Nicole has served in full-time ministry with her husband for over 20 years. She grew up in foster care and because of all that God had done in her life, she became passionate about sharing her story with others. She has had the honor of serving at New Hope Children’s Home in Arequipa, Peru and has done village ministry in Guatemala. God has given Nicole many opportunities to speak at different events including several women’s conferences and retreats. She was recently a speaker / representative for Life Song for Orphan’s Fundraiser in Tucson, AZ. Nicole has also volunteered with The Forgotten Initiative on several occasions helping to edit, advise on content, and writing the forward to the Who Loves book series. She has also led the women’s ministry at Orchard Park Wesleyan Church and is on the WNY Wesleyan Women’s District Committee. Nicole is a professional wedding and portrait photographer and owns her own photography business locally.  She is married to Jason and together they have two children, Rowen and Sawyer. They currently serve at The Vine Wesleyan Church where Jason is the Lead Pastor.

Caleb “Cable” J. Carr grew up in the Corning, New York area, attending Victory Highway Wesleyan Church. Through the ministries at Victory, Cable came to know Jesus as his savior. During summer camp in 2009, the Lord called him to ministry. After graduating high school, Cable went to Indiana Wesleyan and entered the Kern Program. He finished his Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministries in 2017, and completed a Master’s of Practical Theology in 2019. In October of 2018, Cable married his high school sweetheart, Allison. The couple both served on staff at Bethany Wesleyan Church from 2018-2020. In 2020, Cable joined the staff at Revive Wesleyan, and currently serves as the Multi-site Youth Pastor. Cable enjoys running, soccer, coffee, tea, traveling, and Star Wars.

Keith Clark grew up in Springville, NY, the village in which he pastors Revive Wesleyan’s Springville Crossing Campus today. Keith accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior in High School. However, Jesus didn’t become his Lord until his mid-twenties. This happened through a series of challenging situations. It was during this season that Keith’s admittance and reliance on the Lord seemed to be all that he had but it proved to be more than enough. The journey that the Lord was leading Keith on and his ever-growing faith eventually led him to be part of a small group (7) who planted the non-denominational Springville Crossing Church in 2007. Just over two years into the plant the founding/lead pastor left, and Keith sensed the calling from the Lord to leave corporate America (Fisher-Price/Mattel) and begin pastoring the church. This was in late 2009. It was at this time that Keith began the appropriate schooling and was licensed to do ministry through The Chapel at Crosspoint. Since that time Keith has led the congregation in Springville through many changing seasons successfully and gracefully. Perhaps the biggest change was the dissolution of the Springville Crossing Church to relaunch as a campus of Revive Wesleyan. That occurred in 2019. Since that time Keith has worked to receive his licensing as a Wesleyan and is continuing to work toward his Ordination. Keith has been married to his wife, Laura, for 27 years and they have two adult children. Keith enjoys the outdoors and loves serving in the community of Springville in many ways as a vessel of God’s hope, healing, and grace.

Jon has served as the assistant pastor at Houghton Wesleyan Church since 2004 and was ordained in 2007. He is a graduate of Houghton College and has a Master’s degree in youth ministry leadership from Huntington University. Jon has served as district youth director for the Western New York District and continues to be active in the district youth ministry. He is married to Nancy and they have two children, Emma and Luke. Jon is an assistant Fire Chief in the Houghton Volunteer Fire Department and in his spare time, likes to play intramural sports at Houghton college.

Paul attended Fillmore Wesleyan Church as a child and became a member in 1979. Paul and his wife Mary Jo are parents to 6 children and have been blessed with 11 grandchildren. They currently live in Houghton and are both employed by Houghton University. Paul has been the Treasurer at Fillmore Wesleyan since 2000 and also serves as an audio/video tech for the church Worship Team. He has previously served as a Lay Member on the District Board and has been the District Treasurer since 2022.

