Hi! We are Violence Free Faith! We would love to get to know you better, so we thought we would introduce ourselves!
Jeff Padin, MDiv
(He/Him/His)
Jeff Paden joined Violence Free Faith’s Board of Directors in the summer of 2024 and became the Board Vice President that autumn.
Jeff comes to Violence Free Faith with an extensive ministry background, having served as a youth pastor, college pastor, senior pastor and worship director. Additionally, he spent eight years (1996–2004) as a missionary in Lithuania, serving with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He then served for 15 years as a hospital, hospice, and trauma chaplain. Since 2022, Jeff has been working for the Cherokee Nation One Fire Program, assisting victims of domestic violence.
We are honored to serve alongside Jeff!
