Aaron Yanchek
Campus Pastor
Aaron Yanchek was born near Cleveland, Ohio and lived there for fifteen years before moving to the Pittsburgh area. He graduated high school from Hopewell High School in 2020 then went to the Community College of Beaver County to get an Associate's Degree in psychology. He would graduate with that degree in May of 2023.
Aaron grew up in church as his father, Paul, was and still is a pastor in the Christian Missionary Alliance. He regularly attended church, but wasn't really able to begin to grasp what was being preached until middle school. At that time, he began to attend a youth group at a mega church near Cleveland. He would find friends that would help build up his faith and allow him to find a genuine interest in Jesus and what he does. Throughout middle school and freshman year of high school, many youth leaders and pastors would make a significant impact on his life, but Aaron knew there was something he was missing.
Heading into sophomore year, Aaron's father would get a new pastoral job near Pittsburgh and the family would move there. It did not take long for Aaron to meet Nick Barth and he would invite Aaron to a new youth group. This would introduce Aaron to the gifts of the Holy Spirit and open a whole new world to him. It was there that a leader prophesied over him that he would become a Pastor. Ever since then, Aaron knew what his calling was. He would stay with this youth group through high school and become a leader there following graduation. At this time, Aaron juggled youth leadership as well as customer service representative at a local grocery store. As he began college, Nick would invite him to events with Victory Christian Fellowship. He would join the group as they made their yearly trip to Georgia in 2022 and 2023. It was during that trip in 2023 that the stirring was made in his heart to join staff with the ministry.
Now, Aaron has moved from Beaver County to Centre County and is fully on staff as a Campus Pastor with Victory Christian Fellowship. He loves every moment of it and can't wait to see what the Lord will guide him through as his ministry continues in the city of State College, PA.
Aaron grew up in church as his father, Paul, was and still is a pastor in the Christian Missionary Alliance. He regularly attended church, but wasn't really able to begin to grasp what was being preached until middle school. At that time, he began to attend a youth group at a mega church near Cleveland. He would find friends that would help build up his faith and allow him to find a genuine interest in Jesus and what he does. Throughout middle school and freshman year of high school, many youth leaders and pastors would make a significant impact on his life, but Aaron knew there was something he was missing.
Heading into sophomore year, Aaron's father would get a new pastoral job near Pittsburgh and the family would move there. It did not take long for Aaron to meet Nick Barth and he would invite Aaron to a new youth group. This would introduce Aaron to the gifts of the Holy Spirit and open a whole new world to him. It was there that a leader prophesied over him that he would become a Pastor. Ever since then, Aaron knew what his calling was. He would stay with this youth group through high school and become a leader there following graduation. At this time, Aaron juggled youth leadership as well as customer service representative at a local grocery store. As he began college, Nick would invite him to events with Victory Christian Fellowship. He would join the group as they made their yearly trip to Georgia in 2022 and 2023. It was during that trip in 2023 that the stirring was made in his heart to join staff with the ministry.
Now, Aaron has moved from Beaver County to Centre County and is fully on staff as a Campus Pastor with Victory Christian Fellowship. He loves every moment of it and can't wait to see what the Lord will guide him through as his ministry continues in the city of State College, PA.