Meet our Staff!

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Senior Pastor- Rev. Keith Nash

     Pastor Keith Nash is our full time Sr. pastor. He is a native of Abilene, Kansas, pastored in Iowa for 12 years before moving to Mitchell. He’s been Sr. Pastor here for the past 24 years. During that time the church has purchased a new parsonage, completed a $1.5 million church expansion that is totally debt-free since its completion in 2001 and is currently leading a building campaign for another expansion.

     Pastor Keith is married to his high school sweetheart, Saundra, and they have three grown sons; Aaron—an ordained minister working in law enforcement here in Mitchell; Nathan—on staff at Living Hope Wesleyan Church in Madison, SD, serving in the areas of youth, discipleship & missions;  and Adam—a recent  graduate of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, who is preparing for a year of missions work in Cambodia.

Pastor Keith does most of the preaching at Mitchell Wesleyan, and provides leadership for the church. His passion is God’s Word, God’s grace, and God’s people. His wife, Saundra, touches countless lives with her caring and gentle support ministry.

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Pastor of Spiritual Development

Pastor Dan Todd 

Pastor Dan Todd currently serves as the Pastor of Spiritual Development at Mitchell Wesleyan Church. He is from Ashland, Nebraska. Dan graduated from Asbury Seminary in 2002 with a Masters in Christian Education. He has been in full time church ministry for 16 years. 

Dan is married to Becky, who is also an Asbury seminary graduate. She is from upstate New York. They have two young children, Lily and Josiah.

Dan enjoys pro basketball and Husker football. He is passionate about helping people connect with God in deeper ways.   

      If you would like to contact Pastor Dan, you may email him at the following link:

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Youth Pastor

Will Kallhoff

Will and Melisa are both graduates of Oklahoma Welseyan University. They are the proud parents of 2 sons, Liam, born Oct. 29th, 2008, and Asher, born Feb. 4, 2011.

Will and Melisa enjoy movies, music, and being with people. You can find them at coffeeshops or out and about enjoying a beautiful day. They have been married 4 years and are originially from Sioux Falls.

 

Contact Will at the following link:

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Children's Ministry Director-

Deb Buche

Deb grew up at Mitchell Wesleyan Church under Pastor Wilson and Pastor Wessel.  She attended Bartlesville Wesleyan College, and married Greg Buche in this church in 1975. Greg and Deb moved to Sheridan Wyoming to help pioneer the planting of then brand new Sheridan Wesleyan Church. Their two oldest daughters were born there before they moved to Wagner, South Dakota and eventually O'Neil, Nebraska.

 

Deb and Greg have six children: Tiffany, Lindsey, Geoffrey, Timothy, Courtney and Zachary. 

 

Deb wore many hats, serving as a preschool teacher, swim team coach, president of the Christian Women’s Club, as well as leading many Bible studies, Sunday school classes and even starting their church’s junior church program.

 

Deb is thrilled to be back in Mitchell where she is rekindling old friendships and pursuing new ones. She is very excited about the new role she is involved in here at Mitchell Wesleyan Church.

 

If you would like to contact Deb Buche, you may do so at the following link:

 

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Worship Pastor Trent Forrest

 

 

Pastor Trent is newly married to Emily. They moved here from Fort Wayne, Indiana to answer God's clear call to join the staff at Mitchell Wesleyan.

Trent and Emily both graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University; Trent with a bachelor of arts in church music and Emily with a bachelor of science in nursing.

Trent enjoys television, analyzing movies, long walks down city streets, and Mountain Dew.

The Forrests are enjoying all the new relationships, ministries and opportunities at MWC and in the Mitchell community.

 

To contact Pastor Trent, click on the following link:

 

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