The story behind Memory CrossTM
The story
of this company is not about us at all. It's about God's plan and how
He can use you to change the world around you.
We all have opportunities to serve others.
God wants us to open our eyes. When we
do we'll find plenty of places where
God wants to use you and me.
The
idea for Memory Cross™ was conceived by Andy Lambert. Andy wanted
something that could be used in children's sermons to teach kids
scripture that was fun. The result is Memory Cross™.
In
1997, after ten years in the pastorate, Rev. Andy Lambert was appointed
as a General Evangelist in the United Methodist Church. Currently he is serving at Forbush Friends Meeting, a church that was founded by his grandfather. He is the
founder of Isaac Ministries, an interdenominational ministry of
evangelism and renewal.
In
addition to preaching at many Conference events, Andy's uniquely
diverse career has included ministry in small and large memberships,
rural, inner-city, contemporary and traditional churches. He has a
passion to reach youth for Christ, yet his preaching connects
intergenerationally and cross-culturally.
Andy
is the author of "Man-Eatin' Mutant Monsters from Mars" and co-author
of the recently released, "Fuel for the Journey: A Guide for New and
Growing Christians."
Rev. Lambert
received a B.A. in Sociology from
Appalachian State University and received
his Master of Divinity in 1987 from Duke
Divinity School. He has taught preaching at
Pfeiffer University and is a sought after
speaker throughout the Southeastern United
States and the United Kingdom.
In
2004, Andy was awarded the Harry Denman Award for Excellence in
Evangelism. His wife Renee is a second grade teacher and they have two
daughters. Grace and Joy. You can keep up with him on Facebook.
Rev.
Bill Gibson is a full time local pastor at Faith Walk United Methodist Church — who
spent over 16 years working in the marketing field in interactive
branding and business development, with a specializing niche of image
marketing. He also served in the United States Marine Corps and Reserve
for more than 10 years and is a veteran of the first Gulf War.
He has a passion for preaching and for reaching young people with the
message of Jesus Christ, and also pastors the youth of the church. For
the past several years, he has worked in support of Conference youth
ministry serving on staff at SPIRITUS and Choose2Share Christ — C2SX —
annual youth retreats.
He
studied at East Tennessee State University, pursuing a Bachelor of Fine
Arts in Graphic Design and studied Business briefly at Tusculum
College. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Ministry/Bible from
Southern Christian University. Bill is continuing his graduate studies
at Duke University and is currently working on his Masters of Divinity
at Duke Divinity School.
Bill and his wife Traci have been married for more than 17 years and they have
three children — Tyler is seventeen, Allison is
fourteen, and Jackson is seven. They are originally from Kingsport, Tennessee.
Mike Vitamvas is the third part of this team. He is a partner in Wall Printing,
which serves a number of industries including retail, apparel, hosiery,
furniture, and food and beverage. They are also involved in the
Christian Music Industry serving artists such as Jeremy Camp, Casting
Crowns, Chris Tomlin, KJ-52, Kutless and many more.
He received his B.S. degree from High Point University and his MBA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
His is
married to Gale and they have two kids,
Ashley and Amanda.