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JC most recently served as the Kansas City District Superintendent overseeing over 43 churches and 100 pastors. Throughout his years of ministry JC has pastored small, medium, and large churches, his most recent being Valley View United Methodist Church which had 1350 members and averaged 500 in worship during his time there. JC comes to East Heights as the sixth senior pastor. His passions are evangelism, life change through Jesus Christ, making disciples, leadership, and preaching the good news of Jesus Christ. JC has a Christian Ministry degree from Southern Bible College, a Master of Divinity degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Perkins Theological Seminary. He has been married to Terie Kelley for 32 years and they have two grown daughters, both who live in Wichita. JC believes that his best years of ministry will be at East Heights.
jc@ehumc.org
Charles is an Elder in Full Connection and a member of the Kansas West Conference. He has served in ministry in the United Methodist Church for 39 years. For the past 15 years, the Claycomb family has resided in Wichita where Charles served the Annual Conference as an Associate Council Director. Most recently Charles was pastor of Woodland Church in Wichita for almost a decade. He is a graduate of Southwestern College in Winfield and Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City. His continuing education has included two years of fulltime Clinical Pastoral Education at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita and studies in Conflict Resolution with the Center for Dispute Resolution in Boulder, Colo., and the Alban Institute in Washington, D.C. Over the past several years Charles has mediated conflicts in families, churches, institutions, and municipalities across the state. Charles is married to Martha. He is the father of four adult children; Daniel, David, Andrew, and Caroline and the grandfather of Jasmine and Jacob.
charles@ehumc.org
Mark joined the staff in September of 2003 as the Director of Adult Ministries and has since moved into the role of leading the Evangelism Mission Team. A long time member of East Heights, Mark has changed careers and is in his fourth and final year of seminary at Saint Paul School of Theology. Currently he is working to complete his academic requirements, and is on track to be ordained as an elder in the United Methodist Church. Mark was commissioned as a probationary elder in May of 2007. Mark’s wife Julie is the Director of Children’s Ministry at East Heights and is a worship leader at Spirit Alive. Together they have two sons, Zach and Jake, and a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog named Samson. With a passion for theology, mission, and evangelism, Mark is excited to be a part of the mission and ministries of East Heights.
mark@ehumc.org
Personal Blog: http://www.calhoun.typepad.com
Evangelism Mission Team Blog: http://ehumc.typepad.com/emt/
Nooma Blog: http://ehumc.typepad.com/nooma/
Since December of 1996, the music at East Heights has been under the direction of Brenda Heard. Brenda is continually seeking creative ways to use music which brings new life to worship. She understands that the mission of the music department is to glorify God through music by energizing and adding to worship rather than becoming a performance and draw attention away from worship.
Brenda is currently in the candidacy process toward becoming a Deacon in the United Methodist Church and attends Saint Paul School of Theology. A lifelong Methodist and graduate in Music Education from Wichita State University, Brenda brings a real passion for music in all styles that communicates the great traditions of the church in both old and new ways.
In addition, she has a great love for children. This past summer, Brenda and her family traveled with the Watoto Ministry Team to Uganda to build a home in an orphan's village for children who have been deprived of their families by the AIDS epidemic.
Brenda's husband Tony is a lieutenant with the Wichita Fire Department. Her daughters, Emily and Hallie, are in 12th and 6th grades, respectively. The Heards are granted permission to live in their home by their two cats, Yinyue and XinXin--whose names are Chinese for "music" and "faith." In her spare time, Brenda studies--and occasionally manages a round of golf.brenda@ehumc.org
Watoto Blog: http://ehumc.typepad.com/wmt/
Julie joined the staff in the fall of 2002 as the Children's Day Out Director, moving into the role as the Director of Children's Ministries in January of 2003. A graduate of the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education, Julie has the opportunity to guide the children she loves in their journey with Christ. Julie also shares her gift of music as a worship leader at Spirit Alive and as a member of Broken, a band led by the Spirit Alive Music Director, Jared Brown. When she's not hanging out with the "REALKids" at East Heights, Julie is spending time with her husband, Mark, their sons, Zach and Jake, and their 130 lb. dog, Samson. Julie's vision for children's ministry is that children are given the tools to become believers and that, as followers of God, they are expected to live out their faith in the world, using their gifts to become advocates for the "least of these."
