Church Staff
Lindsay Ellis, Lead Minister — lindsay@cherryave.net
Lindsay is a Charlottesville native and a “Timothy” of Cherry Avenue Christian Church where he was ordained into the ministry in 1993. He has served in various congregations in the Central Virginia area, preaching, teaching and encouraging many.
Lindsay earned his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and his Master of Divinity from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg VA. He is married to his loving wife Wendy and has three awesome children.
Stan Martin, Associate Minister – stancacc@mac.com
Stan is a recovering Preacher’s Kid who grew up all over (10 houses and 8 schools in three states) before attending James Madison University, where he received a BA in History. After spending two years at Mid Atlantic Christian University, where he met and married Christi, he got his Master’s in Theology from Cincinnati Christian University. He and Christi have two grown children.
Stan teaches, preaches, and leads the Celebrate Recovery ministry at CACC, besides being the resident Geek Squad. In addition to serving at Cherry Avenue, he also enjoys working with College Ministries of Virginia, where he serves on the oversight team for the Christian Student Fellowship at his alma mater, JMU. His hobbies include video production, spending time with his family, and anything involving computers and electronic gadgets. He’s an avid follower of all sports (except NASCAR—sorry), but his passions are UVA, the Yankees, and whoever is playing the Red Sox or Tech!