We invite you to join us for our Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday, March 6th at 6:45pm. If you are a member of the church, you can participate as we review financial and ministry reports, and elect two new members to our Board of Deacons.
If you are not a member, we still invite you to come see how we handle the business of the church, although you will not be able to participate from the floor through questions, comments, or voting.
Find bios for each of our Board of Deacon nominees listed alphabetically below:
Melissa Brown
Melissa has been a member of Central for 10 years. She is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, serving as the Director of ARC Physical Therapy in Rogersville. Melissa is a homeschool Mom and leads a Mom’s ministry to her neighborhood. At Central she serves with greeters, nursery, and preschool. She and her husband have been members of the Young Marrieds and Discipleship classes, and she co-leads a Life Group. Melissa and Erik have two young daughters.
Todd Myers
Todd has been a member of Central for 12 years. He serves as a Greene County Circuit Judge. Todd is a graduate of Leadership Springfield and the Greene County Leadership Academy. At Central, he previously served 2 terms on the Board of Deacons. He also volunteered with Pee Wee Bible Quiz and preschool ministries, and has been a volunteer with the middle school youth. He and his wife, Amanda, have two children in high school, and one in middle school.
Blake Petersen
Blake has been a member of Central for 10 years. At Evangel University he is an assistant professor of English, and the Director of TESOL. He also serves as an adjunct professor of English at Baptist Bible College, and an adjudicator for National Fine Arts. At Central, Blake serves on the worship team, choir, and is the Cherub Choir accompanist. He’s part of the Thinking Christianly Sunday group, and a member of the Central softball team. Blake and his wife, Dodi, have three young daughters.
Kirk Slater
Kirk has been a member of Central for 32 years. Previously, he served as a member of the deacon board for nine years. His 28 year career as an educator has been in Texas and Missouri. Here in Springfield he served as teacher and coach at Glendale High School, assistant principal at Hillcrest High School, and currently principal at Jarrett Middle School. He will retire in June and looks forward to the next chapter God has for him. Kirk and his wife, Sheri, have three adult children.
Joel Sutherland
Joel has been a member of Central for 21 years. He’s employed as a respiratory therapist at CoxHealth, serving as a supervisor since 2016. Previously at Central he has served as a youth sponsor and volunteered in the nursery and preschool. Since 2021 he’s been a deacon and also leads one of the greeter teams. He has coached his kids’ basketball teams, and volunteers with Convoy of Hope events. Joel and his wife, Cindy, have a daughter and son.