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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. |
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DJ (David) joined the staff at Koerner Heights Church in 2019, 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.
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GENE & CINDY GESELL |
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!
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