Staff of CBC


Dr. Eric Sipe

Senior Pastor

Eric began his ministry at Calvary in July of 2010. He and his wife, Cindy, have been involved in church planting, missions, music ministry, evangelism, and pastoral work. His greatest love is to make disciples by following the pattern that Christ Himself gave in the Gospels. He seeks to preach God's Word from a heart that loves God, loves people, and desires to see them grow in grace and knowledge of Christ. He graduated in May 2023 with a Doctorate in Expository Preaching from The Master’s Seminary. Eric and Cindy have three married children and eleven grandchildren. Carissa is the wife of Todd Davis and mother to their five children. After planting a church and faithfully shepherding there for 9 years, they are pursuing a church planting ministry in Marseille, France. Quentin is married to Brittany. He enjoys a job as a systems manager for a large corporation. Their family is part of a church plant of CBC where he serves as the Worship Leader. Hunter is married to Nikki, and he pastors the church plant called Good Shepherd Bible Church in Blacklick, Ohio.

Dr. Chazz Anderson

Associate Pastor

Chazz joined staff at Calvary Bible Church as Associate Pastor in 2022. A native of Central Ohio, he especially enjoys ministering to our college students and singles at CBC. Chazz champions Christ in all things; he came to Christ in college and since then has had a passion for ministry. After finishing a B.A. in Communications at University of Cincinnati, He went on to complete an M.Div. at The Master’s Seminary in 2015 along with a Th.M. in Old Testament a few years later. He and his high school sweetheart, Chelsea, were married in 2012 and have three children: Charlea, Charity, and Chayden.

Dr. HEnry Cruz

Associate Pastor & Pastor of IBSJColumbus

Henry was born and raised in Chicago and grew up in a Christian home. As a result, he has always loved God's people and has always loved being a part of the local church. Henry met his wife Maria at church, and they got married in 2012. They have four children: Azari, Zeth, Zyon, and Zakh. For the past 19 years, Henry served in a church in Cicero, IL, eventually serving as a youth pastor and associate pastor. However, in November of 2023, the Lord called him to Columbus, Ohio, and he officially began pastoring the church Iglesia Bíblica del Salvador Jesucristo on August 11, 2024. Henry graduated with an M. Div. degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) in 2019 and then graduated with a D. Min. degree from The Master's Seminary in 2023. 

You are invited to visit Iglesia Bíblica del Salvador Jesucristo, which is a Spanish-speaking church that meets in the building of Calvary Bible Church. The Services:

  • Sundays - Servicio General - (General Service) - 11:00 A.M.

  • Friday - Estudio Bíblico (Bible Study) - 7:30 p.m.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IBSJColumbus

Jeff Peterson

Executive Director

Jeff has been a member of CBC since 1995 and has served as an elder, Family Bible Class teacher, and participant in the music ministry. Jeff studied Mathematics in college and grad school. After completing 25 years in the corporate world, he has recently taken on the role of Executive Director for Calvary Bible Church and Northside Christian School. Jeff also helps lead operations for Lifewise Academy, a ministry that provides religious instruction to public school kids. Jeff is married to Jane and has 3 children.

 
 

Hannah musser

ministry assistant

Hannah has been a member of CBC since moving to the Columbus area in 2014 for college. After finishing her bachelor’s degree, she completed a ministry internship at CBC in the summer of 2018, followed by a year of service & exploring mission work in the Middle East and East Asia. After a season of job searching upon returning to Ohio, Hannah accepted this full-time Ministry Assistant position in 2020, eager to return to her church family at Calvary in a role where she gets to wear multiple hats, utilizing administration, communication, coordinating, discipleship, and relationship-building skills in service of Christ’s local church!

 
 

Dr. Jennifer Whitehead

Worship Coordinator

Jennifer Whitehead grew up attending Calvary Bible Church, and it was here that her love of music was first nurtured as she sang and played the flute and the piano in the music ministry. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Bob Jones University, and master’s and doctoral degrees in voice from The Ohio State University. She is humbled and delighted to now serve as Worship Coordinator, believing that the ministry of music is a vital part of encouraging, comforting, and stirring God’s people each week in worship. Dr. Whitehead is a professor of voice at Ohio Wesleyan University, and enjoys spending free time traveling and hanging out with her family, especially her daughter Olivia.

 

gALE KAUFMAN

Property Maintenance Manager

Gale & his wife Sheree have been members of CBC since 2015. Upon retiring from a career in truck driving with Forward Air Freight, Gale came on staff as Property Maintenance Manager in December 2021, eager to utilize his skills & abilities to help manage our facilities at CBC.