Craig and Cari Stiefel

Background

Craig was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  Craig attended a large Assembly of God church in Cedar Rapids and from the age 11 he helped out in the Kid's Church doing puppets, running sound.  As he grew older he was put in charge of the Kid's Church Worship Team.  After Craig graduated from High School (May 2000), he attended Master's Commission at his home church in Cedar Rapids for 2 years (2000-2002).

Cari was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois.  Cari graduated High School in 1999 and attended Master's Commission in Cedar Rapids for 3 years (1999-2002).

As you may have guessed, Craig and Cari met at Master's Commission.  Craig and Cari got engaged during the summer of 2001.  They got married on June 29th 2002.

Craig served as a Youth/Children's Pastor in Naples, FL for almost 2 yrs.  There they had a son, Jamin (4 yrs).

Craig and Cari will have been at Tri City since May of 2005.

• Craig's interests include music, computers and spending time with his family.

• Cari's interests include cooking, music, making jewelry and her family.