Chris Tomaso, Senior Pastor
Pastor Chris has lived on Columbus’ West side since he was 10 years old. A graduate of Westland High School in 1975 and a US Army veteran, Chris has always had a heart for the people of this local community.
Chris and his wife Debi, who is a lifelong Hilliard resident, met at the “Rusty Nail” a local bar in Hilliard in 1980. Married in 1983 they gave their lives to Jesus Christ after three years of marriage. Realizing a call to ministry shortly after being saved, Chris began seeking the Lord for His direction.
In 1990 Chris and Debi began attending Northwest Assembly of God in Dublin and became full time staff four years later. In 2000 Chris was hired by the Ohio District Council of the Assemlbies of God to pioneer a new church called Harvest Assembly of God in Galloway where he currently serves as senior pastor.
Chris and Debi are driven by a desire to see lives changed for Jesus Christ just as their own lives were changed. The Tomaso’s have two grown children, three grandchildren and currently reside in Hilliard.
Brian Osborne, Associate Pastor
Born and raised in Ravenswood, WV, Brian attended a local baptist church for much of his young life. At the age of 17, while singing as a part of the Young Believers, a multi-church, youth choir ministry based in Goldtown, WV, he re-committed his life to Christ. At that same time, a strong desire to use music as a tool of ministry began to grow within his life.
Brian attended Anderson University in Anderson, IN, graduating in 1993 with a major in Music Business and a minor in Christian Ministries. During his time at Anderson, he had the opportunity to work with numerous Christian artists on stage and in the recording studio. It was also this during his college years that he was introduced to the Assemblies of God. The Indiana District AG Youth Convention would rent the campus auditorium each year during Thanksgiving break and Brian was the stage manager. Those early experiences with Pentecostal worship led him to join an A-G church when he graduated from college.
From the early 90′s, Brian began leading worship in the churches he attended and also working with youth. He served as the worship leader for Bethel Assembly of God in Huntington, IN, for six years before moving to central Ohio. He attended Northwest Assembly of God in Dublin, the church his wife had attended for a number of years. Following a call on his life to worship and to teach worshipers, in 2001 he was credentialed with the Assemblies of God. In late 2002 he began attending Harvest, serving on the worship team, and was officially brought on staff in December 2004. His desire is to have the heart of David, being willing to worship no matter what the circumstance and encouraging the body to do the same.
Brian and his wife Traci met in college, but it was an interesting series of events that brought them together a few years after graduation. He will gladly tell you the story if you ask him. They were married in 1999. They have two children, Ben, age 9, and Megan, age 6.
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