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Chris Blaney

Chris brings to 4:13 Strong a genuine heart to serve God and a real drive to help lead in an organization committed to helping break some of the destructive cycles

Danny Hutchins

Danny is a New York native who found his rhythm in Nashville since January 2023, marking the beginning of a new chapter with his wife, Adelaide. Armed with a Communications

Valerie Hardison

Valerie Hardison is a native Nashvillian. She graduated with honors from Pearl High School in 1979. In 2009 Valerie decided to continue her education. She graduated from Bethel University in

Stephen Jones

Stephen E. Jones, Sr. is a native Nashvillian. He was licensed to preach the Gospel of Jesus in 1983 and ordained in 1985. In 1988, he received a Bachelor of

Larry Powell

Larry grew up in Nashville, TN and graduated from Hillwood High School. He earned the degree of Doctor of Ministry in 2020. A former drug dealer Larry had a life-changing

Chan Sheppard

Chan is originally from Americus, Georgia.  He earned a degree from Davidson College (NC) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary before serving in the US Army for four years.  Moving to

Gerry Pullens

Coming from East Nashville, Gerry Pullens was a participant in the very first class of the 4:13 Strong program, then called Y-Build, in 2004. After graduating the program and earning

Joe Umberger

Joe Umberger moved to Nashville from Austin, Texas in 2018 where he worked in the Substance Abuse treatment field for twenty-five years. Starting in 1994 as a behavioral health technician,