Jason & lindsay swain

pastors, Leadership Team 

Jason, Lindsay and their kids moved to Fort Collins in October of 2011 to plant Two Rivers.

The small town country boy from TN met a SoCal beach girl at a summer camp during their college days.  Lindsay and Jason have been married 26 years and have 6 children: Jacson (23), Summar (with Jesus), Ellie (20), Savannah (18), Brennyn (15), Mikayla (13).

He graduated from Vanderbilt University and Talbot School of Theology and she graduated from Baylor University. They have been involved in full-time ministry for over 25 years together...beginning in Young Life in 1996, and then in pastoral ministry starting in 2003.

“We are passionate about helping people find grace, hope, and true freedom in the midst of the struggle and joy that is life. Lindsay and I have been broken on the wheels of living. Life is hard, yet our hope in God sustains us. Life is also good, living in freedom and joy. The “grace in which we stand” is RADICAL if we truly believe it!”

“In our spare time, we enjoy a “Swain Family Dance a Thon,” family fun days, hiking, biking, camping, back yard BBQs, sharing our story and hearing other people’s stories…and good coffee.”

Greg Hook

Leadership Team

Greg and his wife, Sarah, started attending Two Rivers Church in the spring of 2015, when Two Rivers was gathering at BeBee Christian School. Greg is the Assoc. Area Director of Young Life here in Northern CO and leads the Young Life College ministry here in Fort Collins. He is a graduate of UNC, Chapel Hill.

He and Sarah have 3 little boys named Benjamin, Henry, and Jude and rascal lab named Boone. In his spare time, Greg enjoys surfing, woodworking, and giving roses to Sarah.

Christine Cartrite

Leadership Team

Christine and Lance began attending Two Rivers in 2019, at the CEC building. Christine has a bachelor’s degree in social work from NAU and is pursuing a graduate degree from Denver Seminary. She has served in leadership roles with Young Life and campus ministry with InterVarsity. Christine is passionate about equipping the body of Christ to approach God’s throne with boldness, through the message of Grace, to encounter the life-changing power and love of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

She and Lance were set up on a blind date by their parents and have been married since 2015. They have two boys, Caleb (4) and Jace (2). Their favorite family activities are camping, fishing, talking around a fire-pit and nap time.

Becca Miller

RiverKids Director 

Becca and her husband, Marty, began attending Two Rivers in the fall of 2016. They have four kids spanning from high school to preschool – Ben (20), Sam (16), Levi (13), and Claire (8).

The past seven years Becca has been busy taking care of her crew, but she’s excited to join with this community to bring the message of grace to even the littlest at 2RC. She has a degree in Elementary Education and before moving to Colorado taught 1st Grade, worked in Student Life on a college campus, and helped coordinate a Children’s Ministry. “In our spare time our enjoys hiking, biking, camping, playing in water (ocean, pool, lake, snow), and reading.”

Laura Nolt

RiverKids Coordinator

Laura started attending Two Rivers Church in 2018 and quickly jumped in to the warm, welcoming community. She began working with RiverKids in July 2019, and has been on the Jamaica trip in 2019 and 2024. She graduated from Colorado State University with a BS in Mathematics and a Masters in Applied Statistics from CSU. Laura also works as a dance teacher and loves being able to share her passions with her students. Come swing by the RiverKids wing and say hey!

Connor Patterson

operations

Connor started attending Two Rivers Church in the fall of 2012, when 2RC was just getting started in the Swain’s living room. He has been helping with worship since then and was our worship coordinator from 2014-2019.

Connor was born in Arlington, TX and grew up in Colorado Springs, CO. He learned to play guitar and lead worship at the church his family attended in Colorado Springs.

Connor studied Liberal Arts and graduated from Colorado State University in 2015. Connor has been involved in Young Life for many years and is passionate about being involved in ministry. He met his wife, Grace, when they were babies and both of their parents worked for Young Life. They started dating at CSU in the fall of 2012 and married July of 2016. They have two boys (Lucas and Joseph) and 1 little girl. (Abigail)

“I love hunting and fishing, playing guitar, and spending time with family. I love living in Fort Collins and I’m thankful to continue to be part of the Two Rivers family. Grace and I believe in the message of freedom, hope, and healing that Two Rivers has to share with others.”

Andrew Spada

Worship Director & 2RC College Ministry

Andrew started attending Two Rivers in the fall of 2012 when it was in the early stages still in Jason and Lindsay's living room. It was the fall semester of his freshman year at CSU. “I was drawn in by the authenticity and the warm love I felt from the Swain family.”

Andrew is a Colorado native, growing up in Highlands Ranch, CO and moving to Fort Collins to attend Colorado State University. While in college, Andrew started learning how to lead worship by volunteering with the Two Rivers team. Upon graduating from CSU in 2016, Andrew took an opportunity at another church to learn from and lead with highly trained worship leaders. During this time he was able to learn from leaders such as Jeremy Riddle and Kim Walker-Smith, and broaden his knowledge and experience with Worship Arts.

Spada (as most of us call him) excitedly rejoined the Two Rivers family in December of 2019 and now cares for the worship team and the young adults of the church. He married Karley in May 2021 and they welcomed their son, Sean Robert, in July 2024.

Kenny VAnRyn

Student Ministries Director

Kenny and his wife, Bree, started attending Two Rivers in the spring of 2019 when the church was meeting at the CEC west building in Fort Collins.

Kenny was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended college and played basketball for four years at Grace Christian University. He then moved out west, eventually settling in Denver in 2011. There he spent the next 6 years as a high school basketball coach and trainer before heading overseas to lead two short term mission trips to Africa and Norway. Kenny and Bree got married in June of 2018. They have two children, Truman and Beverly. Kenny began serving as the Student Ministries Director in July of 2021. He has spent the better part of the last 25 years working with and mentoring high school and middle school students through serving at bible camp, as a social worker, a coach, leading mission teams, etc. He has a passion for student ministry and helping young people realize the truth of what God says about them as His children, rather than what the world tries to tell them. Go Blue!