Ryan Wampler

Pastor, Small Groups Co-Director

Born and raised in Illinois, Ryan moved to Columbia to attend the University of Missouri.  After a year of serving in college ministry in Hungary, he moved to St. Louis to attend Covenant Theological Seminary, where he earned a Master of Divinity. About a year after the start of The Crossing, Ryan returned to Columbia to join the staff team here. Over the years, he has worked with high school students, college students, twenties, and now oversees the Small Groups ministry.

Kelley Wampler

Small Groups Co-Director

Kelley is from St. Louis, Missouri, and attended the University of Missouri, where she got involved in Cru. After graduating with a degree in Communication and marrying Ryan, they decided to go into full-time ministry. They moved to Columbia in 2001, and she has served part-time in many areas of the church over the years: Crossing Students, women’s ministry, and Twenties. She currently works with Small Groups recruiting, training, and coaching leaders. She's excited about encouraging and equipping others to grow in their faith and step out to be used by God to lead others. She and Ryan have been married for 20 years and have three children: Ethan, Ella, and Molly. 

Anna Schiller

Small Groups Project Manager

Anna moved to Columbia in 2015 for college, when she began attending The Crossing, and leading a middle school small group. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Middle School Education and joined The Crossing Students' team. She has since transitioned to be a Project Manager for the Small Groups team. 

In her free time, Anna loves to swim, cook, read, and spend time outdoors with her husband Brian! 

Becca Kincheloe

Small Groups Administrative Coordinator

Becca grew up in the St. Louis area, and then ventured to Chicago for college, where she met her husband Steve. They moved to Columbia in 2001, have two sons - Caleb and Jacob - and a dog named Rex. The Crossing became their church home in 2023, and shortly after, Becca started helping on the Front Desk team.

Becca's background is in accounting, and while she's no longer crunching numbers, she still enjoys thinking through and organizing details - skills she uses for her role as Administrative Coordinator on the Small Groups team.

She loves sunshine, the beach, spreadsheets, reading great books, walks with friends, meals with her family, and date nights with Steve.

Charity Bunger

Small Groups Admin

Charity went to the University of Missouri and has lived in the Columbia area for over 20 years. After graduating with a degree in Special Education, she taught early childhood for several years. She has served part-time on the database team at The Crossing since 2019. In addition to her database role, she also works as the Small Groups admin, helping organize groups and preparing for events. She thoroughly enjoys being part of a team helping people know God through their community. Her small group family has been a blessing in her life for years and she loves being able to help others reap the benefits of having a small group community in their lives. Charity and her husband Chase, have three children: Liam, Reed and Lena.

Christina Richardson

Small Groups Staff

Christina grew up in Carthage, MO, moving to Columbia to attend the University of Missouri. The same year she graduated from the University, she married Mark-- her Southern California sweetheart-- and started teaching elementary school (which has now been 20 years ago!). She taught a few more years, then enjoyed several more at home with their 4 children.

Christina has loved stepping back into the community as a substitute teacher in the public schools. Currently, she's excited about working with small groups to come alongside others and help them be known and grown within the body of Christ.

Elizabeth McKinney

Neighboring Ministries

Elizabeth McKinney graduated from Miami University, where she studied Comparative Religion, with a focus on Judaism. She married her husband, Chris, and worked for 17 years as a spiritual resource for college students through Cru and then transitioned to a ministry called Cru City, where she focuses on neighboring. Elizabeth is a mom to four girls. She and Chris are excited to bring a neighboring focus to The Crossing and be a resource to anyone who wants to grow in loving their neighbors.

Nicole Summerall

Small Groups Staff

Nicole grew up in Columbia and graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications.  While at Mizzou, Nicole was involved with CRU.  Nicole came on staff part-time with The Crossing in 2016. She has served with the Agape Ministry, the Crossing 20’s, and now the Small Group ministry team.  She is thrilled to be working with such good friends and thinks helping people grow in their faith in Christ is the best job out there.