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Johnny
Hester
Preaching Minister |
Johnny
Hester is a native of Walker County Alabama and is from a
preaching family. His
father, S. F. Hester, was a gospel preacher and author of the book
Words of Wisdom.
Clora Lee (Price), his mother, taught elementary school for
a short time before becoming “Mrs. Hester” and the fulltime
teacher of Michael Rae (Dot), Guy Ferrell, Benny Wayne, Giles Wade
and Johnny Price. All
the boys followed in their father’s footsteps and became gospel
preachers. He
attended the Gus Nichols School of Preaching along with his father
and brothers. In 1967
he married Linda White, his high school sweetheart.
They have three grown children: Angela Deeter, John, and
Heather.
Johnny received his foundational training studying with his
father. He received
his formal academic education at Freed-Hardeman University,
Southeastern Biblical Institute, and Southern Christian
University. He holds an M.A.R. with specialization in Pastoral
Counseling. He has
held certification by the American Association of Christian
Counselors since 1995. He
is a member of The American Christian Leadership Council and was
listed in the 1989 Edition of Who’s Who in American Christian Leadership.
In 1970 Johnny began preaching fulltime for the
Oakwood
congregation in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Since that time he has served churches in Tennessee,
Kentucky, Arkansas and Mississippi.
In 1982 he and his family moved to southeast Missouri to
serve the church in Kennett.
Johnny has served as preaching minister for the Shady Acres
congregation since 1993. |
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Patrick
Hogan
Associate Minister |
Patrick Hogan began working with the
Shady Acres congregation in December, 1985.
Patrick grew up in West Memphis,
Arkansas. He began preaching while a student at Freed-Hardeman
University. He has worked with congregations in Tennessee,
Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois. He graduated from
Freed-Hardeman University, Harding University, and Harding
Graduate School of Religion.
He and his wife Teresa have two
children: Emily and Ryan who live in Nashville, Tennessee. |
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Pete
Nuthak
ppnuthak@msn.com
Outreach Minister |
Pete Nuthak
hails from International Falls, MN. He enjoys telling people
that "I was born on the living room floor in February, on the
Canadian border"!
Pete began preaching in 1973 while attending the International
School of Evangelism in Pontiac, Michigan. From the beginning
Pete knew he wanted to do the work of an evangelist, starting
new congregations in his home state of Minnesota in populated
areas with no local congregation within 70 or more miles. He
began his work in Saint Cloud, MN, pop. about 50,000 in 1975.
He left Saint Cloud 9 years later when that congregation had
built a new building and also became self-supporting. He spent
the next 22 years in Duluth, MN, population about 88,000, where
he began his second new work. Duluth became a team ministry
when he was joined by Danny Jaekel in 1986. During this time he
also traveled to his hometown of International Falls, population
about 6,000 to begin the congregation there. In 2007 he moved
to Lancaster County Pennsylvania, leaving the Duluth
congregation in capable hands. Pete began the work in Ephrata,
PA in Lancaster County and spent the next 3 1/2 years there
before moving to Sikeston in November of 2010 to begin his
position of Outreach Minister here.
While working with the East Duluth congregation, Pete had the
opportunity to travel and work with foreign missions in
Petrozavodsk, Russia, Durres, Albania and throughout Ghana West
Africa.
Pete has been married to Phyllis (Buresh) Nuthak for 42 years,
following a whirlwind 4 month courtship. They have 4 grown
sons: Christian is in Memphis, TN, Wade and Seth in Duluth, MN
and Darron in Lancaster, PA. They have 6 grandchildren: Caleb,
Jonah, Andrew, Tali, Nate and Ian.
Pete and Phyllis are thrilled to be in Sikeston as Pete begins
his work here. |
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