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West Suburban Ministry Center Staff |
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Curt and Heidi Ammons: Curt and Heidi Ammons have been serving the Chicago Church of Christ in the full time ministry since 1995. Currently residing in the western suburbs of Chicago, the Ammonses serve as Evangelist and Women’s ministry leader for the Youth and Family ministry in the West Suburban Ministry Center. Curt is a graduate of the College of Dupage and is currently pursuing a Bible degree from the Moody Bible Inst. Heidi is a graduate and former basketball player at Miami University. |
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Jeff and Roberta Balsom: Jeff is an elder here in our ministry serving with his wife, Roberta. They have lived and served in western suburbs since moving to the Chicagoland area in 1988. They were married in Columbus, Ohio in 1980 and they have three children: Paul, who is married to Sara, Susan and Alex. Jeff and Roberta feel a strong calling to help others build strong marriages and families to bring honor and glory to God in our homes. |
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James and Jennifer Becknell have been serving in the full time ministry since 1994. Both James and Jennifer were raised, converted to Christ and married in Los Angeles. The Becknell's were put into the full time ministry in L.A., where they served a variety of ministries. James is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he also served as campus minister. Jennifer is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles. They moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1998 where they served in the ministry until May of 2001. They have two daughters, Jordan and Jade, both born in Milwaukee. They have been in Chicago since May of 2001. James is currently pursuing a Masters of Divinity from Harding University Graduate School of Religion. |
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Ed and Nancy Dawson: Ed and Nancy Dawson were married and began serving in the ministry together in 1987. They returned to Chicago in 2007 to work with the West Suburban Ministry Center and are thoroughly enjoying being back in Chicago, working with many of the same people they served in the early 90's when their oldest daughter was an infant. During their 13 year absence from Chicago, they served the churches in Cincinnati and Dayton, the Baltimore region in Washington D.C., and in Indianapolis. Through the years, they have worked with teens, campus, singles, and married ministries. Ed and Nancy have two teen daughters, Lindsay and Erica, who are also enjoying Chicagoland. Ed and Nancy both graduated from Douglas Jacoby's Ministry Training Program; Ed also has a degree in business from Indiana University, and Nancy has a degree in pharmacy from Butler University.
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Verne and Karen Wetherholt: Verne is a Teacher (Teaching Minister) here in our ministry. Verne and Karen attended Lincoln Christian College together and were married in 1977 after Verne's graduation with a BA in Ministry, Youth Ministry, and Christian Education. Verne went on to attend Lincoln Christian Seminary focusing on Pastoral Counseling and Linguistics. After a decade in youth ministry Verne and Karen joined the Chicago Church of Christ. Verne and Karen have served in various capacities with Verne being appointed Teacher in 2003. They have three daughters Kristin (singles), Amber (campus), and Heather who is active in the teen ministry.
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