Patrick Abendroth, Senior Pastor
 Pat is originally from Omaha and is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. It was during his time at UNL that Pat became a Christian. After earning his Masters degree from The Master's Seminary in Southern California and serving in two college pastorates, Pat came to Omaha Bible Church as Senior Pastor. Pat and his wife Molly met at UNL and were married in 1991. They have five children, Jonathan, Natalie, Alexandra, Josiah and Owen.
Beyond his dynamic expository preaching ministry at Omaha Bible Church, the Lord has seen fit to use Pat through the radio ministry of Truth Matters, seminary lecturing, and speaking at various conferences in the U.S. and abroad. Pat is also the author of The Truth About Water Baptism.
On the lighter side, Pat is passionate about wakeboarding, motocross, and cruising the open road on his motorcycle.
The motivating factor in Pat's life is: "To glorify Christ by proclaiming His most precious truth. I live for it!"
If you are interested in having Pat Abendroth speak at your church, conference, school, or retreat please contact him by calling the church offices at 402.573.1897. Many of Pat's sermons are available to be heard online. You may also enjoy subscribing to the OBC podcast in iTunes. |
Chris Peterson, Assistant Pastor
 Chris Peterson was born in Gibson City, Illinois, a small town a few hours southwest of Chicago. He came to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ in 1980 while attending Westminster Bible Church in Paxton, Illinois. Chris graduated from The Master's College with a B.A. in Organizational Management in 1999 and completed his Masters of Divinity at the Master's Seminary in 2004. Chris met his wife in high school while attending Omaha Bible Church in 1992. Robin and Chris were married in 1994 and have three children, Kaylin, Michael, and Nathanael.
Chris has the great joy of ministering as the servant-leader in the Crossroads Ministry which is comprised of college students, career, and young married, ages 18-20 something.
A Scripture passage that has impacted Chris's life is taken from Isaiah 55:10-11: "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth, and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so shall My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it."
Click here audio messages given by Chris at Omaha Bible Church.
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Erik Raymond, Assistant Pastor
 Erik was born and raised in Massachusetts and moved to Omaha while in the Air Force in 1995. It was through a faithful co-worker that God brought the gospel to him in 1996. Erik is a 2002 graduate of Grace University in Omaha and a 2005 graduate of the Pastoral Training Institute at OBC. Before coming on staff, Erik served as a pastoral intern at OBC from 2002-2005.
Erik is the lead pastor of OBC's new South Campus. This ministry focuses on establishing a God-centered expository ministry in Sarpy County, specifically the Bellevue, Offutt, Papillion area. (click here for more info on the South Campus) Erik enjoys spending time with his best friend and wife Christie, as well as their 4 children, Bryce, Luke, Alaynah, and Alexis. In addition, Erik enjoys running, reading, blogging and following the dominant pro sports scene in his native New England.
In addition to his ministry at Omaha Bible Church, Erik enjoys frequent opportunities teaching and preaching at churches, schools, as well as various youth, college and adult retreats. If you are interested in having Erik speak at your church, conference, school, or retreat please contact him by calling the church offices at 402.573.1897.
It is Erik's passion to proclaim the grace of God in Christ to all individuals, "We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ" (Col. 1.28).
Click here for audio messages given by Erik at Omaha Bible Church. |
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Robby Clay, Assistant Pastor
 Robby is a native Texan and a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington. By the grace of God, he became a Christian in 1981 at a local church in the small town of Duncanville, just south of Dallas.
Robby met his wife Amanda while attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, graduating with a Master’s Degree in Christian Education in December 2005. Serving in student ministries over the past six years, Robby now directs the IKON Youth Ministry. IKON is the high school ministry at OBC.
Over the past year, he and his wife have enjoyed taking an active part in serving at Omaha Bible Church, and look forward to having several kids of their own. Tackling several marathons, Robby is determined to qualify for the Boston Marathon.
An influential Bible passage in Robby’s life is 2 Corinthians 5:20-21, “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” |
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