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Ann was born in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, into a U.S. military family.
Even though she was born in Texas, she didn’t live there long as her
family was always moving to yet another army base. In fact, by the time
she was 20 years old, she had moved almost 20 times. But it was the move
she made to attend Evangel University that ultimately changed her life.
Not only did she complete a Bachelors degree in Business Administration
(and she can even take shorthand at 120 wpm! “La-de-da,” says Ann), it
was there that, at the tender age of 17, she met her future husband Ron,
son of Crossroads founder David Mainse. They eventually married in 1984
and are the parents of three grown children, Andrea, Adam and Eric, one
son-in-law, Jason, and two of the most adorable and mischievous
mini-golden-doodle puppies anywhere, Charlie and Bella.
As a stay-at-home mom for 15 years and babysitting during the day for an
extra income, Ann often led a weekly women’s Bible study in her home.
Never comfortable in front of the camera, every Christmas season Ann
would get queasy as she contemplated the annual family appearance on 100
Huntley Street. So you can imagine her reluctance when, in the summer of
1999, God gently called, and Ann hesitantly answered, for her to begin
hosting with Ron the Tuesday edition of the CTS morning show, which was
known as "Rise and Shine."
In January 2001, Ann was asked to join the Crossroads flagship program,
100 Huntley Street, to host a daily devotional segment entitled
"Sincerely Yours" … a two-year journey through the New Testament. Again,
with butterflies the size of buzzards, Ann answered the call. Crossroads
has published many of those devotionals in a book series entitled
"Sincerely Yours." After that, it was a natural progression for Ann and
her husband Ron to begin hosting the daily 100 Huntley Street program,
which they did from January 2005 through April 2009.
By now, trusting God for the big stuff seemed to be second nature, so in
mid-2005, Ann felt God lead her to establish a special TV connection for
women where they could share their hearts in an open, conversational
format. So in January 2006, Crossroads launched a new Friday edition of
100 Huntley Street called 100 Huntley Street Full Circle, with Ann as
the ringleader of the “Sofa Sisters.”
In January 2011, Full Circle expanded into a DAILY, half-hour format
hosted by Ann Mainse, Moira Brown, Cheryl Weber and Melinda Estabrooks.
While the “Sofa Sisters” admittedly have way too much fun, they say they
are primed and ready to trust God for ALL He has for the future!
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