Ryan Snow, Lead Pastor
Ryan is a our lead pastor, a father, and man of God. He married his wife Karla in 1999, they have four amazing kids ranging from college to Elementary School and a lazy but adorable English Bulldog, named Rico. Ryan joined The Vineyard Florence in April 2021 but has been connected to the Vineyard Movement since 1993. His role in the church is to be the lead pastor, servant, and disciple-maker. In his words Ryan’s heart for this ministry is “I want to see 1,000,000 people come to Jesus before I die! I am not called to do this alone. I want to be a catalyst in creating a culture of disciple-making movements, missional living, and a place where passion for Jesus is our heart and practice. I am praying for 100’s of new church plants, house churches, and ministries to emerge out of The Vineyard Florence in the years ahead.” Ryan is a man of endless movie quotes, math equations, and superman knowledge. He is a master of the smoked meats and though it may be hard to believe now he used to have a head full of long black hair (even dreads) at one point. Be sure to say hey when you see Ryan around!
Lucas Hampton, Worship & Media Pastor
Lucas grew up as a kid here at The Vineyard Florence and has been on staff leading worship since 2014. He is married to his beautiful wife Emily and has two boys Dallas who is 3, and Max who is less than a year. Lucas leads our worship and creative arts ministries which includes things like weekend worship, livestreaming, graphic design, video editing and more. His heart is to see our church have raw and real encounters with the Holy Spirit in a way that transforms people's lives. While you might see him playing guitar, keys, or drums on a weekend at church he started his musical journey on clarinet and even went to college to play clarinet and be a band director. He is a huge Louisville fan, enjoys smoking meat on his days off and loves to play a game of madden to kick back and relax.
Amber Brown, Administrative & Celebrate Recovery Pastor
Amber Brown has been married to her husband Adam since 2004 and they have two energetic children, Addison and Aidan. She has been attending The Vineyard Florence since 2013. Amber has a passion for welcoming others and organizing events. She loves being behind the scenes and helping anywhere she can. She leads the First Impressions and our Women’s Ministry. Amber is also the heart of our church organization. She says, “I’m just a puppet for the master puppeteer, Jesus!” If something needs to be done, Amber makes it happen! If you see her behind the scenes, introduce yourself and give her a big “Thank You!”
Karla Snow, Vinedresser Director/Founder
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My name is Karla Snow & I am our lead pastor, Ryan's wife. We have four children, Olivia, (son-in-law Joe), Elijah, Sophia & Crissy. I have been a part of the Vineyard church for over 35 years & have been with Florence Vineyard since the spring of 2021.
In the fall of 2021, I founded & am currently the director of The Vinedresser Foster & Kinship Shop. The Vinedresser is a ministry that provides free, in-season clothing & accessories for new & ongoing foster care placements & kinship families in the Northern Kentucky area. I have always had a heart for this ministry & foster community in general. I'm a homeschool mom (of 14+ years), part time office administrator, disciple-maker, & foster & adoptive parent. I love all things creative. I enjoy refinishing & restoring furniture in my spare time, along with home design & cooking.
Chris Cousin, Maintenance Director
Chris has been a part of The Vineyard Florence for 18 years now and has served as our outreach pastor for the last 6. He has been married to his wife Robin for 24 years and they have three kids and one grandkid. His oldest daughter Nina is 29 years old, son Kyle is 24 years old, youngest son Jarod is 23 years old and grandson James 6 years old. In Chris’ words “My hope for the outreach ministry is that the ministry comes alive in the hearts of the church and is who we are and not just what we do. “ Chris is an avid hunter and a die hard Chicago Bears Fan, he loves to cook, especially to smoke food. Come join Chris at our next serving opportunity!
