Children's Pastor Celebration

THE JOURNEY BEGINS

Almost twenty years ago, Dianne and Bill Sheeley started a children’s puppet ministry in their former church, eventually developing workshops for Children’s Ministries and traveling both locally and to churches along the East Coast.  

CONNECTS TO THE NAZARENE CHURCH

While attending Children’s Ministry University (a yearly conference in Michigan) they met Mariam Hall, Head of Children’s Ministry for Nazarene Church.  Mariam showed Dianne the Nazarene Children’s Ministry Curriculum and Dianne was impressed. 

THE JOURNEY TO STILLMEADOW

It’s interesting that Dianne passed Stillmeadow Lane on her way to and from her job at York Bank. One day she saw construction of a church at the corner of Susquehanna Trail and Stillmeadow Lane and mentioned it to Elda Dixon, a co-worker at the bank. Elda said it was a new campus for the church she attended which was currently on Pine Street in York, PA. She also mentioned that the church had a Day Care Center, which caught Dianne’s attention since she had a daughter. It wasn’t long before her daughter Ashley was enrolled in the Pine Street Nazarene Day Care, and Darlene Judd became her teacher. This was the connection that eventually brought Dianne and Bill to Stillmeadow, more than 16 years ago, and Dianne eventually became Children’s Pastor.

RETIREMENT CELEBRATION

On July 3, 2016 Pastor Dianne will be retiring from her role as pastor at Stillmeadow. This will give Dianne and Bill the chance to travel again, this time to small and middle sized churches – showing them how to do kids ministry on a shoe string. Dianne will continue to be involved at Stillmeadow in the areas of Fellowship and Visitation.

                                                                                                                                       

PRAYERS AND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Dianne and Bill ask for your prayers and want you to know they will need a team of volunteers to help with fellowship and visitation ministries. Interested in helping? Please email Pastor Dianne at pastordianna@stillnaz.com.

On July 3rd we will celebrate her time of ministry at Stillmeadow in all three services. Please mark this date on your calendar.