April has been a part of the Anchor community since late 2006. For many of those years, April participated in the community as a lay pastor and then joined the Anchor staff in 2014. In August 2016, the community and Elders ordained April, commissioning her to lead according to her calling. April has a heart for helping people see their unique value! She deeply desires for people to understand who they are in Jesus and how they are a part of something bigger than themselves. If you've heard her say it once, you've heard her say it a million times: Together we are better. We are all qualified. We are all needed! Around the Anchor, April wears many hats including pastoral care and teaching.
A day in the life of April includes the people she loves most, work that she deeply enjoys, and lots of fun! April and Brian have three kids: Owen, Lucy and Amos. Each is wonderfully unique and keeps the Bans on their toes. April is a licensed professional counselor and serves with a local nonprofit, where she offers mental health counseling to women in crisis.
In the bits of spare time she has, you can find April bragging on the tomatoes or watermelon she has grown, throwing a ball in the backyard with anyone who will join her, or watching the Office.
