LEAD PASTOR - DENNIS KING
Dennis King has served as lead pastor of the Owego Church of the Nazarene since August 1, 2000. He and his wife Cheryl have been married for 30 years. They have three sons: Matthew (married and teaching music in Montana), Jonathan (a piano performance major at Wheaton Conservatory in Illinois), and Stephen (a student at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University in Ohio).
Prior to coming to Owego, Pastor Dennis pastored Nazarene churches in Potsdam, New York and Urbana, Ohio. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Mt. Vernon Nazarene University in 1978, a master's degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary in 1984, and a doctor of ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2000.
Pastor Dennis enjoys music, reading, running, hiking, writing and any sport involving the Ohio State Buckeyes! He has a passion to see every person in our church become a fully-devoted disciple of Christ.
"Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ" (Colossians 1:28)
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WORSHIP PASTOR - DAVE BARNES
Pastor Dave has been Worship Pastor at Owego Naz since February 6, 2008. Dave has been married to his best friend and high school sweetheart, Coleen, for 35 years. They have 2 daughters: Candice who lives in Washington, D.C. and Capri who lives with her husband, Adam, in Columbus, Ohio.
Dave received his BA in Church Music at Warner Southern College in 1979. He has served as worship pastor in churches in Birmingham, Alabama; Tampa, Florida; Lima, Ohio; Bloomington, IN and Piqua, Ohio.
Dave's life verse is Psalm 138:8...
"The Lord will fulfill His purpose in you. Your love, O Lord, endures forever."
Dave is passionate about worship and contemporary Christian music and enjoys playing his McPherson guitar. He is excited to be a part of the awesome worship team at Owego Naz and seeing lives changed through meaningful, purposeful worship. Dave encourages all to join in this exciting and fun ministry.
Oh, and BTW…
Go Bucks!
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YOUTH PASTOR - ANDY FEY
Andy has been the Youth Pastor at Owego Church of the Nazarene since July 2008. He and his wife, Angela, were married last fall and love being in Owego! Andy graduated from seminary in 2008 with a Master’s of Divinity. Angela graduated seminary in 2006 with a Master’s in Intercultural Studies.
Andy enjoys geocaching, baseball, football, ultimate frisbee, and just about any outdoor activity. Much to the chagrin of his fellow staff members, Andy is an avid Penn State fan, go PSU!
Andy loves hanging out with teens and is passionate about seeing them grow in Christ and become who God created them to be!
Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness. Psalm 115:1
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KIDS & FAMILIES - CHERYL KING
Miss Cheryl loves what she does! She has a passion for introducing children to Jesus and helping them make Him their Savior and Forever Best Friend. Each child needs to be celebrated because they are a unique creation...one of a kind! She loves partnering with families in the adventure of training children to know and love God.
Cheryl has been on staff at Owego Naz for 7 years. She has over 30 years experience working with children of all ages in the local church, public classroom, and community. She has an associate's degree in Human Services from Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
She has been married for 30 years to her favorite preacher and best friend, Dennis. She has three grown sons and a special daugher-in-law. She loves music, chocolate, being a wife/mom and seeing the world through the eyes of children.
She loves being used by God and her anchor verse is "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." 2 Timothy 1:7