Sam Aman | Kids Director

Samantha grew up in a small Michigan town where her family owns a cider mill. She took the scenic route through higher education, studying Nursing, Social Work, Photography, and Dietetics (proving that you can collect plenty of credits without ever collecting a degree!). What she did gain was a wide range of experiences that fuel her faith and love for people. Before moving to California, she spent time as a camp counselor, and later met and married her dangerously good-looking husband, Jon, who became a youth pastor. As they built their ministry together, she also tried her hand at banking, accounting, and business development, where she discovered an unexpected love for numbers.

In Truckee, her passion for kids, families, and Jesus deepened. She walked through seasons of infertility and miscarriage before eventually becoming a mom. Years later, they returned to Michigan to be near extended family, where she poured into her own kids, nieces, nephews, and home church community. For three years, her family regularly visited friends in Columbus who were part of Contrast Church. When the opportunity came to step into the role of Kids Director, they prayerfully made the move and found their new home here.

Columbus has quickly become home, the kind of season that already feels like one of the ‘good ole days’ she’ll look back on with gratitude. After 12 years of marriage, Sam and Jon remain best friends as they raise Ryker (6) and Willow (1), surrounded by neighbors and church family who already feel like lifelong friends (if they weren’t already). As a family, they can often be found exploring metro parks, biking to breakfast, checking out new restaurants, or (happily!) making their way through every ice cream shop in town.

You can connect with Sam via email, here.