GASHLAND EPC - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director of Student Ministries & Missions
Caleb joined Gashland in June 2017. He moved here from his hometown of Sarasota, FL, and he married his high school sweet heart, Cassidy, in May 2014. Caleb attended Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, FL where he studied Ministry with a concentration in Cross-Cultural Studies. Caleb has a heart for missions, and during his time at PBA was able to lead mission trips to Jamaica and down the Amazon. During his time in college, he also worked as a youth minister part-time and worked for an inner-city ministry called Urban Youth Impact.
Job Titles:
- Deacon
- Elder
- Representative
Kathy Welch has been working at GEPC since March 2022, and she grew up in Troy, MO near St. Louis. Kathy then went on to college in Warrensburg, Mo. earning a degree in Public Relations. This is also where she met her husband Landon. They got married in August 2005 and moved to the Kansas City area after college. They have two boys, Grayson and Gabriel.
Michael Morefield joined Gashland EPC in May of 2015. He is from Kansas City, Missouri and met his wife, Lacey, at her older sister's wedding. Michael and Lacey were married in July of 2012 in Castle Rock, Colorado. They have one son named Asher. Michael went to Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas for his undergraduate and then attended Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis.
Job Titles:
- Little Lambs Ministry Director
Nicole joined the staff as Little Lambs Ministry Director in August of 2020. Nicole is from Los Angeles and met her husband, Octavio, in Southern California. They were married in 2011 and they have two sons, Tobin and Ezra. Nicole and her family moved to Missouri in 2017 and they enjoy living in Kansas City. Nicole has a degree in Child Development from Cal State University, Northridge. She also has a graduate degree in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from Talbot School of Theology.
Job Titles:
- Director of Children 's Ministries
- Director of Children 's Ministry
Rachael Adams is our Director of Children's Ministry. Rachael has been working at GEPC since August 2012. She grew up in Overland Park and has lived in the Kansas City area most of her life. She has a degree in Meetings & Destination Management and over 20 years of part-time vocational and volunteer ministry experience with children. Rachael loves working with children and volunteers, as well as organizing people and events. She has been married to Eric Adams since 1997 and they have three children: Jared, Jason, and Audrey.
Job Titles:
- Elder
- Elder Class Structure