Dr. Scott Leslie has served as the Stated Supply (part-time) Pastor of the Crossroads church since 2007.  Prior to that time, he had served full-time pastorates in Allen, Texas; Okeechobee, Florida; Overland Park, Kansas; and Ararat, Virginia.  He and his wife, Mary, also served as missionaries in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Republic of the Congo), and he served as a Volunteer-in Mission in Kwangju, Korea.  Dr. Leslie also served as a Chaplain in the US Army Reserve for 13 years.  A graduate of Texas A&M University and Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, Pastor Scott also works as a teacher at Blue Ridge High School where he teaches World History, US History, Government, Economics, Psychology and Sociology.  Raised in the Presbyterian church, his faith came alive while in High School.  He is the third of eight children.  His father (a US Navy veteran, now deceased) retired from the aerospace industry as an engineer with several NASA contractors; his mother is retired from Texas Child Protective Services.  He has been married over 30 years to his wife Mary.  They have two married adult daughters, one of whom is a Middle School English teacher in Albany, California, and the other who works for Samsung Telecommunications in Richardson, Texas.  Scott’s hobbies include playing guitar, writing songs, exploring the outdoors and reading good science fiction novels.  He has received numerous awards for his teaching and pastoral work over the years, but holds the greatest prize the honor of being claimed by Jesus Christ and participating in His life of service to the world (Philippians 3:12).