Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. My name is Jeff Schipper. I was baptized into Christ in 1980 and have been blessed to be the minister at the Norfolk church of Christ since 2000. I am also blessed to be married to Debbie since 1978. We have two children, Daniel and Kelly. We also have eight Grandchildren.
I knew I would be a preacher the day I was baptized into Christ. I wanted to do for others what had been done for me, to find forgiveness in Jesus Christ. There are five sections of scripture which are foundational for me as a minister: From Ephesians 4:15 – “the desire to speak the truth in love”; Psalm 69:6 – not to be a stumbling block to those seeking the Lord, “May those who seek You not be dishonored through me”; “Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel”- 1 Corinthians 9:16; and from Isaiah 55:11 – that God’s word does not return to Him empty, that it will always accomplish what He desires. My mission is to serve God and others by bringing them closer to the Lord