Bryan grew up in Colorado, attended a Bible College in Nebraska, and then served several churches in Iowa before coming to Colorado Springs in 1993. He has over 40 years of ministry experience and has served as the senior pastor of Academy Christian Church since December of 2005. Bryan married a dairy farmer’s daughter from Wisconsin in 1982 and he and Diane have three sons; Bryce, Blake and Brandon who are all married with children. Bryan loves to ski and snowboard in the winter and climb Colorado’s 14,000 ft. peaks in the summer.

Darrin grew up in a small town in Wisconsin where he came to know Christ as a teenager. He received ministry degrees from Nebraska Christian College and Cincinnati Christian Seminary before taking a first full-time position with Central Christian Church of Mesa, AZ in 1985. There he met and married his wife Julie. They moved their family to Colorado Springs in 1995 to serve alongside Bryan Myers in Security, Colorado. Darrin assumed a lead pastor position in 2004 and served in that role until he retired in 2023. He and Julie have two adult children and five grandchildren. He enjoys college and professional sports, world history and traveling with his wife.

Jeff was born and raised in Illinois but eventually met his wife, Bethany, in Kansas. They've been married since 2003 and have enjoyed serving churches in Kansas and Utah. They have 3 kids and love all things outdoors, especially the mountains. Jeff has a Master's of Divinity from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has been in full time ministry since 2001. Jeff joined the ACC staff in 2025.

Please pray for Jeff, he's a Chicago Bears fan.

John joined the ACC pastoral staff in January 2019. Previously he served as a long-term worship pastor and part of the executive leadership team at two churches. He holds undergraduate degrees in music and theatre, a master’s in organizational leadership, and his doctorate in strategic leadership. In addition to ACC, he teaches, writes, and speaks on the university level. John and his wife Karen have three awesome children, John II, Melody, and Heather. He also loves to cook and feed people!

Taylor Downs has been serving at Academy Christian since 2015, dedicating his time and heart to pastoring students. He attended Johnson University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Youth Ministry and Preaching, as well as a master’s degree in Education. Taylor has been happily married to his wife, Courtney, since 2016, and together they have three wonderful kids. He is passionate about guiding the next generation in their faith journey—and you’ll almost always find him with a cup of coffee in hand.

Parker was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but grew up in Columbia Missouri. He went to Johnson University, getting both his undergrad and master’s degree. He grew up in a large crazy ministry family of 7, which prepared his heart for ministry. In July of 2019, he joined the staff at ACC. He loves sports, exploring new places and new foods, hiking, movies, and reading.

Holly was born and raised in southern California. She met her husband, Kevin at the University of Oklahoma, and they were married in 2004. After 4 years serving in the Air Force, Holly had the joy of being a stay-at-home mom to her 3 kids, Faith, Nathan and Jon. Her family is a proud military family, having had the opportunity to live all over the country since 2004. She loves doing anything outside, from hiking with her dog, skiing with her family or gardening in her yard. Holly joined the ACC staff in 2022 and was called into Children’s Ministry, working with Young Children, in 2023.

Aubrie was born and raised in a small town in Oklahoma and grew up with 3 siblings who all had a passion for Jesus. She has been involved in a wide variety of ministries, however, doing music for the Lord and seeing people encounter Him is her heart's dream come true. She graduated from college with a degree in Psychology and still plans to further her education to become a counselor/therapist while continuing music ministry. A few of her favorite things include being in nature connecting with God, songwriting, reading, perusing health-food stores, and spending time with loved ones. She looks forward to worshipping with you.