HERE'S MY STORY...I'M CHRISTOPHER GEARHART...

I was born in Tifton, GA, in October of 1976. I was fortunate to grow up in a Christian home with my dad as a pastor. I come from a family of four children, myself being the oldest, with two brothers and a sister. I spent most of my childhood in Georgia until my family relocated to Port Huron, Michigan in 1990.

During my senior year in high school ('93-'94), I was hired at Life of Faith Fellowship (LOFF) to help in the maintenance department. As the church grew, my dad (the senior pastor at that time) had a vision to start a multi-media department that would produce a weekly television show, take care of all graphic design, and integrate media into our worship services. He asked me if I'd be interested in getting involved. I thought, "anything's better than cleaning!" From that day on, I was a key leader in the church's media ministry.

In March of 1998, I married my beautiful wife, Andrea. She has been such a support to me and has pushed me to excellence in everything I do. (I love you babe!) We have two daughters, Kayla (6) & Emily (3). Having these beautiful girls helped me to mature and focus on what life is all about...Family. These three wonderful girls are my life and my joy!

I was employed for 13 years at Life of Faith Fellowship. My job duties included overseeing the staff in my department and about 25 volunteers, producing weekly TV programs, creating motion graphics, developing media for our "live" services, and graphic design...just to name a few. It was a great learning experience and gave me the training I needed to grow. We currently attend His Church in Port Huron.

On March 15, 2005, a dream of mine came true...I started my own company, Eighth Day Media, LLC. I am enjoying this new journey! God has placed so many people in my life to prepare me for this very time. I am so thankful for everything God has done for me and my family!

People ask why I chose the name Eighth Day Media, here's why...in the Bible, the number eight represents new beginnings. Applied to me, this is my new beginning. After so many years dedicated to working at the church, I'm on my own now. It's a new company, new possibilities, new excitement, a new day!

I am a proud member of COMPASS Christian Business Alliance.

I'm a Mac man! I love my Mac desktop & MacbookPro! I am an accomplished designer in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects and Dreamweaver; also on the Avid video system.

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