Joe Reed

Joe is married to Natalie and they have three wonderful kids. He is passionate about seeing God's kingdom multiplied all over the world. His desire for making disciples led him and his family from their home in Indiana to South Africa and now to Boston. He followed the Lord's lead in founding a non-profit, Exponent Group, at the end of 2018 in partnership with other ministries to activate leaders and go from addition to multiplication in disciple making. 

Ellen Bass

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Ellen Bass is a grandmother who loves her family and friends, bike-commuting, being outside especially in hot weather, cooking, and helping us all grow in pursuing our unique purpose and in following Jesus.  She and her husband Jeff are (still) happily married after 37 years, having lived in Roxbury for the last 33 years.  They became part of River of Life when two churches and a ministry merged in 1994.  One grown son is a professional artist in Boston, the other lives with his family in the UK.  Professionally, she helps nonprofits focus on improving outcomes for the people and places they exist to engage.  As an independent consultant working out of the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston, she helps nonprofits get clear on their intended impact and program strategy and learn to gather and use data to improve outcomes.  

Stacie Mickelson

Andrew Fassett

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Andrew and his wife Kelly and their baby Abigail live in Dorchester in an intentional Christian community house. Andrew served as an officer in the Marine Corps for seven years prior to attending Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary's Boston Campus where he earned his Master of Divinity. 

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He is passionate about equipping people to live out God's mission in their lives. He is excited about where God is leading River of Life and what the future will hold.