Meet our Staff!

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Senior Pastor- Rev. Keith Nash

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     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 serving one 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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Administrative/Christian Education 

Pastor-Wayne Mueller

/files/Staff Pictures/Wayne and Judy.jpg Pastor Wayne Mueller currently serves Mitchell Wesleyan Church as the Administrative Pastor. Wayne is also head of our Christian Education ministries department and the Facilities Director. Wayne previously served this congregation as the Youth Pastor for 12 years.

     Wayne is married to Judy, his wife of thirty eight years.  They have two children, Jeremy, married to Paige, and employed as a Pharmacist in Sioux Falls; and Rachel, married to Chris Swarthout, living in Williston, ND, where he serves as youth pastor at New Hope Wesleyan.  Wayne & Judy have three beautiful granddaughters!! - Morgan (5) and Taylor (2), daughters of Rachel and Chris; and Bethany (1), daughter of Jeremy and Paige. 

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

 email Pastor Wayne:

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Youth Pastor

Will Kallhoff

Will and Melisa are both graduates of /files/Staff Pictures/Will and Melissa.jpgOklahoma Welseyan University. They are currently expecting their first child, welcoming him into their family of 2 large dogs.

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 from Sioux Falls originally.

 

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

E-mail Will

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College Pastor-

Rev. Brian Anderberg

/files/Staff Pictures/Brian and Tonya Fun.jpg Brian Anderberg, a graduate from Oklahoma Wesleyan College, is the pastor of Rock College. He has a passionate hatred of “religion & the religious” and a fanatical love for Jesus & everything about Him!

If you need to, you can find him on the internet, looking at Ebay, Music123.com, or Sweetwater.com for that “perfect bass” that he’s been searching for; hanging out with his best friend, Phill; or showing off his new burn/bruise/cut from building trailers at Trail King.

Brian is happily married to his wife, Tonya, and has two red-headed sons, 5 year old Nathanael, and a 3 year old Nahum. 

If you would like to contact pastor Brian, you may do so at the following link:

 

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Children's Ministry Director-

Deb Buche

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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. WOW!!!

 

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 back in Mitchell where she is rekindling old friendships and pursuing new ones. She 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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