Britton and Brooks Sharp
Britton Sharp is a UT alum, has been on staff with Crusade since January 1999, and is the Director/Missional Team Leader of UT Knoxville. He was the youngest person to ever join staff, so he’s not that old. His first assignment was at Marshall University in W. Virginia and then led in Kosice, Slovakia for 3 years. During that time he met his wife Brooks who was also working with CRU. Britton would classify himself as a Christian Bohemian: a really artsy, free spirit, attracted to the simple beauty of life that all comes from the source of Beauty our Savior Jesus Christ. He loves soccer, outdoor stuff, artsy fartsy things, live music, and UT!!
Brooks Sharp graduated from Clemson University in South Carolina. After school, she spent 2 years serving with Crusade as an intern in Slovakia on Britton’s team. After returning to the States, they were married on April 7, 2007. Brooks joined staff the summer of 2007 and has been at UT since then. She enjoys horseback riding, music (especially symphonies!), Clemson football, superficial hang out time, people who are real and other beautiful things.
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Beth Wayland has been the Missional Team Leader at UT for 8 years. She is from the booming town of Kingsport and loves those VOLS!! Beth also loves Celine Dion, Kenny Chesney, Michael Buble’, and Jesus (not in that order). If you ask her what some of her favorite things about UT would be she would tell you how much she loves her staff team, the community of students, and football.
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Brent and Becky Crenshaw: Brent and Becky are both UT Grads (1999). They met in Spanish class there and were married in 2002. Becky is from Rockford, TN and she enjoys aerobics, baking, reality TV, and being the adventurous mom of 3 boys! Brent is originally from Newbern, TN and enjoys wrestling with his boys, a good cup of coffee, football, baseball, and movies! They have three offspring, Grant (6) and Ethan (3) amd Luke (1)
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Brent and Carol Jordan: Brent and Carol are starting their 23rd year on Campus Crusade for Christ staff. Carol and Brent were born 6 days apart in Knoxville, met in Thailand, and fell in love in the former Yugoslavia. They love everything Orange! Carol graduated from Tennessee as a thru and thru CRU girl and an Alpha Chi alum. Brent graduated from Farragut High School and went to East Tennessee State. They have three adorable children, Kathryn, Britton, and Daniel.
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Lindsey Hendrix (no kin to Jimmy, but just as cool) She is from Hickory, NC and graduated from Appalachian St. located in Boone, NC. Before joining our UT staff team Lindsey spent 2 years in Sweden with CRU. She loves playing volleyball, shag dancing (it’s a NC thing), and the mountains. She is a texture eater which means she doesn’t like whip cream, popcorn, or shredded coconut. But, when it comes to Jesus she wants everybody to know that He (over anyone or anything) is truly the only One who can bring true statisfaction in life.
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Ryan Matthews is a simple man. Simply put… he loves Jesus, Cal Ripkin Jr., UT Vols, and the outdoors. He is a UT graduate and served in Sweden with CRU before joining our staff team in 2008. He now works solely with Vol Athletes as he’s the Missional Team Leader for Athletes In Action (CRU’s athletic ministry).
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Hank and Chrisy Marshman
Hank is a sports fanatic! He graduated from Auburn (so loves them) but also loves the Chicago Cubs and UT. He’s been on staff with CRU for 26 years and is the Regional Coordinator for outreach and greek ministry. He leads small groups and is a faculty speaker for Man in the Mirror ministry.
Chrisy (that’s with no “T” and one “S”) is a graduate of Oklahoma St. She has been on staff for 25 years with CRU. She leads small groups, loves to laugh, and can accessorize like no other. Hank and Chrisy have two boys, Blake (Freshman at Auburn) and Brett (15).
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