Join Pastor Brenda at Iowa Liberty Fest on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Crossroad Church in Council Bluffs, IA! The theme of the event is "Waging Spiritual Warfare in Politics." […]
Ministry: Associate Pastor and Pastoral Care
Born Again: In the 5th Grade
FAVORITE
Bible Author: John
Bible Character: David
Scriptures: Romans 6
Hobbies: Wood Working
Color: Red
Dessert: Apple Pie
Movies: Old Westerns
Season: Spring
LEAST FAVORITE
Season: Winter
Food: Hot Peppers
Area of Ministry: Children’s Ministries Director (infants through 11-year-olds)
FAVORITE
Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 15:57–58
Book: A Fly Went By (children’s book)
Color: Red
Food: Pizza
Dessert: anything chocolate
Movies: The Sound of Music, Singin’ in the Rain
Recreation: Going to the zoo
Season: Fall
Things to do: Play with my nieces
Place in the world: Colorado
LEAST FAVORITE
Thing to do: Clean a microwave
Season: Summer
Food: Bread
Ministry: Associate Pastor, Creative Arts and Pastoral Care
Born again: August 1989 and water baptized August 1998
FAVORITE
Bible Characters: Joseph and Elijah
Scriptures: Galatians 2:20, Romans 12:1–2
Hobbies: Theater (both watching and performing)
Color: Blue (not to be stereotypical)
Food: Falafel (with baba ghanoush) and New York-style pizza
Dessert: Haven’t met one I didn’t like
Music: Shane & Shane (Shane Barnard and Shane Everett; not meaning Pastor Shane, although I sure am a fan of his music, lol)
App: LOH Church (of course!), Empires and Allies, 2048!
Recreation: Table tennis (aka ping-pong) and bowling
Sports/Team: Baseball (New York Yankees), football (New York Giants, Miami Dolphins), and tennis
TV Show: Anything on ESPN, Property Brothers, and Fixer Upper (Yes, I’ll admit that!)
Season: WINTER!!!
Things to do: PLAY ACOUSTIC GUITAR!!!, ride the subway, walk in crowded places and observe
LEAST FAVORITE
Thing to do: Mow the lawn
Sound: Nails on a chalkboard!
Season: Summer, summer, and summer
Food: Pickles; sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, rye bread … REUBENs are my ENEMY!
What people know about me: I’m a lefty Cuban that loves (and is maybe obsessed with) math
What people may not know about me: I can solve a Rubik’s Cube in under two minutes
Ministry: Associate Pastor, Administration and Pastoral Care
Family: Eileen (wife, married April 1987), Hannah (daughter), Ryan (son)
Born again: at the age of 5
FAVORITE
Bible Characters: Daniel
Scriptures: Isaiah 54:10, Matthew 6:33
Book: Driven By Eternity
Hobbies: Vehicle restoration and resale
Food: Prime rib, grilled chicken (white meat), and tomato basil soup
Dessert: Rhubarb custard pie, Wheatfield’s cinnamon rolls
TV Show: Perry Mason
Movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai
LEAST FAVORITE
Season: Winter
Food: Liver
What people may not know about me: I’ve traveled to 43 of the 50 states and desire to get to all 50 someday soon!
Ministry: Media Director and Worship Pastor
Family: Christy (wife, married October 2004), Cadence and Allison (daughters)
Born again: at 5 years of age
FAVORITE
Bible Characters: David
Scriptures: Philippians 4:13
Hobbies: Sport Shooting
Color: Black
Food: Ribs, steak
Dessert: love sweets – homemade cinnamon rolls, cookies, any baked goods
Sports/Team: Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Chiefs
TV Show: Top Shot
Things to do: Spending time with family, camping
LEAST FAVORITE
Season: Winter
Food: mushrooms
Color: I live with 3 girls; PINK is my least favorite color
Ministry: Executive and Worship Pastor, Media Production
Family: Shane (husband, married October 2004), Cadence and Allison (daughters)
Born again: at 6 years old and filled with the Holy Spirit at 9 years old
FAVORITE
Bible Characters: Peter
Scriptures: Philippians 3:14
Magazines: Food Network Magazine
Hobbies: Cooking and decorating
Color: Red
Food: My husband’s grilled steak (virtually anything grilled)
Dessert: Anything with dark chocolate
Movies: Pride & Prejudice
Recreation: Shopping at NFM, being outdoors, shooting guns
Sports/Team: Green Bay Packers
TV Show: Property Brothers
Season: Fall and spring
Things to do: Hanging out with family and singing with Cadence
LEAST FAVORITE
Thing to do: scrubbing the shower
Season: Winter
Food: Raisins
What people may not know about me: I have lived in Guam and Italy.
Ministry: Joined the Lord of Hosts Church staff in October of 1998
Family: Hank (husband, married July 1989), Matthew and Jonathan (sons)
Born again: November 1981
FAVORITE
Bible Character: Paul
Scriptures: Acts 10:38
Magazines: Most home decorating and cooking magazines
Hobbies: Home decorating and cooking
Food: Lobster, steak and all kinds of olives
Candy: Red licorice and Butterfinger
Accomplishment: Becoming a published author, raising children
Recreation: Camping and shopping
Sports/Team: Football, the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Green Bay Packers
TV Show: House Hunters International
Things to do: Enjoying my home and getting to work full time in the ministry
Color: Red
LEAST FAVORITE
Thing to do: Unload the dishwasher, fold socks
Month: February – it’s usually cloudy, wet and cold and I am just tired of winter
Food: Meat loaf and Hamburger Helper
What people may not know about me: I don’t talk much in the morning until I have had coffee.
Ministry: Founded Lord of Hosts on March 23, 1997, and One Voice Ministries in 1996
Family: Brenda (wife, married July 1989), Matthew and Jonathan (sons)
Born again: July 1984 in childhood home
FAVORITE
Bible Character: Joshua
Scriptures: Jude 1:20
Book: How to Draw Cartoons by Preston Blair, The Daily Prophecy by Brenda Kunneman
Magazines: Model Railroader
Hobbies: Model trains, drawing cartoons
Food: Ribs and spaghetti, and of course, Wendy’s
Dessert: Cookie dough ice cream and French silk pie
Movies: Passion of the Christ, and the Rocky series
Recreation: Camping and napping
Sports/Team: Football and the Nebraska Cornhuskers
TV Show: College football
Things to do: Preach God’s Word, minister with my wife Brenda, and shop on eBay
Memories: My salvation, getting married, and the births of my two sons
LEAST FAVORITE
Things to do: Shopping and getting out of bed when it’s raining
Season: Winter
Food: Most seafood, olives, sauerkraut
Color: Yellow
What People May Not Know About Me: I love to fire up my snow blower for the first snow, and work in the yard in the Spring