julie@ehumc.org
Real Kids Blog: http://www.ehumc.typepad.com/realkids/
Broken the Band: http://www.brokentheband.net/
To survive in youth ministry you must have a passion for young people. Paige came to be in ministry with the youth of East Heights shortly after she graduated from Kansas State University. She began her ministry as a 6th grade Sunday school teacher, then as a member of the interim youth staff. She was called into full-time youth ministry and became the Director of Youth Ministry in September of 1993. God’s ministry through her is rooted in the desire to walk alongside youth on their faith journey. The hope is for growth in their relationship with God through reaching out to others, digging into God’s Word, worshipping, and creating friendship and fun with others on the journey. Loving youth is a full-time adventure. A companion with her in ministry is her husband, Scott. When they are not with the youth, they love to spend time with their two dogs, Duke and Zeus and their families. It is important to Paige that all youth know that East Heights is a place where they are welcome and loved no matter what.
paige@ehumc.org
YOUth in Christ Blog: http://ehumc.typepad.com/yic/
Director of Adult Christian Education and Small Group Ministries
Christopher joined the
staff in July of 2006 as the Director of Adult Christian Education and Small
Group Ministries. Christopher is a declared candidate for ministry in the
United Methodist Church and anticipates attending Saint Paul School of
Theology in the near future. If he seems familiar, it's likely because
Christopher is the son/stepson of former East Heights members Marlyn and
Monica Eshelman; the grandson of the late Olga and Aven Eshelman; and the
husband of Robin, who is the Director of East Heights Preschool. Together
they have two sons, Ian and Aaron. Christopher has a passion for theology
and adult education and encourages you to become intentional about your
Christian journey through involvement in Disciple, Church school and other
small group opportunities at East Heights!
christopher@ehumc.org
Kathy believes that God calls each of us to put our faith into action by serving in ministry. She is passionate about connecting members of the church family with a ministry that brings their God-given talents and gifts to life. Kathy, who also welcomes new members into the life of the church, coordinates the Motivation for Ministry Program, in which everyone is invited to prayerfully consider creating or serving in a ministry they are excited about. Kathy, who joined the staff in 2001, has a Master of Arts in Christian Ministry from Friends University. She and her husband have two sons.
kathy@ehumc.org
Beth
Strickler, Director
of Prayer Ministries
East Heights believes in the power of prayer. Everything we do is grounded,
supported and surrounded by prayer. In 2004, East Heights took the next
step by adding a staff person devoted to leading our prayer life. Beth has
served in other capacities and is a long time member. Her passion is to
lead people to a deeper relationship with God through prayer.
Robin joined the Pre-school staff in 1997 as a teacher. She began co-directing the Preschool in 2002 and took over as the sole Director in 2004. As a Wichita State University graduate with degrees in both and Early Childhood and Elementary education, she is passionate about working with children. Although she is the Preschool Director, Robin chooses to continue to teach as well, and you may find her in the classroom more often than in her office. She loves the opportunity to interact with her staff to provide developmentally appropriate activities for the children. Robin has been married to her husband Christopher for 15 years and they have 2 busy sons of their own.
robin@ehumc.org
Angie has a passion to help families serve, worship and grow in their faith together and to build positive relationships with God and each other. Angie's has a master degree in Family Therapy, and is available to work with families and individuals.
angie@ehumc.org
Jared has a passion for positive music and has been involved with the worship bands of East Heights for over 7 years. Jared graduated from Friends University where he was involved with various vocal performance groups including the Singing Quakers. Aside from his music at East Heights, Jared has written and recorded two CD's and currently plays in Broken the band!
sondra@ehumc.org
Angela Winegarner, Program Secretary Morning Receptionist
angela@ehumc.org
Leon
Fields, Building Engineer/Maintenance Supervisor
leon@ehumc.org
noel@ehumc.org
Charissima
Albright,
Wedding Coordinator
ccralbright@sbcglobal.net
Vedrana
Barbir
Kitchen Coordinator
316-682-6518