Youth Pastor, Kristen Addonizio

Hey, I’m Kristen. My husband, Brandon, and I got married on our front lawn in May 2020. We have a beautiful one year old daughter named Adoniah, and a soon to be son coming in September!

I started attending Restoration church when I was 12 years old, quickly integrating into the youth group and later joining the worship team as a keyboardist and vocalist. I have been a part of the youth and worship ministries here since then.

I had a small hiatus when I attended Northpoint Bible College, graduating in 2019. There, I got a degree in Biblical Theology and Music. I also led the traveling worship team, and worked as the school’s Media Director.

I have been working with different youth and children’s ministries for 13 years now. My desire is to see young people realize that they have the ability and potential to live the fulfilling life God has planned for them. My favorite thing is watching our teenagers have experiences with the Lord and gain confidence in themselves.

Birthday: December 19th - my pet peeve growing up is when I was given combined gifts for my birthday and Christmas.

Interests: Anything competitive, Music, Sitting in parks or on couches with loved ones, laughing a lot, Walking around Target for no reason, eating good food

Books: Podcasts are more my speed. Anything to do with parenting, tv shows, political/religious studies

Movies: LaLa Land - If you haven’t watched this, and you love music & artistry, you’re missing out!

TV Shows: My TV watching is pretty eclectic. You can find me watching anything from Crime documentaries to dramas. I will say that my favorite shows have the ensemble casts, like New Girl or FRIENDS

Sports Teams: I like watching the games, but I’m not a huge team fan. Unless the Giants are somehow playing the Patriots in the Superbowl…I’ll let you guess

Music: I love all things music all the time. I teach vocal and piano lessons from time to time. You can usually hear me humming or whistling down the halls. I love songwriters, so I’m always listening to any genre of music with powerful lyrics. My all time favorite worship leader is Kim Walker Smith.

Life Scripture: “Cast your cares on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.” Psalm 55:22

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