Our Staff - Meet The Team
Senior Pastor Mark Douras
Pastor Mark joined the Mt. Olive Missionary Church in July 2009. Pastor Mark and his wife Sheryl have been married since 1982. They have two children, Elizabeth who lives in the Dayton, OH area, and Jonathan who went to be with the Lord in 2005 after a battle with cancer. Pastor Mark and Sheryl have enjoyed extended ministries in Michigan, Russia, Indiana and Ohio. "We have fallen in love with the people in the Peoria area. We can see why so many people have stayed in this delightful part of God's world."
Home Town: Detroit, MI
Education: Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983 from Ft. Wayne Bible College and a Masters of Arts in Religion from Asbury Seminary in 1987.
Hobbies: Travel, camping, Music, Civil War collector, Grilling, Spending time with their dog, Caspian (from the Chronicles of Narnia), Long Walks.
Favorite Foods: Thanksgiving Dinner, Chocolate Chip Cookies (ANYTHING Chocolate)
Favorite Sport Teams: Mt. Olive Softball Team and any team from Michigan.
Email Address: pastormark1@sbcglobal.net
Youth Director Josh Catour 
Josh and his wife, Ashley, took over the youth ministry of Mt. Olive Missionary Church in June of 2008, right after they were married. They are expecting their first child in July of 2010. Josh has a passion for helping kids grow closer to Christ. As a teenager, Josh spent time in several youth groups in the Peoria area. These experiences helped form the cornerstone of his faith.
Josh's favorite past-time is going fishing with his wife, his buddies, or all by himself! His favorite television shows are Baseball Tonight and River Monsters. Josh's all time favorite movie is The Natural. He loves to listen to the lyrics of the David Crowder Band. Josh enjoys discussing the spiritual relevancy of music and movies. Josh is also avid reader of Francis Chan, Mark Driscoll, and Louie Giglio.
Music: David Crouder Band, Johnny Cash, Demon Hunter, August Burns Red, OH Sleeper, Brandon Heath and Leeland
Books/Authors: Crazy Love by Francis Chan and anything by Mark Driscoll
Movies: The Natural, Walk the Line, Gladiator
Hobbies: Fishing, Fishing with my wife, and Fishing with my buddies!
Contact information for Josh: wiredmtolive@gmail.com
Administrative Assistant Christie Robinson 
Christie grew up in the Peoria area and attended Mt. Olive as a child. She moved to Florida for 10 years where she met her husband, Scott. They have three grown boys, each serving in a branch of the military
Christie and her husband enjoy riding their motorcycle and camping in their spare time. She has been the church secretary for over six years. Growing up at Mt. Olive has brought her many fond memories of the families that she grew up with and seeing some of them still committed to the ministries here gives her a renewed commitment every day to Mt. Olive and it's outreach to the Peoria area.
Christie's Email: mtolivemc@sbcglobal.net
