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Meet Our New Pastor
Terry G. Koons
1614 Hammond Avenue, Waterloo Iowa, 50702
319-429-3933
terrykoons@msn.com
l Born October 2nd, 1950 in New Hampton IA. the son of
Eugene (deceased) and Lorie Koons.
l Oldest of four children; sisters Sue Weiglein, Pattie Davis and
Michelle Gritsch.
l 1968 graduate of New Hampton (Iowa) High School.
l BS in History, 1972, from the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar
Falls IA, and Economics, 1974, UNI.
l 20 years sales and marketing in financial services (Merrill
Lynch), the automotive aftermarket (Standard Motor Products and American
Parts System), and electronic component distribution (Capacitor Associates).
l Master of Divinity degree from Bethel Theological Seminary, St.
Paul Minnesota in 1994.
l Associate Pastor, Christian Life Center, Decorah IA (Assembly of
God), 1990 – 1994.
l Part of church planting team for Bridgewood Community Church,
Shoreview MN, (Interdenominational), 1994 - 1998 while in Seminary.
l Church planting pastor for CrossRoads Church, Harrisonburg VA.
(Baptist General Conference) 1994 - 2003.
l On staff of Mt. Olive Brethren Church, McGaheysville, since
October of 2004 as Associate Pastor of Adult Ministries and Nurture.
l Active with Rockingham Cluster of the Shenandoah Valley
Battlefields National Historic District.
l Former chairman of “Families Thru Faith,” an interdenominational
ministry whose mission is to strengthen and encourage families through Jesus
Christ in the Shenedoah Valley of Virginia.
l Former board member and chair of “Greater Hope Ministries,” a
Christian counseling ministry for sexually broken people.
l My wife Lani and I have served on the steering committee and are
past presidents of The Valley Home Educators, a support group for home
educating families in the Shenandoah Valley.
l Member of the Church Multiplication Team, serving the Brethren
Church at large as a consultant on church planting.
l Participant in the “Pastors of Excellence” program of Ashland
Theological Seminary.
l Enjoy reading on a wide variety of topics, most notably;
history, biographies, leadership, science, philosophy, and theology.
l My wife Lani and I have four children currently living at home:
Benjamin, Mari Ella, Greta and Thomas. Our two older children Kathleen and
Will have left the nest; Katie is living in suburban Washington D.C. and
working in a preschool and Will is a political science major at James
Madison University in Harrisonburg Virginia.

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