Kevin Cody
Community Life Pastor
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Kevin was born in Iowa (in Dubuque, with a stint in Mason City), but raised in Williamston, Michigan, near East Lansing. He came to Christ at a young age through his parents, and was raised in churches similar to Trinity Fellowship in theology and style, including being born into an Evangelical Free Church (Trinity Fellowship's denomination!). College was spiritually formative for Kevin: he went from a small town where most identified as Christians, to a place where religion was considered either irrelevant or even oppressive. That environment opened Kevin's eyes to the need to share the Gospel with everyone, and seeing peers live boldly for Christ in that setting challenged him to do the same.
The love of Kevin's life is Julie, his bride since 2014 (but it took 5 years of friendship before they started dating... ask Julie the story sometime!). God has blessed them with 3 incredible kids: Hannah, Micah, and Isaac. Their home is full of reading, music, and lots of creative crafts - the kids are learning and growing fast!
Kevin holds a B.A. in math from University of Michigan, an M.Div. in Congregational Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a Th.M. in Historical & Theological Studies from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He's pastored churches in Columbus, OH and Bloomington, IN, with strong outreach to the campuses of Ohio State and Indiana University, respectively, and Julie worked for both of those churches as well. Kevin and Julie still have a big heart for young people to know Jesus and grow to maturity in them, so they're thankful God has brought them to a college town and to a church with a big outreach to college students and many students involved in the church, including serving.
Having arrived just in 2024, Kevin is Trinity Fellowship's newest pastor, and serves as the Community Life Pastor. His main focuses are small groups and connections, plus events for building community both in and outside of our church family. His passion is the intersection of God's Word and people's lives, especially in the context of relationships.