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Introducing Rev. Dean Prophet, guest preacher
Rev. Dean Prophet is a Colorado native. Born in Canon City, in 1960 his parents moved the family to Pueblo. It is here that he attended school graduating from Pueblo Central High School. After high school Dean worked for Dana Corporation, a piston making plant, and then went to work for Public Service Company of Colorado at the Comanche Power Plant where he retired in 2011. When Dean met his wife Becky he became a member of Park Hill Christian Church. He not only served in many capacities at Park Hill but has been active in the Central Rocky Mountain Region as well serving on the Order of Ministry Committee for a number of years, the Ethics Committee and was the Nurture Commissioner while the Region was in transformation. Dean was also involved with the Colorado Christian Home dinners in Pueblo heading the committee for a time. Dean was in the first group to graduate from the Lay Theological Institute after which he became a licensed minister. He served as the associate pastor at Park Hill until being called to serve as their senior pastor in 2008. Dean retired from the pulpit at Park Hill at the end of 2019. He and his wife Becky continue to live and serve in Pueblo. They have 4 adult children and 4 grandchildren.
Nancy Lingbloom, interim Choir Director. We are grateful to Nancy for assisting us while we look for a new choir director.
Jeff Bilyeu , Facilities Manager.
I was born in Kansas City, lived all my childhood, until I went to college. My first year of college was spent at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. I quickly left KC and headed to Kansas State University where I obtained a B.S. in Milling Science and Bakery Management. After graduation and loaded with all that fresh bakery knowledge, I landed my first job at Safeway Bakery in Joplin, MO. It was a large cookie and cracker bakery suppling Safeway with their own private label cookies and crackers. I was the Quality Assurance Manager. Moving on, after 4 years of cookies and crackers, I wanted to broaden my bakery background and took a job with Wonder Bread/Hostess in Natick, Massachusetts. A good job when you can eat all the Twinkies and Ding Dongs you like. I, again, was in Quality Assurance assuring all products were made to specification. After 6 years of working in bakeries and night shifts, that was enough. I responded to a job opening for Sysco Corp in Houston TX for a Quality Assurance manager in charge of all Bakery suppliers. I got the job. I spent 10 years with Sysco traveling the country maintaining the supplier community for Sysco. After Sysco, I joined with two other partners to form a bakery distribution company suppling frozen food service bakery products to the food service customers around the US and Canada. 17 years of planes, hotels and rental cars was enough for me.
I met my lovely wife Cherie, of 34 years, at KSU. We got married after college and had our only child Heather thereafter. She has blessed us with two lovely granddaughters Avery and Ayana. We enjoy as much family time as we can garner. We enjoy camping, skiing, golfing, mountain biking and hiking.
I was born in Kansas City, lived all my childhood, until I went to college. My first year of college was spent at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. I quickly left KC and headed to Kansas State University where I obtained a B.S. in Milling Science and Bakery Management. After graduation and loaded with all that fresh bakery knowledge, I landed my first job at Safeway Bakery in Joplin, MO. It was a large cookie and cracker bakery suppling Safeway with their own private label cookies and crackers. I was the Quality Assurance Manager. Moving on, after 4 years of cookies and crackers, I wanted to broaden my bakery background and took a job with Wonder Bread/Hostess in Natick, Massachusetts. A good job when you can eat all the Twinkies and Ding Dongs you like. I, again, was in Quality Assurance assuring all products were made to specification. After 6 years of working in bakeries and night shifts, that was enough. I responded to a job opening for Sysco Corp in Houston TX for a Quality Assurance manager in charge of all Bakery suppliers. I got the job. I spent 10 years with Sysco traveling the country maintaining the supplier community for Sysco. After Sysco, I joined with two other partners to form a bakery distribution company suppling frozen food service bakery products to the food service customers around the US and Canada. 17 years of planes, hotels and rental cars was enough for me.
I met my lovely wife Cherie, of 34 years, at KSU. We got married after college and had our only child Heather thereafter. She has blessed us with two lovely granddaughters Avery and Ayana. We enjoy as much family time as we can garner. We enjoy camping, skiing, golfing, mountain biking and hiking.
Program Staff
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Support Staff
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Kathy Jones - Accountant
Patty Markwell - Office Manager
Ray Killian - Building Security Assistant
Jeff Bilyeu - Facilities Manager
Nursery - nursery attendants and volunteers
Patty Markwell - Office Manager
Ray Killian - Building Security Assistant
Jeff Bilyeu - Facilities Manager
Nursery - nursery attendants and volunteers
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