Joe has been blessed to be married to Sue for 41 plus years, and he has been walking with the Lord since the mid-1980’s. He and his wife have one son, Joshua, and a beautiful daughter-in-law, Vickie. They have two wonderful grandchildren, Brody and Kennedy. Before joining Eastern Hills Church, he served for six years as the pastor of a small house church in the city of Buffalo. Prior to that he was an associate pastor of a nondenominational church in the Bailey Kensington area of Buffalo. He also worked at Marine Midland/HSBC Bank for 29 years before retiring in 2019. For the past three years at Eastern Hills, he has had the privilege of serving as the pastor of Missions and Mobilization. He was given the opportunity to lead a team of five people to serve alongside India Gospel League on a short-term mission trip to Salem, India in the summer of 2023. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, going for walks, planting and working their vegetable garden each summer, spending time with family, and watching old time movies from the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s with his cousins and their spouses.

Rick is currently serving as District Secretary and would be honored to serve another term as Secretary. Rick has served for many years on the DBA as well as the executive committee of the DBA. Rick was privileged to serve as a delegate to the most recent General Conference in St Louis and would be happy to serve in the next General Conference in Indianapolis. Rick has enjoyed working on DBA projects such as meeting minutes, resolutions, grant application and record keeping over the past two years as well as many other projects through the years. Rick is also serving on the DBMD.

Rick, now retired, formerly worked at Lucent Technologies (now Alcatel-Lucent) starting as a Systems Engineer and worked his way into Global positions of Global Business Development Manager and Product Line Manager traveling extensively throughout the world. This experience cemented his faith and highlighted the critical void and importance of actively evangelizing the message of Jesus Christ to the entire world.

Rick and his wife Karen are very actively working with a not for profit called Sleep in Heavenly Peace. We as an organization build, deliver and install beds for any child in the city of Buffalo who doesn’t have a bed. Our moto is: No Kid Sleeps on the Floor in Our Town. We’ve delivered more than 5,500 beds into Buffalo homes to date. Many of those have been delivered to refugees.

Rick has worked for many years with refugees in WNY. He has enjoyed teaching English, as well as leading teams providing cloths, socks, blankets, winter apparel, bikes and now beds.

Rick was raised in a Christian family in Clarence, NY. He served on the LBA and as the Vice Chair at The Vine for many years prior to moving back to Clarence Center. Rick has served on worship teams for nearly 30 years. Many of those years were on the team at EHWC and at The Vine WC. Rick still fills in playing guitar or bass guitar on WTs around the district as needed

Rev. Kimberly Gladden, former Director of Discipleship for the Wesleyan Church denomination, is an ordained Wesleyan pastor and graduate of Colgate Rochester Divinity School who is currently serving as Chair of the Steering Committee for UMAP (Urban Ministry Advancement Program). Kim loves to see God’s people transformed through spiritual growth opportunities. She has a heart of service and leads and supports mission projects around the globe. She previously served in the Buffalo, N.Y. area on staff as the small group pastor at Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church while simultaneously serving as the lead pastor of a church she planted, Zion Quest Christian Fellowship, which she continues to pastor. She has served as an adjunct lecturer for the University of Buffalo and Empire State College and is also the founder of VisionQuest Ministries (a mission service organization) and the VisionQuest Community Christian Orchestra. Kim brings 30+ years of ministry experience and a passion for the creative worship arts to her desire to equip the church for ministry.

Hallie grew up near Allentown, PA as the youngest of ten children. Her family has always modeled a strong faith life, so she accepted Christ at a young age. However, her faith didn’t become real until middle school. God called Hallie into ministry at the end of her first week at youth camp, and she said yes. Hallie studied youth and pastoral ministry at Indiana Wesleyan, where God further confirmed her gifts and encouraged her through her youth group students, classmates, and professors. She now serves as the associate pastor at North Collins Wesleyan, working mainly with the teens and children. She enjoys the challenge of simplifying theology into terms kids will understand while still making sure they still receive a filling ‘meal’. Since saying yes to God’s calling, Hallie has fallen more in love with Scripture and with the person of Jesus every day. She is so excited to see what God has in store for her future.

Rev. Steven Johnson has served in pastoral ministry since 2004 and was ordained in the Wesleyan Church in 2007. He ministered at Fellowship Wesleyan and Revive Wesleyan before planting Anchor Church in North Buffalo in 2016, where he continues to serve as Senior Pastor. Steve has also served as the Church Multiplication Director for the Western New York District, helping plant new churches and strengthen outreach across the region.

He is deeply committed to the Wesleyan Church and believes that, in a rapidly changing world, our denomination must remain rooted in the authority of Scripture and the transforming power of the gospel. Steve’s ministry reflects a passion for evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development—all anchored in biblical truth and Wesleyan values.

