Leadership Team
Larry Jones
Interim Minister
A. J. Bumgardner
Worship Leader
Jim Caldwell
Elder
Jim Caldwell and his wife, Sharon have been members of Northampton Christian Church and serving since 1992.
They visited Northampton and became members because of the sound Biblical doctrine and the love shown by the church family for people and their love of missions.
They have 7 children and many grandchildren. Their hobbies include going to the gym and watching sports.
Marlon Crowder
Elder
Marlon was baptized into Christ at Northampton Christian Church in 1992 and has been active member of the NCC family since. Marlon and his wife Brenda have been married for over 35 years and live in Hampton. Their daughter, Courtney, son in law Dean, and grandson Camden live in Fairmont WV. Marlon works at Huntington Ingalls – Newport News Shipbuilding. In his spare time, Marlon enjoys golf, spending time with family and friends and WVU Mountaineer football and basketball.
Chris Hosman
Elder
Chris Hosman has been with Northampton since the summer of 1995. Chris is married to Dana, and they have seven adult children and fourteen grandchildren, most of which live in the local area. They came to the area from Iceland where Chris was serving with the US Air Force. He retired from the Air Force in 2001 but continues to work for them as a civilian. Chris leads our tech team to make sure worship services have the technology resources needed, but he also helps with technology in all other areas of the church. Chris has been an elder for over ten years and was a deacon prior to assuming that role.
Charles Thompson
Elder
Jim Thornton
Elder
Jim Thornton was baptized at Northampton in 1997. He has been a member with his wife, Donna, ever since. He has a daughter, Ragan, and two beautiful granddaughters, Tatum and Henley. He enjoys landscaping, digging and filling holes with his John Deere tractor, and fixing things that are broken. He loves the Lord, and works hard at being a nice guy.
Ross Gambill
Deacon
Ross lives in Newport News with his wife Debbie. They have been married 40 years. Ross retired from HII-Newport News Shipbuilding in 2023 after serving there 41-1/2 years. He has been a member of Northampton since 2018. He serves as the lead for the missions team as well as being a member of the tech team. He is also responsible for the church’s web page.
Richard Nelson
Deacon