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JOINING US
IN SEPTEMBER,
Rev. Phillip and Debbie Steinbach
We
have been blessed with the upcoming appointment of Rev. Phillip
Steinbach. Rev. Steinbach
will assume duties as the Associate Pastor of
Sierra Vista
beginning September 1, 2010.
Rev.
Phillip Steinbach is a native of
San Antonio
. He lived in Houston and
Austin before entering vocational ministry in June 2000.
Prior to ministry Phillip had an 18-year career with IBM.
He is a graduate of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
where he earned the Master of Divinity degree in May 2000.
He is continuing his theological education at APTS and is
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Phillip
is coming home. He lived in
West Texas
for seven years previously serving churches in Mertzon and Christoval.
Since 2007, he has been the pastor of First UMC in
Yoakum
,
TX
and of Hope UMC.
Phillip
currently serves on the District Superintendency Committee in the
Victoria
District
, the Conference Board of Church and Society, chair of the Yoakum
Ministerial Alliance, member of the Board of Directors for the Yoakum
chapter of Hands on Housing, and member of the Board of Directors of the
Golden Cresent CASA.
Phillip
and Debbie Steinbach have been married for 33 years, and have one adult
son, David. Debbie is a CPA
and a partner in an accounting firm in
Austin
. She spends about half of
her ‘working time’ at home by ‘tele-commuting’ and about half of
her time in
Austin
.
Debbie
is a singer, and will be participating in the music ministry at SVUMC
once they get settled in. She
is also involved in church leadership in the Southwest Texas Annual
Conference, having served on the Council on Finance and Administration
for eight years, and currently serving on the Board of Pensions and
Health Benefits and on the conference Audit Committee.
Their
son David and his family live in Wall.
His wife, Tori, is a student at
Howard
College
. They have two sons, Nathan
(10) and Gracen (2), and they are expecting a new addition to the family
in January. Phillip and
Debbie are thrilled to be moving to
San Angelo
.
We pray God’s blessings on the Steinbach’s as they give
themselves to Christ, the church, the family and friends of
Sierra Vista
and our community. A
reception for Phillip and Debbie will be arranged and announced once
boxes begin to be emptied.
Thanks be to God,


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WELCOME
TO MARIE MARSHALL AS NEW KDO DIRECTOR
Hello, my name is Marie Marshall and I have been given the honor of being the
new KDO Director here at Sierra Vista. I wanted to take this opportunity to let
you get to know me a little. My husband Jerry and I have been married for 18
years. We have 3 great children: Caitlin 11, Caroline 8 & Austin 5. We have
been in San Angelo for almost 3 years, we are originally from the Ft. Worth area
where our extended family still lives. My husband Jerry is in the golf business
and is currently working at Sonora Golf Club. I have been in Preschool/KDO for
about 10 years now. I have worked as a teacher, Director, substitute and board
member. This past year I served as assistant to both Jody and Shelly. I enjoy
many hobbies including scrapbooking, playing outside with the kids, playing
soccer, biking, and just being with friends and family. I’m looking forward to
my new adventure as the Director of Sierra Vista KDO.
MEET
STEVEN AND ROCHELLE SWEET


Steven
was appointed as Senior Pastor of Sierra Vista UMC in June 2009. Prior to
entering pastoral ministry Steven worked professionally for fifteen years as a
Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He served in both clinical and administrative
positions as well as maintaining a private practice. Steven and his wife
attended Tarrytown UMC before entering full time service to the church. While
attending Perkins School of Theology he served as a local pastor at Bertram UMC.
After seminary Steven served as Associate Pastor at Tarrytown UMC, Senior Pastor
at Wimberley UMC, Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church of Edinburg,
and Senior Pastor at Manchaca UMC.
Steven holds the following
degrees: B.S. (Bachelor of Science), M.Ed. (Master of Education), M.Div. (Master
of Divinity), and D.Min. (Doctor of Ministry). Steven is a Licensed Clinical
Social Worker, a Licensed Child Care Administrator and has been recognized as a
Diplomate of the American Psychotherapy Association. He has served on the Austin
District Committee on Ordained Ministry, Austin District Superintendency
Committee, Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, Board of Directors for the Rio
Grande Campus Ministry, and the New Braunfels Hospice Ethics Committee.
Steven is married to Rochelle,
who treasures her Cajun heritage: she values cooking, lively laughter, and
upbeat music. Rochelle is a hill country artist of some note. Steven and
Rochelle have two grown sons. Steven says, "Perhaps there is no sweeter
music to be heard than laughter in the hallways of a church."
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