Pastoral Staff
Rev. David Brantley, Senior Pastor
I grew up in Arkansas, raised by Christian parents in a Southern Baptist church where I first heard God's call to ministry. I attended Baylor University, the University of Arkansas, and graduated from UALR (University of Arkansas Little Rock) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a double minor in Religion and Philosophy. I served three years in the Army as a member of the 101st Airborne Division.
I found the Church of the Nazarene in 1977 after living apart from God for seventeen years, He renewed my call to ministry, and I received my first local license in 1979, first district license in 1982, and was ordained and Elder in l984. I received a Master of Arts degree from Olivet Nazarene University and attended McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.
I have three grown children and four great-grand children. I have served two other churches: Westwood Community in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Highland First in Highland, Indiana. These past sixteen years I have pastor here in Alanson.
My wife, Vicki, had always been a vital help and asset to my ministry but was called home to be with the Lord in 2008. God blessed us with a generous, loving, kind, and caring people who have graciously made us part of their family. We call Alanson home!
My desire is to be an effective minister in a Spirit-filled church where God's purpose is realized and accomplished in each life. The verses I cling to are found in Proverbs 3:5-6.
Northern Michigan is a beautiful setting in which to honor God, help build the Kingdom, and I actively enjoy His wonderful creation by hunting and fishing. I'm an outdoor man!
Rev. Catherine Greenhoe, Executive Pastor
The International Headquarters of the Church of the Nazarene affirm the incredible opportunities for women clergy and believe in their service to the kingdom is greatly valued.
Catherine began her ministry in 2001 at the Alanson Church of the Nazarene, where she continues to serve as Executive Pastor. She received her first local license in 2002 and received her first district license in 2003. Catherine was ordained as an elder in June of 2007.
