Meet the Staff

Stephanie Allred

Kingz Kidz Director
sallred@blcwichita.com

Jesus said to "suffer the little children unto me," and that's a verse "Mrs. Stephanie" has taken to heart. Stephanie is the director of the Kingz Kidz Early Childhood Development Center, an education center she helped establish in 2007, taking care of and educating kids from 3 years old through K4 during the week. She also serves as the nursery coordinator for Bethel Life Center. Stephanie has been married for nearly 15 years to her husband, Matt. They have two children, Hayden and Haylee.

Dan Chanowski

Associate, Young Adults
dchanowski@blcwichita.com

Pastor Dan is the smiling face greeting you every Sunday morning, welcoming you to Bethel. Dan grew up in Wichita and attended Bethel as a child and has now been a pastor at Bethel for more than 5 years. He oversees the Welcome Team Ministry, the Altar Team Ministry, Benevolence, follow-up for first-time guests and the Fusion fellowship group. Pastor Dan has been married to his lovely wife, Laura, for more than 10 years. They have three daughters: Madison, Mariah and Bailey.

Dennis Gill

Worship Arts
dennisgill@blcwichita.com

Dennis and Rhonda Gill first came to Bethel in 2000. They met at Bible college and have been doing worship ministry together for their entire married life. Dennis also has a degree in music from Indiana University where he was lead trumpet player in several performing groups. After a short stint as a high school band director, he began pursuing his true passion for excellence in church music ministry. He recently completed his Master's in Christian Ministry at Friends University. Here at Bethel, you will see him leading worship each Sunday and then taking his place in the orchestra where he still loves to play trumpet. He also does a lot of the arranging for the instrumental and vocal music you hear each Sunday.

Paul Heigl

Administration
pheigl@blcwichita.com

Paul has been working in church finance and administration for more than twenty years. He has an MBA in finance from the University of Wisconsin and has completed additional graduate studies at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. Paul and his wife, Linda, have a married son, Jeremy (Ginger), and a daughter, Katie.

Marvin J. Miller, M.Div

Bethel Life School Principal
mjmiller@blswichita.com

Marvin has been serving the church in Christian education ministries for two decades. He has an M.Div from Fuller Theological Seminary and is currently enrolled in the D.Min program at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Teresa, have two children, Marissa and Lillian. They relocated from Southern California in July 2010. For a complete biography, please click here.

Adam Shinn

Youth
shinnsplint@gmail.com

Pastor Adam focuses all of his attention and energy on the youth, encouraging, mentoring and challenging them in their faith. Teens face a lot of hard questions and Pastor Adam pushes them to find answers based on Christian morality. It's all part of e3 – encounter, emmerse, emerge. Adam also oversees our youth fine arts and media departments. Pastor Adam and his wife, Sue, have two young sons, Nevada and Dakota.

Gail Starnes

Children
gailstarnes1@blcwichita.com

Gail's favorite scripture and life mantra is: "laughter does good like medicine." Her true passion has always been children – after all, she was one herself! She has been a part of Bethel for 25 years and finds new and innovative ways to reach kids each year both at Bethel and through outreach programs. Gail oversees Children's Ministries, Women's Ministries, Master's Blend and general outreach. She also serves as the children's ministries coordinator for the Kansas District Assemblies of God. She is married to Rev. Don Starnes, also a minister serving as a U.S. missionary to Teen Challenge and president of Freedom Challenge, Inc. They have two grown children, Josh and Annie, both married. She has served on Bethel's pastoral staff since 1999.