A Christ-Centered, Bible-Believing, Family-Focused, Mission-Minded Church to call Home
Pastor Gary F. Hoover and his wife, Vickie, entered the ministry in 1986. They have served two churches in Indiana as associate pastor and youth pastor, eight of those years at CLF. They have also served CLF as missionaries in Spain. On July 13, 1997, Gary became Senior Pastor of CLF. Gary and Vickie were married in 1981 and have three children and two granddaughters.
Pastor Gary is a 1981 graduate of Eastern High School, Greentown, Indiana. He received an Associates of Practical Theology Degree from Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas in 1986. He also has received training from Worldwide Evangelization for Christ missionary candidate school on Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania in 1994 and went to serve as missionaries in Spain in 1995-1996.
Dr. Logan Sparling
Pastor Dr. H. Logan Sparling entered ministry in 1968 and served four churches in Ohio and Indiana before founding CLF in August 1981. He served 16 years as a pastor before being released into Apostolic Ministry on July 13, 1997. As director of Christian Life Ministries, Int"l., Logan and his wife, Carolyn, travel to Asia, Europe and South America as part of their ministry.
Dr. Sparling holds a B.A. degree in Bible and Religion from Huntington College, Huntington, IN, a Master of Divinity from Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, OH, and a Doctorate of Ministry froM Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY.