Our Staff
Ministry Staff
Earl C Mullins, Jr, Lead Minister
Office: (812)365-3199 ext. 11, Cell: (812)365-2502
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Earl joined the staff as the Lead Minister at the end of 2009, having previously served as the Executive Minister at Northside Christian Church in New Albany, IN.
Bobby J. Kelly, Associate Minister
Office: (812)365-3199 ext. 12, Home: (812)365-2486, Cell: (812)267-0052
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Bobby serves as Associate Minister with emphasis on Care Ministry (Outreach & Assimilation) and Senior Adults. Bobby has served three churches since 1970, Stony Point Christian Church in Charlestown, Indiana for 7 years, English Christian Church for 19 years and Hillview since its beginning in October of 1996.
Bobby graduated from Louisville Bible College with a Bachelor of Sacred Literature and Kentucky Christian College with a Master of Ministry. Bobby has a passion for evangelism and a heart for the hurting.
He is married to Brenda and they have four grown children, Shannon, Heather, Sean and Meghan, and three grandchildren, Rogan, Rachel, and Leah, and there is another one due in March. He enjoys reading for relaxation, an occasional golf game to remind him he can do better, playing with his grandchildren, and date night with Brenda.
Sam Curtis Bowles, Associate Minister
Office: (812)365-3199 ext. 14, Cell: (812)267-3962
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Ministries
Worship (including Sunday Morning Service Planning, Music, Song Selection, etc.)
Communications (design of website, weekly handout, and various publications)
Student (lead team of adult volunters ministering to 7-12 grade students)
Sam graduated from the University of Southern Indiana, where he majored in English, in May of 2008. While he originally thought he might like to be a teacher, and still may some day, he is currently enjoying doing ministry at Hillview, leading worship and the communications ministry. Having led those ministries part-time for about a year, Sam is glad to finally be done with school and on staff full-time.
Sam enjoys traveling and has been to six other countries, including two mission trips to Tanzania, Africa. Sam graduated at the top of his class at Crawford County Jr. Sr. High School and graduated from USI summa cum laude, receiving the President’s Medal. He has been a member of Hillview since its inception.
When he’s not updating Hillview’s site, Sam is probably working on his own, www.sambowles.com, or one of a handful of other sites he manages.
Richie Folden, Associate Minister
Brooke Folden, Children’s Minister
Office: (812)365-3199
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Ministries
Familes
Children’s
Richie and Brooke joined the staff as a husband and wife team at Hillview in September of 2011. Richie is serving as an Associate Minister, focusing on families. Brooke is serving as the Children’s Minister.
Richie and Brooke both graduated from Portland Christian School in 2002. Brooke went on to Indiana University Southeast, and Richie to the University of Louisville. After Brooke went into the banking industry while Richie into the restaurant business. They were also serving at the Crossing Christian Church in New Albany. Brooke was the early childhood leader, and Richie served in the band. They had a son in 2008, Grant. While feeling lead into ministry, they were never able to pursue it further.
That all changed in January 2011. The birth of their second son, Eli brought great joy to their family after losing Richie’s mother in September 2010. After a rough 5 days in and out of the hospital, Eli suddenly took a turn for the worst. He stopped breathing and was rushed to Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville. There they discovered a massive hemorrhage in his brain, and he underwent a major brain surgery. He survived the surgery, but the next day they were not able to keep his blood pressure up, and had to be taken off life support.
After the death of Eli, Richie and Brooke felt the presence of God in their life more than ever. They began to answer God’s call to ministry. Both quit their jobs and desired to serve God in every aspect of their life. Brooke went back to Portland Christian School to serve as a preschool teacher. Richie went back to school to be a minister, at Louisville Bible College. He began waiting tables at Morton’s The Steakhouse, to provide for his family while going to school.
Then in August they received a call from Earl Mullins Jr. whom they both had known for a very long time; asking if they would be interesting in coming to serve at Hillview. Immediately they both knew this was where God was calling them to go. They are both very proud to be serving God at Hillview Christian Church.
