By Scarlett Birge, student news writer, Office of University Communications

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Speaking at Campbellsville University's Wednesday, March 18 chapel service is the Rev. Jeff Gaines, pastor of Christ Church Winchester. The service will be held in Ransdell Chapel, 401 N. Hoskins Ave., Campbellsville, at 10 a.m. The public is invited to attend.

Gaines is a licensed ordained minister and has been working at Christ Church Winchester since 2017.

He previously served at Glendale Christian Church as a senior pastor and associate minister for 10 years, as well as an admissions counselor for Campbellsville University from 2005 until 2007.

Additionally, he worked as a student minister at Meadowview Baptist Church in Taylor County for three years. He is also a member of Youth Ministry Today and Online Resources for Theological Discussions.

He is a graduate of Campbellsville University, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Ministry and Psychology in 2004, as well as his Master's degree in Theology and Theological Studies in 2007.

Gaines is married to Erika Gaines, and they have three children, Ella, Cana and Selah.

All chapels are open to the public free of charge and are televised live on WLCU (Comcast Cable channel 10 and digital channel 15) and are streamed live on the internet at wlcutv.com.

Chapel is designed to provide opportunities for corporate worship and exposure through a variety of informative speakers and presentations.

For information about chapel, call the Office of Campus Ministries at (270) 789-5227.

Campbellsville University is a widely acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 11,600 students offering over 100 programs of study including Ph.D., master, baccalaureate, associate, pre-professional and certification programs. The university has Kentucky based off-campus centers in Louisville, Harrodsburg, Somerset, Hodgenville and Liberty with instructional sites in Elizabethtown, Owensboro and Summersville. Out-of-state centers include two in California at Los Angeles and Lathrop, located in the San Francisco Bay region.  The website for complete information is www.campbellsville.edu.

Campbellsville University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award certificates, associate, baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the status of Campbellsville University.