Pastor Appreciation Month (Part 1)

For those of you who don't know, October is Pastor Appreciation Month! Here at Summit, we've had many great preachers through the years. Our current pastor is Brother Ken, and he's been with us since June 2014.

Recently, we published a press release in the News-Enterprise with some details on Brother Ken and his role in our church. Since this is the month to celebrate our pastor, I thought I'd post the press release here. Even if you do get the local newspaper, you should give it a look, because the edition you saw was the edited version, but here you can see the full and complete press release from Summit UMC.

And stay tuned for Part 2 to get some more personal information on Summit's current pastor!

"In June 2014, Rev. Ken Jessee was appointed as pastor of Summit United Methodist Church.

Focused on the Great Commission to make disciples, the Rev. Ken Jessee asserts that outreach is the greatest task to which the church should address itself approaching the year 2015. In the coming year, it is expected that the congregation will continue reaching out to help people and will continue to become more evangelistic and welcoming. The congregation will continue opening its doors to new people and new thoughts, as well as leading young people and others in the church to be in ministry and lead a devotional life. Some of the plans to increase the outreach of the church include beginning new Bible studies and helping the congregation to grow in its spiritual life with events such as Christian conferences.

For the past 33 years, the Rev. Ken Jessee has served churches in Kentucky.  He attended the University of Louisville’s School of Engineering; received his Associate in Arts degree studying Religion at Lindsey Wilson College; and attended Kentucky Wesleyan College for his Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion, Philosophy, and Sociology.

Rev. Ken Jessee and Jana are the parents of 2 children: Joseph, age 30, and Joyanna, age 28. Joyanna is married to Mr. Clinton Phelps. Rev. Ken and Jana have two grandchildren: Trinity Phelps, age 6, and Carrington Phelps, age 1.

Summit United Methodist Church welcomes Rev. Ken as pastor and welcomes all who wish to join us in worship. Summit United Methodist Church is located at 576 Summit Road. Worship begins on Sunday at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday School following the service at 10:45."