Vine Street Christian Church welcomes new minister

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By Trudy Feyereisen

Alex Hack officially became the new pastor at Vine Street Christian Church on Sept. 16. He was born in Springfield, grew up his first 10 years of life in Auburn, and then moved to Greenville, where he graduated high school and enjoyed playing the trumpet and soccer.

At the age of 14, Alex started attending church on the weekends with his dad and came to faith during that time. As a teen, each summer he would attend “Christ in Youth” summer camp in Anderson, Ind., and grew into leadership there, which influenced his desire to attend Lincoln Christian University, where he graduated with a BA in youth ministry and preaching. During his time there, he did a required 6-month internship at a church in Plainfield, Ind., as a youth intern, and in the midst of that, became aware of an associate/youth pastor position nearby.

He took that job at Monrovia Christian Church and was there for 10 years. He gained a lot of experience there and developed a sensitivity to those who didn’t readily “fit in” to church and, as a result, started a small house church with a friend on the side. This led to the pursuit of a Masters of Divinity through Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis (which he’s currently doing online) as well as looking into the Disciples of Christ denomination. In February, Alex contacted the denomination about joining them right at about the same time Vine Street Christian Church in Arthur was looking for a new pastor through that denomination. He joined and was hired.

Pastor Hack says he loves preaching. He loves being able to walk downtown and meet and greet people, finds Arthur to be so friendly and shared, “I want people to know that we at Vine Street Christian Church are here for them, regardless of where they’re at in their faith walk. We believe God loves them and it’s our job to reflect that.”

He also expressed, “Arthur isn’t just a time capsule. The culture and people choose to intentionally love. I’m honored that I get to be a part of it and hope that we can extend it to everyone.”