Pastor Faith Taylor is the Lead Pastor at Shepherd's House.

Before coming here, Faith served as the Lead Pastor at Warsaw Church of the Nazarene for four years, then as an Associate Pastor at Cardington Church of the Nazarene for a year. 

Faith first felt a call to ministry when she was seven years old. Since then, she has gone on to further her education to help support her work within the Church. She has a special burden for those who are hurting.

Faith has been married to her husband, Grant, since 2012. He works as a software manager at Nuvei. They have two children, Josephine and Rory.

Pastor Olivia is the Assistant Pastor at Shepherd's House. 

Olivia has been a part of the Shepherd's House family for five years. She volunteered in various facets for two years until she served as Lead Pastor from October 2022 to January 2025. Olivia now serves as the volunteer Assistant Pastor so that she can spend more time with her son. She loves holistically serving people and creating a space where God can establish a loving community.  

Olivia graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene University with a Bachelor's degree in Intercultural Studies and a specialization in Ordination. Olivia also has a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Ministry from MVNU.

Olivia married her husband, Evan, in 2022 and they had their son, Henry, in 2024.  

Tanner Cooper-Risser is the Family Ministry Director at Shepherd's House.

Before stepping into this role, Tanner faithfully attended Shepherd’s House with his family. Tanner has been connected to the Shepherd's House since he was a student at MVNU with a short gap when he served as the Director of Family Ministry at the local Presbyterian church. He has spent the past 9 years working in nutrition education and food access in our community and is excited to step back into a ministerial role. 

Tanner first felt a call to ministry when he was in middle school. Since then, he has gone on to further his education by pursuing a bachelor's degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in youth ministry and then later a certificate in public and nonprofit leadership from The Ohio State University. Tanner cares deeply about taking a trauma-informed approach to journeying with kids, their families, and reminding them of all our belovedness. 

Tanner has been married to Brianna since 2015. Together they are raising and homeschooling their wonderful kids along with 23 animals and counting!