My name is Ryan Pugh, and I serve as the  Student Minister here at Grace Crossing. I grew up in Jasper, AL, and graduated from Jasper High School in 2019. I met my wife in 2018, and we got married in May of 2023. My wife, Tristiana, and I come from First Baptist Church Gardendale, Alabama. I served there from 2021-2023 as the Guy’s Minister in the student ministry while in college at UAB. I am currently enrolled at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Tristiana is from New Albany, MS, and is pursuing her degree in pharmaceuticals at UMMC. She has also been active in ministry at First Baptist Gardendale as an intern and has served several summers as a Centrifuge Camp staffer and counselor. We have a wonderful group of students here, and it is an honor to be the Student Minister here at Grace Crossing! We look forward to meeting you