Steve and his wife Lindsey have been married since 2007 and have two children, Ava (13) and Charlie (11), along with two dogs, Edmond and Bentley. He enjoys attending his children’s sporting events, working on home projects, blacksmithing, and music. He brings to the Action Committee both a reverence for our heritage and a hopeful vision for the church’s future.

Before Dan came to the Western New York District he was the pastor at the Avon Wesleyan Church in the Central New York District for 9 years. Dan also chaired the District Board of Ministerial Development (DBMD) in Central NY District for 5 years and was a member of the Discipleship Committee. Dan grew up on a dairy farm and came to Christ as a child at the small rural church where he grew up, met his wife Karen and served as an assistant pastor. After sensing God’s call to pastoral ministry Dan left the farm to attend Houghton College and then earned an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary. During his seminary training Dan pastored a small suburban Wesleyan Church in the midst of transition helping them regain established church status. Dan is passionate about helping churches reach their communities with the Gospel. While pastoring at Avon, he attended Fuller Theological Seminary earning a Doctor of Ministry studying discipleship and evangelism. He currently serves as the Chair of the District Board of Ministerial Development (DBMD) and is the Districts Assistant Superintendent in the WNY District and is an adjunct professor at Wesley Seminary and Equipping for Ministry at Houghton.

Shawn King has been a licensed pastor in the Western New York District since 2014, serving in a variety of ministry roles over the years. He currently serves as the Worship Pastor at Revive Wesleyan, a multi-campus church where he oversees worship ministry across multiple locations. Shawn regularly leads worship at the South Creek Campus in Eden, NY. His passion for worship has also grown through his leadership of Manifest Worship, a collective that brings live worship experiences to churches throughout the WNY region.

Jordan Kizewski met Jesus in his early twenties, and as Jesus tends to do, He changed everything. The different passions, hobbies, and gifts that led Jordan through three different college majors (from art education, to theater, to eventually just a liberal arts degree in order to be accepted into the police academy) became the gifts that God sharpened to use for ministry. With a heart for service, people, all things creative, and a genuine enjoyment of speaking in front of people, the many quirks that made up Jordan’s life were given sense and meaning. 

Today, along with his wife Claire, he strives to continue to grow into each of these gifts while sharing them with God’s people, while equipping God’s people to use their own unique gifts to cultivate his Kingdom here on this earth. Beyond that, Jordan loves coffee, Milwaukee Bucks Basketball, and being from Wisconsin, cheese in any form!

Born in Altoona, PA, John was moved to Western New York at the age of 11 when his father was transferred by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. John is a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College. He spent 21 years in banking obtaining the position of Vice President Regional Branch Administrator with Manufacturers Hanover and Vice President Corporate Lending with Fleet Bank.

Following his banking career, John switched gears to become Vice President Career Counseling Services with Career Partners International. In the position for 15 years John became a certified facilitator with Myers Briggs Type Indicator, DISC and Think on Your Feet. John has experience working with organizations relating to Team Building, Strategic Planning, SWOT and REST Analysis, and Conflict Resolution. John has worked with organizations such as New York State Agriculture Association of Fairs, Erie County Fair, Showman’s League of America and National Independent Concessioners Association.

Since retiring from full-time employment John has been active in a number of volunteer organizations including Director and Past Chairman, Erie County Agriculture Society (Erie County Fair, Hamburg, NY), Treasurer, Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Club, Treasurer, Remember Flight 3407 Foundation, Inc., Treasurer, Flight 3407 5k Memorial and Treasurer, Clarence Educational and Farm Market Association, Inc.

John is believer in Jesus Christ as the Son of the Living God and Savior. He has been a member of Eastern Hills Wesleyan for approximately 16 years. John currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Leadership Board of Administration. He is an adult Bible teacher, serves on the Spirtual Formation Committee and is a Greeter.

John was recently widowed (Oct 16, 2024) to his wife of nearly 40 years. Together they enjoyed serving the Lord through active church involvement, visitations and praying together. John is an avid biker and recently has taken up Spinning (Indoor Cycling).

