Updates from Ministerial and Member Services

Posted on Nov 1, 2021 by Chris Rowland

He and his wife, JoAnn, serve in the Charlotte, North Carolina, congregation.

Retired pastor Dave Mills has been serving as an interim pastor for the congregations in Macon and Columbus, Georgia, since the death of pastor Ken Martin on Aug. 21.

On Sept. 4, Ken Loucks was ordained into the ministry. He and his wife, Becca, serve in the Portland, Oregon, congregation. On the Day of Atonement, Sept. 16, Josphat Gakuo was ordained into the ministry. He and his wife, Zipporah, serve in the Nairobi, Kenya, congregation. During the Feast of Tabernacles, Sept. 21, Mark Nyakwara was ordained into the ministry. He serves in the Magenche, Kenya, congregation.

We greatly appreciate the dedicated service of these men and their wives.

Chris Rowland

Administrative Services Coordinator

Chris Rowland and his wife, Katherine, serve in the ministry of the United Church of God. They live in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Chris is Administrative Services Coordinator. Chris and Katherine have two married, adult children.

Chris graduated from Wabash College in 1994 with a degree in Mathematics, minoring in Computer Science and French. He worked as a computer programmer and software architect for 17 years before he was hired by the Church full-time in January 2011.