Our Story
Andy & Heather grew up in various churches but it was when they came to Wright State University that God used Chi Alpha to catalyze their faith. Honest community, the opportunity to lead and strong Spirit-led discipleship were a few things that transformed their walk and view of Jesus Christ. They both graduated form Wright State and they worked in their fields for a few years before feeling called back to lead the ministry of Chi Alpha in Dayton.
They have been serving as Missionary Associates for the last 4 years with Chi Alpha in Dayton, Ohio. They have felt God increase their heart for students and their passion for Dayton so they are making the jump to become Career Chi Alpha Missionaries in Dayton. This process is called National Appointment and opens up many doors for them and Chi Alpha in Dayton. One door that is opening in Dayton is a chance to host a nationally-recognized XA Internship in Dayton, Ohio. With an XA Internship, they can train university students to become XA Pastors. Then those new XA Pastors could help plant or bolster Chi Alphas around the state and country!
Andy & Heather have one daughter, Adelaide, and plan to have more. They live in an old house in Dayton, love to garden, explore the growing city, and snicker as they listen to NPR.
They have been serving as Missionary Associates for the last 4 years with Chi Alpha in Dayton, Ohio. They have felt God increase their heart for students and their passion for Dayton so they are making the jump to become Career Chi Alpha Missionaries in Dayton. This process is called National Appointment and opens up many doors for them and Chi Alpha in Dayton. One door that is opening in Dayton is a chance to host a nationally-recognized XA Internship in Dayton, Ohio. With an XA Internship, they can train university students to become XA Pastors. Then those new XA Pastors could help plant or bolster Chi Alphas around the state and country!
Andy & Heather have one daughter, Adelaide, and plan to have more. They live in an old house in Dayton, love to garden, explore the growing city, and snicker as they listen to NPR.
Heather's Story
Heather grew up going to church and actually enjoying it. She felt led to be a missionary since her Sunday School teacher talked about mission work. She struggled to find a stable relationship with Jesus through her teenage years. She heard about Chi Alpha on another campus and wondered if Wright State had one as well. The next day she saw a huge rock on campus painted with Chi Alpha's info on it! She attended her first meeting on the first week, and grew dramatically over her time as a student. She has gone from new student, to student leader, to student president, to XA Intern, now a Co-Director of the XA at her Alma Mater. She worked for a few years in her field of Marketing, but now she is in her dream job.
Andy's Story
Andy grew up in various churches, always curious about how to grow more, but struggling to find out how. His life was a mix of getting the "Most Christian Example" award, and the same time getting suspended from school. Arriving at college he assumed he'd get involved with a Christian club, but wasn't in a hurry and played way to many video games. After getting invited to XA by a friend, he attended a Chi Alpha service, and was surprised, confused and intrigued by their authenticity and depth. He fell in love with Heather on the campus, and will spend the rest of his life with her. He also fell in love with ministry on the campus, and plans to spend the rest of his life there too. He worked a few years as an Engineer, but now he is in his dream job.
