Back in High School, Jim and Julie met. They didn't like each other that much at first, but they both liked Jesus…and the rest begins God's story of the Galliardts. Jim grew up in a well grounded, Christian home where he gained a lot of knowledge about Jesus while Julie grew up in a Catholic environment until the pains of divorce shook her family. They both ended up in the same Christian High School , with the same hunger to grow deeper in their relationship with Christ. Serving together as discipleship group leaders, they learned to grow together Spiritually before they began to grow googol eyes for each other.

Seeing God move in both of their lives after graduation from High School, Jim wanted to follow Christ into full time ministry and Julie was content about doing the same. Julie and Jim decided to tie the knot in June of 2007 after Jim finished a Youth Ministry AA Degree from Central Christian College in McPherson, Ks and a BS degree in Management from McPherson College . Then came the call.

Driven by their passion to love and serve the Lord, Jim and Julie found themselves answering their first call to Full-Time ministry at FBC in June 2008. God opened a door into the desires of Jim's heart through Worship leadership and Youth ministries at FBC. Wanting to help students grow together in Christ like they did in High School, Jim and Julie humbly challenge, serve, and love the youth at FBC. Also, Jim's passion for uniting FBC in worship is evident Sunday mornings while leading the Contemporary Worship service. They hold to God's powerful promise in 1 Corinthians 1: 27, 29:

“27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong… 29 so that no one may boast before him.”

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