Gary has spent his life in the Wellsville NY area. Met his wife Nancy in High School and this July they will be celebrating 54 years of marriage. They have 3 Children and 10 grandchildren. Gary graduated from Alfred State with an AAS degree in Engineering. He followed this up some years later, taking courses at night, earning a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Alfred State. He worked 40 years at Dresser Rand Steam Turbine, working as a Project Manager, followed by Management positions in both Engineering and Manufacturing. Outside of work, he also did the usual Dad things, such as coaching Little League baseball and youth wrestling. He also spent one term as a School Board Member in the Wellsville School district.

In 2016 Gary and his then 15 year old granddaughter Megan were having a conversation about what was going on in her church.  During this discussion, Megan stated that her father was concerned as to whether Gary was really saved or not. Gary assured her he was and explained to her all the reasons why he considered himself saved. Megan then said she had one more question. “Grandpa do you love Jesus?” After some thought Gary told her he would have to get back to her on that, and he asked her to give him a year. Gary said that the next Sunday, he and Nancy attended the Brookside Wesleyan Church and have never left.

J.L. Miller currently serves as Chair of Religion and teaches in the Bible/Theology department at Houghton University. After pursuing his Master’s degree from Asbury Theological Seminary, he served for eleven years as Youth Pastor in the local church, spending seven of those years in the south towns of Buffalo. In 2020, J.L. finished his Doctoral degree in Spiritual Formation from Tyndale Seminary in Toronto, where his research focused on supporting the spiritual health of young adults through practices of engaging the Bible.

J.L. has been a part of the WNY District since 2010, becoming ordained in 2015. J.L. has a deep appreciation for the WNY district and is always glad to serve in places where God calls him. J.L. considers it a blessing that he has been able to serve as a member of the DBA the past two years and has enjoyed attending every General Conference since 2012.  J.L. cares deeply about connecting the local church and the academy, along with investing in young adults pursuing their call to ministry.

J.L. and his wife, Heidi, have four children ranging in age from 9-17. They love to take long road trips, explore new places, and cheer for the next Super Bowl Champions: The Buffalo Bills! On the weekends you can find J.L. enjoying any activity that gets him outdoors and worshipping with his church family at Anchor Church in Buffalo.

Conner Mullett has served in vocational ministry since 2014, with experience in Indiana, New Jersey, and now at Anchor Church in Buffalo, NY, where he and his family followed the Spirit’s prompting in 2021. His life and leadership are marked by a deep hunger for God’s presence and a desire to see that hunger awakened in others. At Anchor Church, Conner serves in worship, discipleship, and spiritual leadership. With over 14 years of worship leading experience, he is passionate about discipling worship leaders to be humble, hungry, and present—forming not just skilled musicians, but people shaped by intimacy with Jesus. In the past, he has served in the development of a worship school centered on spiritual formation and led regular huddles focused on character, competency, and mission. Conner has also served within the international 3DM discipleship movement, helping to form missional communities and equip others to follow Jesus in everyday life.

Above all, Conner longs to see revival—a movement of people fully alive to God’s voice, presence, and purpose. As a General Conference Delegate, he would be honored to represent the WNY District and is committed to prayerful discernment, Spirit-led leadership, and the continued growth of a disciple-making church. Conner and his wife Kristen, his high school sweetheart, have been married since 2018. They live in Buffalo with their almost two-year-old son, Elliott. Outside of ministry, Conner enjoys watching sports, coffee snobbery, and an ongoing quest to find the greatest chicken wing in existence.

Terri Niver currently serves as the Pastor of First Wesleyan Church in Bradford, a role she has joyfully held since 2015. Prior to that, she served as Assistant Pastor and was actively involved in local church leadership, including roles as Vice Chair and Spiritual Formation Director.

Terri is also a current member of the District Board of Ministerial Development (DBMD), and she is honored to serve on a board that once supported and guided her own path toward pastoral leadership.

Terri accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior at the age of thirteen. One of her life verses is Proverbs 3:5–6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Her prayer is that in all things, the Lord would open the doors she is meant to walk through, and lovingly close those that are not of His will, as she seeks to follow Him wholeheartedly.

Terri married her high school sweetheart, Kevin, and this year they celebrated 42 years of marriage. They are the parents of two grown children—a daughter Kammie, who is married to Aaron, and a son Chad, who is promised to Alexis.  She is an avid Buffalo Sabres Fan.  Let’s Go Buffalo!