Denise Willen, Custodial Care Leader
My husband, Bob, and I have been married for 25 years, and together we own a trucking company. I have 2 wonderful children, Karla Snow and Matthew Tobien. Bob and I have 6 Grandchildren; Olivia, Elijah, Sophia, Crissy, Lilly, and Jakob. I’ve attended Florence Vineyard since the Spring of 2021. I help manage the appearance and cleanliness of the Church, with the help of several great people who offer up their time and service. I’m also involved with the Intercessory Prayer Group, attend a House Group, Volunteer at the Vinedresser, in the Children's Ministry, the Nursery, and anywhere else needed. I love to pray, garden, cook, design, and do home improvements. I love being a Wife, Mother, and Grandma. My hope for this Ministry (VF) would be that we all are obedient to HIS word and pleasing to the LORD! MATTHEW 25:21
Amanda Price, Student Ministry Director
Amanda is our Student Ministry Director at VF. This Kansas City, MO native has lived all over the country, including Chicago, New York City, and a tiny town called Lawrence, KS. Her service to the church started at sixteen years old, leading worship for the youth ministry. She has worked for or served the church for the last 15-years in youth ministries, worship ministries, administrative work, and more recently content and speaking ministries. She has been blessed to do mission trips across the USA and overseas in Costa Rica, Colombia, and Italy. Amanda has a degree in Music (Vocal Performance) and Biblical Studies from Moody Bible Institute and a graduate degree in Music Education (Vocal Pedagogy) from the University of Kansas. Her deepest passion is to be a “Jesus Everything” woman, love people, and teach others in all the ways Jesus commanded his disciples (Acts 28:19-20). Her role as Interim Student Ministry Director is to love and disciple students (6th – 12th grade), who then make their own disciples. If you see her around, say hey!
Emily Hoagland, Outreach, Events, and Administrative Coordinator
Emily is our Outreach Coordinator and Administrative Assistant. She and her husband Dom married in 2015 and two have two beautiful daughters Lyla and Clara. They moved here in March of 2021 from Kansas City and began the next day and haven’t looked back. She serves on our worship team as a vocalist and worship leader but is also on staff with her role in outreach. She will be helping coordinate different outreach events that we do throughout the year, and helping various teams connect and also implement more outreach amongst the different ministries. We have a high calling and passion to reach the marginalized, widows, orphans, those in sex slavery, the poor, incarcerated, and any people group with the gospel message and show them the chain-breaking, miracle-working, powerful, and freeing love of God. Her passions and hopes for this ministry are to see as many people come to know Christ as possible, and for breakthrough in our city. In her words “We need everyone to step into the calling and obedience steps the Lord has for them to see this vision happen. He has called all of us to go into the world and make disciples. Let's go be His light in this dark world!” Emily has the privilege to go to the Harvest School of Missions in Mozambique, Africa with Heidi Baker and encourages anyone who can “live on mission” whether that’s overseas or here locally. We believe the Lord will supply what we need when we walk in his plans.
Carol Cui, Finance and Bookkeeping Director
• Carol is our Finance and Bookkeeping Director. She and her Husband Charlie started coming to the Vineyard Florence in September of 2022 with their son Rowan. Her role will be specifically in our finance and accounting areas of ministry. She is Korean but was born and raised in China and English is her second language. In her words “Vineyard church has been a blessing to me and my family, my faith has been growing a lot ever since I attended Vineyard church and I want to continuously follow our church's vision/mission that love God, make disciples, and impact the world.” Something interesting about Carol is that she enjoys coding and is passionate about HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. We are so grateful to have her serving in our church. If you see her around, be sure to say hey!
Hanna McGuire - Kids Ministry Director
Hanna is our Kids Ministry Director at VF. Hanna is a single mom of 7 wonderful children including 2 biological children, 4 daughters adopted out of foster care, and 1 adult foster daughter. She has attended the Vineyard Florence since 2021 and began serving in the Kid's Ministry right away! Hanna has a passion for all things kids and all things Jesus, and desires to grow the ministry through discipling kids and teaching them how to disciple others. A fun fact about Hanna is that she can do a backflip!