LEAD PASTOR - DAVE FROESE

EMAIL PASTOR DAVE

Pastor Dave has been been in pastoral ministry for the last 40+ years, most recently serving as interim pastor for Ebenfeld Mennonite Brethren Church outside of Hillsboro from September, 2014 to July, 2015. Previous to that He served as lead pastor at Heritage Bible Church in Bakersfield, CA from 2001-2014.
Pastor Dave grew up in Mountain Lake, MN, and is a graduate of Tabor College in Hillsboro, KS, and Mennonite Brethren Theological Seminary in Fresno, CA. He and his wife Susan have been married since 1971, and are blessed with four sons, who are married to four great daughter-in-laws, who have given Dave and Susan nine wonderful grandchildren.
Pastor Dave’s passion in life is to love God and the people He brings across his path. His mission is to walk with people, helping them love the Lord with all their being.

YOUTH PASTOR -  DJ TOELLE

EMAIL PASTOR DJ

 DJ (David) is the newest addition to the staff at Koerner Heights Church, having recently relocated to Newton from Weatherford, OK. DJ is a graduate of Southwestern Oklahoma State University. He has been involved with the Mennonite Brethren family for years and is so excited to invest in the Newton community. He brings a passion for helping students make their faith their own and making them so excited about it that they shout it to the world! DJ deserves to be sponsored by Coca-Cola for all of the Diet Coke he consumes in a day. In his free time, DJ hosts a podcast called Embrace The Awkward and a blog called Burger Blogger.

CHILDREN'S MINISTRY INTERN - EMMA HEIDE

Hello, my name is Emma Heide and I am a freshman at Tabor College. I was born and raised in Wichita, KS and have attended First Mennonite Brethren Church my whole life. I am majoring in Elementary Education and really feel called to working with children. I am also a part of the Student Senate, serving as freshman class representative, and I am a member of the Tabor College swim team. In my freetime I enjoy reading my Bible, hanging out with my friends, and drinking coffee! I am very excited about this new opportunity and I am looking forward to serving in this new role! ​

---

EMAIL EMMA

DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES  

We're looking for a part-time Director of Children's Ministries to oversee birth-6th grade! Do you love working with kids? Is the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ AWESOME to you? Reach out to us by emailing frontdesk@koernerheights.org for more information!

SECRETARY - MARGARET FLAMING

EMAIL MARGARET

Margaret Flaming is the gracious, smiling, competent office manager at Koerner Heights Church. She enjoys running, four-wheeling, doing yard work and, yes, cleaning house. She and her husband Del also farm, but their primary hobby is following their 11 grandkids.

- CUSTODIAL STAFF -

GENE & CINDY GESELL

RICHARD KLIEWER

Our custodial staff, Gene and Cindy Gesell and Richard Kliewer, keep our facilities at their best to honor the Lord and facilitate the work of the ministry–and they do it with a smile!