Jill Norvilitis has been a member of Orchard Park Wesleyan Church since 1998 where she has served in a variety of capacities, including Vice Chair, Pioneer Girls ministry leader, and coordinator of the clothes closet. Jill is also a member of District Board of Ministerial Development. She is a transplant from Grand Rapids, Michigan, who moved here after graduating from Hope College and Wayne State University.  Professionally, Jill has been a Professor of Psychology at Buffalo State University since 1997, where her scholarly work explores college student well-being and financial socialization. Jill and her husband Bret have two children, both of whom graduated from college this year, and three cats.

Kim is a Lay Minister and member of Angola Wesleyan Church, where she currently serves as Treasurer. She enjoys leading ladies’ Bible studies and co-leading adult Bible studies with her husband, Bryan, who serves as Pastor of Spiritual Formation. Together, they cherish their family, which includes four beautiful children and seven wonderful grandchildren. The family shares a love for the outdoors, often enjoying camping and hiking trips.

Kim had the privilege of serving as the former District Treasurer and is now honored to be nominated to continue to serve on the District Board. She is also grateful for the nomination to serve as a lay delegate to General Conference. Driven by a passion for spiritual growth, Kim is committed to lifelong learning by regularly taking ministry courses for personal enrichment. In recent years, Kim and Bryan have been serving on the board of Pure For God Ministries, a youth ministry based in the Southtowns. Kim’s journey is marked by a deepening desire to grow closer to God and to share His love with everyone she encounters.

David Schutte serves as the Lead Pastor at Fellowship Wesleyan Church in West Seneca, New York, where he has faithfully led since 2020. With over 23 years of ministry experience, David brings a rich and diverse background to his role. His journey has included four years in camp ministry, a decade in student ministry, four and a half years as a campus pastor, and now four and a half years as the lead pastor.

Originally from Sugar Hill, Georgia, David is passionate about seeing lives transformed through the love of Jesus and the work of the local church. He is known for preaching with clarity and heart, leading with vision and integrity, and creating a culture of joy, kindness, and spiritual growth.

David is happily married to Georginia Schutte, and together they enjoy life with their two lovable dogs, Ron and Winnie. He also takes serious pride in having the best lawn on his block—a reminder that the grass isn’t greener on the other side; it’s greenest where it’s watered.

Whether he’s ministering on Sunday morning, investing in leaders, or just pulling a few weeds from the yard, David does it all with a sense of purpose, gratitude, and good humor.

A native of Spencerport, NY, (and Spencerport Wesleyan Church), Daryl Stevenson lives in Houghton and has been a member of the Wesleyan church there for nearly 43 years. He joined Houghton’s faculty in 1982, after completing his PhD in clinical psychology in southern California. Professionally, he is a licensed psychologist and has both taught psychology and held campus-wide administrative posts. He has assisted The Wesleyan Church’s Global Missions department and the Salvation Army with periodic psychological interviewing, screening, and interventions. As a retiree, he remains engaged in church committees and activities and currently serves as the vice chair of the Houghton Wesleyan Church Board of Elders. He has served twice previously on the WNY District‘s Action Committee. Daryl’s passions include carpentry, fine woodworking, and sacred/barbershop quartet singing. He and his wife of 55 years, Gudy, have three sons with families, and they enjoy their eight grandchildren.

Gary Stith is a member of the Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church where he serves on the Local Board of Administration. He has previously served on the District Board of Administration and is currently in his third term as a member of the District Board of Ministerial Development. He is Professor Emeritus at Houghton University where he served as Coordinator of Music Education, Interim Dean of the School of Music and conductor of the Houghton Symphonic Winds. He currently serves as conductor of  the Buffalo Niagara Praise Orchestra which presents their annual All WNY Concert & Hymn Sing each March.

Jim gave his life to the Lord at the age of 7. He has been involved in church ever since. His early church background was in the Southwestern CMA (Christian and Missionary Alliance) church until about the age of 12 when his family made the transition to Big Tree Wesleyan Church under Pastor Tom Black. Then in 1985 when he returned to Southwestern CMA until 2002 when Pastor Doug Ingersoll invited him back to Big Tree to assume the sound/video responsibilities. In mid 2010’s he was voted onto the local church board and became Vice-Chairman in 2020. His core belief is grounded in what the Lord Jesus said in Matthew 20:28 “I came to serve, not to be served”.

