Phil Cullum and his wife, Carolyn, have been members at Versailles since 2006. They have three adult sons, Matthew, Mark and John, and are proud grandparents of three. Phil was born and raised in Nashville, TN. He has a B.A. from David Lipscomb (now Lipscomb Univ.) and a Master’s in Mathematics from Ohio State Univ. Phil has lived in the Bluegrass for more than 40 years. After a long career with IBM, Phil now does consulting work. Phil teaches Bible classes and preaches when needed. After being a member of other area churches of Christ, where he served as an Elder, Phil has been an Elder for the Versailles church since about 2007.

Rick Devers was born in Midway Ky. He went to grade school in Midway and high school in Versailles. Rick graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a Bachelor’s degree in Police Administration and a minor in Political Science. Rick worked for the Versailles Police Department for 3 years, then went to the Kentucky State Police in 1977, where he worked at the London and Frankfort Posts. He retired as an active trooper in 2003 and he is now employed by the Kentucky State Police as a Legislative Security Specialist. Rick was baptized into Christ in 1979 at the Versailles Church of Christ. Rick and his wife, Janet, have two adult sons, Chris and Ricky, and are proud grandparents of seven. He teaches Bible classes and preaches when needed. Rick has served as an Elder for the Versailles church since the early 1990’s.

Nelson Kidder and his wife, Reda, have been a part of our church family since May 2016. The Kidders have three adult sons, Michael, David and Chris, and are proud grandparents of three. Nelson was born and raised in eastern Ohio. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mining Engineering. After a long career as a mining engineer in Ohio and Kentucky, Nelson and Reda retired to Versailles to be close to children and grandchildren. Nelson teaches Bible classes and preaches when needed. Nelson has served two previous congregations as an Elder and agreed to take on the duties of an Elder at Versailles in June 2017.

Derrick and Heather have been with the Versailles Church of Christ since June of 2014. Before that, Derrick worked with the Mt. Zion Church of Christ as their youth minister, with the Hodges Church of Christ where he preached and worked with the youth, and filled in at other churches while in school. Derrick is a 2013 graduate of Heritage Christian University, where he received a BA in Biblical Studies. Derrick is now working towards an MA in Ministry from Freed Hardeman. Heather is also a 2013 graduate of HCU, where she received her BA in Biblical Studies. She is currently a stay-at home mom and homeschools their three beautiful children, Olivia, Henry and Spencer. The family lives in Versailles with their two dogs.