bio updated feb. 10 2015
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is in his fourth and final year as
a Masters of Divinity student at
Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, PA. He graduated from Geneva
College in 2004 with a B.A. in Communications with an emphasis in Public
Relations.
Using the Public Relations skills Poppy did his best to understand
his students and poignantly communicate the Gospel while on staff
with the Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) at Kent State
University between 2004-2009.
In his first three years he co-lead an intentional community house
doing life on life discipleship with 6-8 college students.
In his forth and fifth year Poppy picked up his hammer and saw
that Habitat for Humanity was a better fit for his hands-on practical
skills. Empowering student volunteers to do construction, Poppy saw
no better place to build relationships and share the Gospel than to talk of the greatest carpenter
who voluntarily took up the wood and nails for humanity. In his five
years on staff with the CCO and partnership with Habitat for Humanity
he contributed to 11 houses built or remodeled and the upstart of the
Portage Country ReStore of which he was the Assistant Manager for a
year.
In 2009 he sojourned to Guinea Bissau, West Africa with WEC (World
Evangelism for Christ) on a one year assignment. Teaching English
without a curriculum and discipling under the shade of the cashew trees,
Poppy discovered that knowing the language and culture of the Balanta
people group greatly helped in communicating the power of the Gospel.
Returning to the Pittsburgh in 2010 desiring to be better equipped to know the scriptures and
communicate the Gospel effectively, Poppy sought out a seminary that would train him up to be a
good shepherd of any who were put under his care.
In May 2011 Poppy saw a need for a Bible Study in the North Hills of Pittsburgh and started the
Tuesday Bible Study. It was here that he met the love of his life, Lisa.
To his family and friends delight, Poppy married Lisa on July 5, 2013 at
Church of Ascension in Pittsburgh and enjoyed a wonderful honeymoon in
Ocean City, Maryland. They are happily living in Ambridge within walking
distance of Trinity School for Ministry. For the past year, Poppy has been
working at Northway Christian Community as a pastoral intern, and this spring,
he plans to graduate with his Masters of Divinity as Lisa finishes earning her
Masters in Teaching.
Chris “Poppy” Popadich