David is honored to join the District Conference Action Committee of the Wesleyan Church. He grew up attending the Wesleyan Church of Orchard Park and currently attends the East Aurora campus of Revive Wesleyan. He has served in his church community for nearly a decade, leading in Youth Group and Christian Service Brigade as well as contributing as a worship team member. As a detail-oriented engineer, he is experienced with precise, technical language and has developed strong problem-solving abilities, skills he hopes to bring to this role. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and son, teaching and playing board games, cross-stitching, and making music.

Amy is a transplant from sunny Southern California. She and her family moved to the Buffalo area in 2009. The family considers the southtowns their mission field and has worked hard to build relationships with neighbors and other people in the area. She and her husband have been married for 24 years and have three daughters, a son-in-law, and two grandchildren.

Amy was heavily involved in Children’s Ministry in California and quickly got involved when they found a home church in Buffalo. She worked as the Elementary Director at Revive Wesleyan for almost seven years until a major accident took her out of ministry for a time.

Amy homeschooled her oldest daughter for five years, but enrolled her in public school for high school. Since the Pandemic she has taken up homeschooling her two younger daughters with one graduating this year. She teaches History and ELA at their co-op and has loved ministering to the children in that space. She currently serves in youth ministry with her husband and on the LBA at Revive Wesleyan.

Rev. Jonathan Ward, “Pastor Jon”, has been pastoring for 28 years and a Christian for 46 years. Growing up in the Wesleyan Church, he has a strong sense of dedication to preserving the Biblical and Theological foundations of the Wesleyan Church by growing intentional disciples of Christ. He received his BA in Christian Ministries and in Biblical Literature from Indiana Wesleyan University in 1998 and his MA in Theological Studies from Asbury Seminary in 2003. He has served as a Youth Pastor, a Discipleship Pastor, a Solo Pastor, and as a Sr. Pastor. He has been the Pastor of North Park Wesleyan Church in Cuba, NY for the past 21 years. He has served the District as Men’s Ministry Director, as a member of the District Action Committee, on the planning team for the Pastor and Spouse Retreat, and is currently serving on the District Board of Ministerial Development and as a teacher of “Advanced Theology” and “The Doctrine of Holiness” in our District’s Ministry Training Program. He has been married to Ashley Ward for 28 years with whom he has four children (two of whom are married) and one grandchild. His passions include “rightly dividing the word of truth” through preaching and teaching, hunting, fishing, woodworking, gardening, music, and backpacking.

Bjorn Webb is married to Madeline and is the proud dad of a 1.5-year-old daughter, Marit. He serves as the Outreach Pastor at Revive Wesleyan. Born and raised in Houghton, NY, Bjorn graduated from Houghton University in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Finance, and later earned a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University. When he’s not with family or at work, he enjoys playing soccer and golf. A self-proclaimed candy connoisseur, Bjorn ranks Sour Patch Watermelon among his favorites.

Dr. Matthew Webb has served at Houghton University for 33 years, currently since 2018 as the Director of Athletics. He coached and mentored student athletes for 26 years prior to his role as Athletic Director, in both athletics and in Student Life. He and his wife Betsy partner together in their ministry to Houghton University students by actively engaging with students via their coffee ministry and regularly having teams and groups of students in their home.

Dr. Webb has also served regularly at his home church (Houghton Wesleyan Church) in a variety of roles. He has taught jr. high Sunday School, chaired the finance committee, served on the church board, including serving as the board chair. He currently serves on the church missions committee.

Luann attends Higgins Wesleyan church. She accepted the Lord at the age of 13 at a youth group event.  She went to Houghton College for pre-nursing and also took children’s ministry courses for two years.  She then transferred to Alfred University and graduated with her BSN. Luann worked for 40 years in Rochester as a critical care nurse and retired this past year.  God has called her to work in the church as a Youth leader at Brookside, Avon and at Higgins. She was the CYC leader/ kids Club director at Avon Wesleyan for 15 years and several years at Higgins. She was on the board for different period of times at all three above mentioned churches. She has been married to Dana Wilday for 48 years,  She is the mother of Rev. Melissa George and Rev. Melinda Finlay. She has seven Grandchildren. She thanks God for the many blessings and opportunities to serve Him.