COTRA Staff

Pastors Ken & Lauren Hogue are the Youth Pastors at Church on the Rock - Aurora.
Pastor Ken, Lauren & Ella moved to Aurora from the Dayton, Ohio area in November
of 2008 with over 5 years of Youth Ministry experience. They answered the call of
God to reach a generation in "small town America." They love teenagers and desire
to see God impact the lives of every young person in Southwest Missouri.

Pastor Ken has a Bachelors in Biblical Studies and Pastor Lauren has received her
Associates in Biblical Studies

Pastors Ken and Lauren have 2 daughters Ella and Allie and reside in Aurora.

Welcome to our webpage and let me say Thank You for visiting. My wife, Gayle, have
been in ministry for 19 years. We spent the first 11 years of our ministry in Conway,
AR in Youth Ministry. For the last 8 years we have been Senior Pastors, 2 years in
South Dakota and the last 6 here in Aurora. We have been married 19 years; have
three great kids and one granddaughter.

We planted this church 4 years ago and God has greatly blessed. We have grown
from 23 our first service to an average of 250 to 300 on any given Sunday. We have
purchased 25 acres and are preparing to build in the spring. God has blessed us to
see people saved, lives changed and marriages put back together. Gayle and I want
nothing more than to see this whole area on fire for Jesus.

Gayle and I are both ordained ministers with Church on the Rock International.
Church on the Rock International is a nondenominational covering that has over
4000 churches worldwide. We have contemporary praise and worship and preach
and believe the Bible from cover to cover. Gayle has a Masters of Theology degree
and I have a Doctorate in Philosophy and a Doctorate of Theology and I am about to
finish my Masters of Biblical Studies. But please don't let that scare you because I
just preach in "plain old English" I believe that if my sermon doesn't help you get
through Monday-Saturday, then it "ain't" no good on Sunday.

Pastors Robert & Gayle reside in Aurora with their 2 daughters, Kaitlyn & Ashlee.

Pastor Kevin and his wife Shannan have lived in the area most of their lives. Church
on the Rock has opened up new and exciting opportunities for them to serve God.
Shannan has served as the office manager since 2007 and upon completion of his
Associates degree in Biblical studies, Pastor Kevin has been appointed as our
Associate Pastor. They are very excited about the future to see what God is going
to do in Aurora and the surrounding areas.

Pastor Kevin and Shannan live in Aurora with their three daughters, Kashia, Jaylyn
and Colsie and one son, Dalton, who will be serving in the Air Force.