Meet The Pastor
Pastor Andy Buckner
Here is some information about our Pastors:
Pastor Andy was born and raised in Lake County, Ohio and is a graduate of Mentor High School. After moving to Southwest Florida at age 23, he joined the golf profession where he met Brandy, a native of Elyria, Ohio.
They married in 1995 and started a family that has grown to 5 children. Through the struggles of pioneering a restaurant in Nashville, Tn, Pastors Andy & Brandy learned what it means to truly rely on God and to center their lives around a relationship with Jesus Christ.
In 2000 they stepped into ministry as Youth Pastors in Hohenwald, Tn where they served for over 10 years, growing in the Word and discipleship. In 2003 Pastor Andy came back to Mentor to pray with a sick friend when God placed the dream in his heart to plant a church in his hometown. With much prayer and patience, the couple sought out wisdom and resources for church planting. Under the mentorship of Eddie Cupples, founder and lead Pastor of Love & Truth Ministries the couple accepted a campus Pastor position at Love & Truth in Henderson, Tn where the whole family joined in as the ministry team. Andy joined the staff at the north Jackson campus in January of this year as Connections Pastor. In June of this year God pressed on the heart of Pastor Cupples and Pastor Andy that it was time to pursue the vision God had given 12 years earlier.
The Buckner family is excited to be back in Ohio to introduce Love & Truth Church to the greater Cleveland area!