New Pastor at Harvest Community Church
Posted by harvest community church on Monday, February 7, 2011
On January 1st the fellowship at Harvest community Church received their new pastor.
Rev. Dennis P. Atkinson and his family moved to Kendallville to begin there new opportunity in ministry.
Dennis grew up in Fowler, IN and attended Purdue University for two years before recognizing his call to ministry. His wife, Tonya, grew up in Lafayette, IN where they met at church in 1986. They married in 1988 and moved to Springfield, MO where Dennis entered Central Bible College, and Tonya worked to support her husband. In 1992 Dennis received his Bachelor of Arts in Bible with a concentration in history and Tonya received her P.H.T. for putting hubby through.
After Schooling they returned to Indiana and worked in youth ministry in Frankfort and pastoral ministry assignments in Harrodsburg IN and Gary IN. They have also had the privilege of pastoring in Bushnell, IL and in Mason city IA.
Dennis has also enjoyed a bi-vocational career as a general contractor over the last 20 years to supplement his ministry endeavors.
Dennis and Tonya are the proud parents of four teenage boys. Richard (RJ) is a freshman at North Iowa Community College in Mason city IA. Anderson (Ande) is a senior at Mason City High School in Mason City IA. There two younger sons are settling into live in Kendallville where Aaron attends the East Noble Middle School and Daniel is a freshman at East Noble High School.
The Atkinson are excited to be back in Indiana and hope to be a blessing to the community.
Rev. Dennis P. Atkinson and his family moved to Kendallville to begin there new opportunity in ministry.
Dennis grew up in Fowler, IN and attended Purdue University for two years before recognizing his call to ministry. His wife, Tonya, grew up in Lafayette, IN where they met at church in 1986. They married in 1988 and moved to Springfield, MO where Dennis entered Central Bible College, and Tonya worked to support her husband. In 1992 Dennis received his Bachelor of Arts in Bible with a concentration in history and Tonya received her P.H.T. for putting hubby through.
After Schooling they returned to Indiana and worked in youth ministry in Frankfort and pastoral ministry assignments in Harrodsburg IN and Gary IN. They have also had the privilege of pastoring in Bushnell, IL and in Mason city IA.
Dennis has also enjoyed a bi-vocational career as a general contractor over the last 20 years to supplement his ministry endeavors.
Dennis and Tonya are the proud parents of four teenage boys. Richard (RJ) is a freshman at North Iowa Community College in Mason city IA. Anderson (Ande) is a senior at Mason City High School in Mason City IA. There two younger sons are settling into live in Kendallville where Aaron attends the East Noble Middle School and Daniel is a freshman at East Noble High School.
The Atkinson are excited to be back in Indiana and hope to be a blessing to the community.