ABOUT US:
Student Body of the Bible Institute of Missouri
L-R: Chris Gardner,
Rob Stidolph, Bradley Cobb
Bradley
Cobb
was born in 1978 in Indianapolis, Indiana and is the oldest of seven
children. He was raised in the church in Marion, Illinois and was baptized
in 1987. He was home-schooled for Jr. High and High School. He attended
Freed-Hardeman University from 1997 to 1999. In 2000, he married a wonderful
Christian woman, Jessica Roderick. They have four children (Paul, Ivy,
Savannah, and Deserae) who are home-schooled. He has done fill-in preaching
for twelve years and hopes to be a full-time preacher. He and his family
lived in Dover, Arkansas before moving to Springfield, Missouri for
preaching school.
Chris
Gardner was born November 7, 1972 in Jefferson City, Missouri
to Elijah and Glenda Gardner. Chris is the youngest of five boys and grew up
in rural Missouri in the town of Berger. Chris was raised in the church and
baptized into Christ on September 14, 2001. He was married on October 26,
2001 to Melissa Bosh and currently the parents of two girls, Faith and
Samantha.
Rob
Stidolph was born in Montana in 1958 and moved to Oregon in
1972. He was baptized in 1973 at the Westside church of Christ in Beaverton,
Oregon. He graduated from Abilene Christian University in 1987 with a
Bachelor of Science in Biology. After moving to Dallas, Texas area in 1986,
he met Deborah Hunt, and they were married on February 14, 1987. They have
one son, Neil. Deb and Neil plan to take at least one course for credit per
quarter while here at the Bible Institute of Missouri. We are all excited
about this wonderful opportunity God has blest us with and ask for your
prayers during our training.