Rev. John Hardie
Lead Pastor; Elder
Email: jhardie@citychurchcc.com
Pastor Hardie grew up in San Antonio, and studied at Tulane University and Virginia Theological Seminary. He met his wife Melanie and was ordained here in Corpus Christi in 1987. They married and moved to California in 1990 to be on staff at All Saints, Beverly Hills. He became rector and headmaster of St. Philip’s, Uvalde in 1995 before returning to Corpus Christi in 1999 where he was the rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church for twenty-two years. He served as president of the Bishop Elliott Society for several years, a group which hosted lectures by outstanding scholars focusing on Anglicanism, biblical studies, and world mission. He and Melanie have three children, John, Julianne, and Bethany, and two grandchildren, Kylie and Fisher. He enjoys gardening, fishing, hiking and writing music.
Pete Hansen
Elder
Email: phansen@citychurchcc.com
Pete grew up in a military family and lived on both coasts growing up. He was converted to Christ as a senior in High School in Annandale Virginia, before attending and graduating from the Naval Academy. Flight training brought him to Corpus Christi in 1974, were he met and married Kelly Carter. Pete and Kelly have 4 children, 17 great / grand children. Navy service was followed by a 40+ year carreer in technical sales which brought the family back to Corpus Christi in 1989 to join and support the formation of Church of the King, which became City Church in 2006. Pete and Kelly share a passion for prayer, corporate worship, Biblical Worldview training, men & womens spiritual formation and small group discpleship. Both are graduates of the Colson Fellowship Biblical Worldview, leadership course, and have established a Colson Affiliate Regional training center at City Church.
Rev. Jack Carter
Theologian-in-Residence / Pastor Emeritus; Elder
Reverend Carter is a life long resident of Corpus Christi, Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Corpus Christi with a B.A. in English and a Masters in Education Administration. He founded Disciplehouse Church in the mid 1970’s and continued as Senior Pastor for many years. Rev. Carter also served as Academic Dean at Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas. In 1989 he returned to Corpus Christi to start Church of the King where he served as Senior Pastor until 2006. He is the founder of what is now Annapolis Christian Academy and after serving as the first Headmaster of ACA, remained on the board of Directors until 1998. Rev. Carter currently resides as Theologian-in-Residence and Pastor Emeritus for City Church
Steven Hansen
Director of Music and Media
Office: 361-852-1810
Mobile: 512-417-2783
Email: shansen@citychurchcc.com
Steven works full-time as the Director of Music and Media for City Church. He came to Corpus Christi in 2008 from Austin, TX where he worked as an Audio Engineer and Music Producer. He has a degree in Audio Engineering from Full Sail University and taught sound recording technology for many years at Del Mar College. He is a Composer and Multi-instrumentalist with two published albums and numerous producing credits. Steven and his wife Angi have four children, Valor, Honor, Selah and Trinity. Steven has a passion for Christ centered worship and a heart for discipleship. He enjoys surfing, fishing and live music.