Deacons
Jim Brice
Responsibilities/Oversight
Missions Committee, in charge of prayer leaders, lobby greeter, bus driver
Bio
Jim married Barbara on July 17, 1971. They have 2 sons – Kyle and Klynt, and 4 grandsons – Keegan, Nolan, Quin, and Rowan. He retired from Kennett School in 2006. His favorite past-time is being with the grandsons. He also loves playing golf and fishing. He enjoys working with the Dorcas Group and helps cooks the Wednesday evening meals. He also paints the church building walls when needed.
Floyd Coffer
Responsibilities/Oversight
Communion, Worship Leaders, Count, Bells
Bio
Floyd Ray Coffer was born March 5, 1935 in Danville , AR. He married Laura Florence Franklin on August 25, 1955. They have five children: Pat, David, Steve, Brian, and Kelly. They have many, many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Floyd retired from Emerson Electric in 1997. He had been the 67th person hired at the plant in 1959. He was a member of the Little League Baseball Board and coached for 19 years. He was a Jaycee and Boy Scout Leader in the community for several years.
He became a deacon in 1975. He has served in the TV ministry, taught class, carted around the youth group on trips to retreats, Bible quizzes, and amusement parks. He and Florence housed children on weekends for the Homecrest Children’s Home house parents. Now he is usually the first person you see out front. When the bell rings, that’s Floyd. When you can’t get down the hall because communion is being observed, that’s Floyd. And when the front door of the church building opens automatically, that is not a system, that’s Floyd (bless his heart).
Bradley Dunlap
Responsibilities/Oversight
Powerpoint, Worship
Bio
Bradley and his wife Melinda were married in August of 2002. They have 2 boys, Tucker born in May of 2007, and Houston who was born in July of 2009. Bradley and his family make their home in Piggott Arkansas where he works for Fry Equipment Co., Inc. where he is the Warranty Claims Administrator. Bradley loves spending time with his family.
Bradley has served as a deacon since October of 2011.
Doug Dunn
Responsibilities/Oversight
Television Ministry, Website
Bio
Doug and his wife Julie moved to Kennett in the summer of 2007 after serving as houseparents at Childhaven in Cullman, Alabama. They were married in July of 2005 and have one daughter, Ella, who was born in April of 2009. Doug currently teaches math and business at Holcomb High School, and Julie is the counselor at the Kennett Career & Technology Center.
Doug, who started going to church at an early age through the efforts of a bus ministry, has served as a deacon since October of 2011.
Matt Hodges
Responsibilities/Oversight
Sonshine Time, Songleading, Missions Committee
Bio
Matt moved to Kennett in August of 1997 and began teaching at North Pemiscot Jr./Sr. High School. While teaching there, he met and began dating Brooke. They were married in July 2000. The Hodges celebrated the birth of their first child, Luke, in December of 2003. Their second child, Landynn, was born in January 2008.
After working 5 years with both the North Pemiscot and Hayti School Districts, Matt served the Caruthersville School District as an administrator from 2007-2011. He is currently the principal of Holcomb High School. Matt loves spending his free time chasing Luke and Landynn around the house, and continues to enjoy working with the pre-K through 5th grade children during Sonshine Time.
Matt has served as a deacon since 2006.
Michael Horton
Responsibilities/Oversight
World Bible School
Bio
Coming Soon
Rick Johnson
Responsibilities/Oversight
Building & Grounds
Bio
Rick and his wife, Kim, were married January 7, 1988. They have two children, Will and Amy. Will is a student at Arkansas State University and Amy will graduate from Kennett High School in 2013. Rick is currently a Math teacher at Kennett High School, while Kim is the Kennett Middle School Librarian. He loves playing golf, working with wood in his garage workshop, watching Amy play volleyball and jump hurdles!
Rick has served as a deacon since October of 2011.
Shawn Sando
Responsibilities/Oversight
Missions
Bio
Shawn is married to Tonya (March 16, 1991) and they have two children, Holly (October 4, 1994) and Hayden (September 24, 2003). Shawn has been a Deacon at Slicer Street since 2003 and has been active on the Missions Committee since 2000. Shawn has taken short-term mission trips to Haiti and Albania.
David Smith
Responsibilities/Oversight
Finances, Budget
Bio
Frank Stuart
Responsibilities/Oversight
Bio
Don Ward
Responsibilities/Oversight
Benevolence, Lord’s Supper, Contributions
Bio
Don has been married to wife Martha since 1962. They have two children – Jeff and Melanie (Gardner). They are also blessed with three grandchildren – Ethan, Landon, and Ayden Gardner. Don is a retired school administrator and worked in the Kennett School District for 30 years. He is currently the owner of D and J Medical Transportation. Don has served as a deacon here for over 35 years.