Our family moved to Hillsboro from Cambridge, Minnesota. My wife, Carol, teaches English as a second language at Sunset Elementary School in Salina and we have three boys, Joel, Micah, & Levi. In my spare time I enjoy hunting, fishing, attending our children’s extracurricular activities and spending time together as a family. My passion for the church is to provide the kind of leadership that God can use to continue to form us into a Biblically functioning community that cares deeply for one another and is devoted to the mission God has given us to share His love and truth with the world around us. My sincere hope is that with God’s help we will increasingly grow toward reaching our full redemptive potential as a church. In preparation for ministry I received a Bachelors of Science in Christian Education from Grace University in Omaha, Nebraska and have completed my Masters of Divinity from Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, MN. We’re very grateful that God has called us to serve at HMBC and we look forward to the ways in which He will continue to shape us into all He desires us to be.

I was born in Hillsboro, KS and graduated from Tabor College with a degree in Business Education.  I have taught business classes at Central Christian High in Hutchinson, KS for 4 years, as well as coached the high school girls’ basketball team.  I became a stay-at-home mom when David and Nathan, now attending Tabor College, were born.  With husband, Brad, we served as adult and youth teachers at the Zoar M.B. Church in Inman, KS for 12 years before moving to Hillsboro.  We began attending the Hillsboro M.B. Church in January of 1998 where I have served as a high school girls’ Sunday school teacher and teacher for various children’s classes.  I have also served on the Christian Education Team for many years.  My life took an exciting turn when God called me to be on staff at Hillsboro M.B. as Christian Education Coordinator in February of 2007.  I received my Board Certified Biblical Counselor certificate in April of 2008 and continue to look forward to the things which God has in store for me as I work together with both the children and adult ministries.

I have been serving at Hillsboro M.B. Church since fall 1997 as Worship Leader.  I never dreamed that God would give me this opportunity to direct a talented choir and plan and lead worship regularly.  I thank God for giving me this privilege.  My goal is to provide meaningful and expressive worship experiences for God’s glory.  I am married to Janell, and have five children, Benjamin, Emma, Elise, Claire, and MaryElena—ranging from elementary school to college!  I have a full-time job as chemistry professor at Tabor College, and in the brief moments of my spare time, I like to cook, read, and spend time with family.  I rely on God for strength and one of my favorite verses is Romans 8:31, “If God is for us, who can be against us?”

I grew up in Ingalls, Kansas a very small town in Western Kansas. I
graduated from Tabor College and married Mike in 1973. We have twins, Michael, who is
a Health Care Worker in the Psychiatric Wards at various hospitals in
Wichita and, Melissa, who is a Social Worker at Kansas Christian Home in Newton.
I taught school for 23 years, managed the Hillsboro Country Haven Inn for 4
years and was employed at Tabor College for 5 years. A very important part of my life are my grandchildren.

I am a multi-tasker, taking care of the church and its grounds. Whether I am working in our church facility, as a single parent to teenage daughter, Olivia, farming, teaching 5-6th grade boys Sunday School or working with World Impact, I hope my story inspires others to listen to God’s call on their life regardless of their age.