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Chip Freed

Chief Missional Strategist & Lead Teaching Pastor

Chip's joy is seeing new people come to faith, and he calls Garfield Memorial a place that "reflects the kingdom of God in its diversity and a place of sheer grace!"


Chip is a highly sought after preacher and speaker. He has been keynote speaker at some major church gatherings and conferences nationally and internationally; such as in The United Methodist Church, School of Congregational Development, Exponential, Mosaix and others.


Prior to entering the ministry, Chip was a CEO in the corporate community, serving as President and General Manager of Mahoning Municipal Products, Inc.


Pastor Chip is married to "his best friend," Terri, and has three children.


Here's a LINK to an article from Outreach Magazine about how Garfield Memorial transitioned to "Living Color.”

A second article from United Methodist Comunnications as well HERE.

Finally, Pastor Chip also wrote an article about our journey HERE.


Chip is an active speaker, coach and mentor in the Mosaix Global Network as well.

Ministry by Strengths - Top 5

  1. Ideation
  2. Input
  3. Achiever
  4. Learner
  5. Activator