Sunday School and Discipleship Ministry International's DiscipleshipPlace.org would like to congratulate the following individuals for being approved by their pastor and local church board to receive the certificate of lay ministry. Upon approval they will complete the lay ministry courses.

• Randy E. Bates, Covenant Church of the Nazarene, Kentucky District
• Brenda J. Bryant, Hope Community Church of the Nazarene, Wisconsin District
• Terri A. Gilkerson, New Covenant Worship Center Church of the Nazarene, East Ohio District
• Dennis Hartman, Colling Church of the Nazarene, Eastern Michigan District
• Joyce Wade Kinslow, Bristow Church of the Nazarene, Northeast Oklahoma District
• Diana “Liv” Mack, Sunnyside Church of the Nazarene, Oregon Pacific District
• Don Moody, Albany First Church of the Nazarene, Georgia District
• Shannen Parsaca, Shama Community Church of the Nazarene, Michigan District
• Shane E. Prince, First Church of the Nazarene, Southern California District

The Discipleship Place also congratulates the following people who completed courses in the month of May:* 

• David Barentine, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District 
  • Acts
• Eutona Barentine, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
  • Acts
• Luanne Beadnell, Alliance Church of the Nazarene, East Ohio District
  • Telling the Old Testament Story of God
• Cleda Burks, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
  • Acts
• Derrell Clark, Wilmington Church of the Nazarene, North Carolina District 
  • How to Study the Bible
• Larry A. Coaly Jr., Pasco Church of the Nazarene, Washington Pacific District 
  • Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World
• George Davidson, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District 
  • Acts
• Robert Davis, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
  • Acts
• Verda Ann Davis, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District 
  • Acts
• Tawnya Downard, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
  • Acts
• Brittney Dawson, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
  • Acts
• Lisa Ewart, Largs Church of the Nazarene, British Isles North District
  • Children’s Ministry
• Francis Foster, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
  • Acts
• Rick George, Richmond Southside Church of the Nazarene, Virginia District
  • How to Study the Bible
• Theresa M. Guensch, Indian Head Church of the Nazarene, Mid-Atlantic District 
  • Exploring Nazarene History and Polity, How to Study the Bible
• Robert Hofstetter, Geneva Church of the Nazarene, Northeastern Indiana District 
  • How to Study the Bible
• Pattie Kelly, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
  • Acts
• Katherine Khalifa, Safe Harbor Church of the Nazarene, Washington Pacific District 
  • Developing Children’s Ministry
• Betty Kirkes, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District 
  • Acts
• Bill Kirkes, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District 
  • Acts
• Donald R. Lawer, Safe Harbor Church of the Nazarene, Washington Pacific District
  • Basic Bible Themes, Telling the Old Testament Story of God
• Mary Lawer, Safe Harbor Church of the Nazarene, Washington Pacific District
  • Basic Bible Themes, Telling the Old Testament Story of God
• William A. Lawer, Safe Harbor Church of the Nazarene, Washington Pacific District
  • Basic Bible Themes, Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralistic World, How to Study the Bible, Organic Church
• Cathy Marenya, University Church of the Nazarene, Kenya Central District 
  • Children’s Ministry, How to Study the Bible
• Angela Martinez, Layton Rosewood Lane Church of the Nazarene, Intermountain District
  • Practicing Wesleyan-Holiness Spiritual Formation
• Ray Rolla McCall, Esq of the Clare Church of the Nazarene, Michigan District 
  • How to Study the Bible
• Thomas McKerlie, Crossroads Community Church of the Nazarene, South Texas District
  • How to Study the Bible and Welcome to the Church of the Nazarene
• Randall T. Morton, Lenoir City Church of the Nazarene, East Tennessee District 
  • Telling the New Testament Story of God
• David Norman, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
  • Acts
• Dean Norman, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District 
  • Acts
• Ron Perry II, Moundsville Church of the Nazarene, West Virginia North District 
  • Children’s Ministry
• Cory Rodgers, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District 
  • Acts
• Teree Settembrino, Village of Oaks Creek Church of the Nazarene, Arizona District 
  • How to Study the Bible
• Andrew Shelton, Rolla Church of the Nazarene, Missouri District 
  • Practicing Wesleyan-Holiness Spiritual Formation
• Cathy J. Stewart, Madisonville Church of the Nazarene, Kentucky District 
  • How to Study the Bible
• Samantha Webb, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
  • Acts
• Travis Webb, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
  • Acts
• Susan Wyles, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
  • Acts
• Brenda Yarberry, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
  • Acts
• George Yarberry, New Hope Church of the Nazarene, South Arkansas District
  • Acts

*Please note the above individuals are being recognized because they contacted us to request a certificate of completion. Many individuals complete courses but do not contact us to let us know so we are unable to recognize them.

--Compiled by DiscipleshipPlace.org of Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International