Welcome to First Christian Church of Marshall! We are Ron and Carol Schupp and we are the Custodians for the First Christian Church of Marshall. We have been members of this church for 40 years and have been employed as Custodians for 21 years. We have been married 46 years! We enjoy the task of keeping God’s house clean and the feeling of pride we experience when we walk into the church as members and experience a fresh, neat and clean environment. My husband Ron recently retired from many years of employment with ConAgra Foods and is the backbone of our custodian team and is very good at “giving directions” haha. He is the strong, silent man with many virtues and a strong faith in God. Ron is a Deacon and serves on the Property Committee, he also served this church as Sunday Custodian for many years. Although he is strong and silent, he cares greatly for this church, its people and our God. His favorite song is "Because He Lives".
I am retired from the State of Missouri. I am involved in many activities within the church as follows: Elder, member of the Board, member of the Chancel Choir and the Chancel Hand bell Choir, Chairperson of the Fellowship Committee, assist with the youth, adult sponsor at church camps in the Northwest area, and C.R.Y. Festivals. I also enjoy working with the elderly. My greatest source of strength comes first from my belief in God, and second from my mother. She was a lovely lady with an unwavering faith in Jesus Christ. She endured many trials and tribulations in her life, but her faith has never wavered, nor did she ever doubt God’s love for her. She went to be with her lord and savior in June, 2010 at the age of 90, and experienced many of the things in life that other elderly persons experienced, but never asked why or blamed God. I can only hope to have half as much grace, strength and courage throughout the rest of my life that she showed during hers. My favorite song is “It Is Well WIth My Soul” .
We have two grown children and five wonderful grandchildren ranging in age from 6 to 27. They are the delight of our life and provide much entertainment. Our wish for our church is to see it grow and for its members to flourish in their faith.
We have two favorite scriptures: Psalms 91 and Philippians 1:3-11. We invite you to come worship with us.
I became a member of First Christian Church of Marshall in 1977 . I am currently an Elder. I served as Church Financial Secretary for 25 years, retiring from that position in January 2026. I have also served as Board Chair and Deacon. My
wife, Virginia and I have three children, Amy Heuman and William, Jill Clemens and J.W., and Kristen Norris and Kevin. We have two grandchildren, Bryant Eads and Marissa Clemens. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my family at the lake.
Thank you for visiting our web page today and discovering a little bit about us! I started working for the Church as the Director of Music in February of 2009. In August of the same year I also took on the duties of Office Manager. In addition to working here at FCC, I own a dance studio that is celebrating its 25th season this year ( 2026).
I have been blessed with two daughters. Torey, my youngest, graduated in 2014 from Missouri Valley with a Major in Dance and is now Head Instructor and Competition Team Director of our studio, Broadway Bound Dance Studio. Together, we have worked hard over the years to build an environment for children where they can feel safe, feel free to express themselves, grow in who they are on and off the dance floor, and know they are loved unconditionally. In May of 2016 Torey became Mrs. Paul Spitzig. Destiny, My oldest daughter, moved back home from Gulf Shores, AL in 2016. She is currently working at Common Good Natural Living, a provider for individuals with mental or physical needs. And, she is loving it! She's getting back into the "groove" of Midwest living. I am very proud, humbled, and grateful to have such amazing children.
After years of asking God for the right man in my life... He finally provided! What an "On-Time God"! In May of 2015 I married Brad Richards. He filled the missing piece of my life.
A few years ago, myself and two other ladies from the Church, formed a gospel trio. We would perform at nursing homes and other place where God would lead us to minister through music. Recently one of the members moved away so we rarely get the opportunity to sing together. Now, I have become part of our Praise Band at Church. Singing in front of people has never been easy for me, but I have learned to listen when the Master calls you.
Letting God lead my life is something I am finally willing to do. Being at FCC has opened my heart to what God wants of me, and what I can do to share his love to others. By being allowed to praise him in song and music, I have learned that I am truly where God wants me to be...right here!
Former President Jimmy Carter spoke these following words that I hope we can all learn to live by-"My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference".
One more quote that I believe with all my heart:
" Your job is not to judge. Your job is not to figure out if someone deserves something. Your job is to lift the fallen, to restore the broken, and to heal the hurting".
My prayer is that we can all learn to give to others, and do for those who have needs. After all, what better gift to share than the gift of ourselves.
