butte since 2016 and has loved being a part of the OBJC community, particularly the Young Adults group. Originally from Little Rock, Whitney attended Pepperdine University, Mountaineering School, and most recently moved from Alaska. Whitney loves experiencing the Lord here in Crested Butte, particularly through outdoor activities with others such as split boarding, mountain biking, rock climbing, and hiking!
Renee Schmidt
Children's Ministries Pastor
Renee, aka Nay Nay, aka Mother Goose, is the most valuable member of the OBJC team because she does what no one else can…deal with kids all day! Renee has years of experience leading children's storytimes and finds her magic moments singing and dancing with children. Renee has a passion to use children's storybooks as modern-day parables to teach God's Word. She has two grown songs, Brian and Michael.
Peggy Kirby
Financial Manager
For several years Peggy has faithfully overseen OBJC’s finances in conjunction with our Trustee Team to make sure all of our resources are accurately accounted for. Peggy and her husband Kenneth live in South Carolina (she serves as our only remote staff person) and have two married sons and three grandchildren.
Tyler Smith
Director of Adult Ministries
Tyler brings a lot of great skills to the team at OBJC. He’s a deep thinker, a great teacher, and has a passion for outreach and evangelism. He’s one of those uber-athlete types (like, he ran a 100 mile race for fun) and fits right in with Crested Butte. Tyler has a passion to grow a discipleship culture among the men and families of Oh Be Joyful Church and is working hard to achieve it.
Molly Holsteen
Director of Women’s Ministries
Molly and her highschool sweetheart-turned husband, Andy, moved from their hometown of Colorado Springs to Crested Butte in 2012. Molly's happy place is on a bike, skis or water - adventuring with Andy and their three kids- Kate, Jackson and Hunter. As a family they engage in ministry and discipleship with the great people of Oh Be Joyful Church. Molly has a passion for gathering believers around knowing God and His Word, and loving the community well.
Evan Skaar
Youth Ministry Resident
Evan has been a part of the OBJC community since moving to Crested Butte in the fall of 2022. Evan grew up in the far tundra of Northern Minnesota in a large family, who are now located across the country, before attending Texas Lutheran University to play golf and avoid the snow. Evan loves golf, skiing, mountain biking, fishing, and showing the youth of the valley the light of Jesus!
Tom Miller
Leadership and
Community Development Director
Tom and his wife Catherine came to the OBJ community in 2014 when they decided to spend more time in Crested Butte. Tom has lead a business, taught and mentored college students, served as a leader and committee member with Young Life, and served as an Elder at OBJ. In his spare time, he enjoys skiing (slowly and carefully), biking (slowly and carefully) and spending time with Catherine (fast and with abandon). Tom and Catherine have two children - Ben (Claire), Elizabeth (Paul) and two energetic grandsons, Jack and Miles.
Luke Linville
Worship Assistant
Though only 21, Luke has faithfully served the worship ministry here at OBJC for 5 years first as a volunteer team member, then as a resident, and now as an assistant. Aside from his musical talent, Luke brings his love of Tolkien, pipes, woodworking, and disc golf to the team. He’s an engineering student at Western Colorado University and comes from a tight knit family of similarly talented people.
Grace Nyhus
Youth Ministry Resident
Grace grew up in small town in central Minnesota alongside her twin brother and older sister. She graduated from the University of Northwestern - St. Paul with degrees in Nonprofit Leadership and Intercultural Studies; in addition to earning a Masters Degree in Ministry Leadership. In late 2024, Grace took a leap of faith and moved to Crested Butte, where she serves in the Ski School Support Staff. In her time here, she has enjoyed finding a home at OBJC and Grace loves doing any outdoor activities, sports, and trying new things.
elders.
JOHN PULLIAM
ELDER APPRENTICE / pastoral ministry
SCOTT WINN
ELDER / pastoral ministry
JOHN BEVER
ELDER / pastoral ministry
leadership.
TYLER HARPEL
LEAD FINANCIAL TRUSTEE
CHAD OLESON
TRUSTEE CO-LEADER