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I am among you as one who serves. I have been serving as pastor of
Community Christian Church since September, 1999. I grew up in SE
Kansas, on a farm south of LaHarpe. My lifelong dream was to be a
farmer. I graduated from Marmaton Valley High School in Moran, KS
in 1976. I did farm after graduating from K-State with a BS degree
in Agronomy (1980), but by the middle '80's decided I could not
support my family by farming. In 1986 I was hired by USDA-ASCS
as a county executive director. That took our family of four
(Myself, wife Denise, son Eli, and daughter Jana) to Scott City,
KS. We were there 3 years before transferring to Washington,
KS.
In 1997, I received my calling to
preach full-time during a Promise Keepers Conference in Kansas
City (Arrowhead Stadium) in a very dramatic, clear way. From 1997 to 1999, I completed the
Masters of Ministry program and a M.A. in Christian Leadership at
Kentucky Christian University, Grayson, Kentucky. From 1997 to
1999, I did interim preaching at Moran, KS, Clyde, KS, and
Washington, KS. The calling to Great Bend, KS has been an exciting
experience that I would not trade for anything.
My hobbies include biking, running,
collecting anything Allis-Chalmers, working on the house, yard,
and my 1956 WD-45 Allis tractor (which I've owned since I was 9
years old!). For stress relief and for fun I
like to cut and split firewood.
We have two grown children, son Eli, who is married to Margaret
Rogers, and daughter Jana. Denise works for
ElderCare as Fiscal Manager, besides assisting me with my ministry
at Community Christian Church.
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