
Minister
- H. Dean LaVelle
came to Bible Christian Church from First Christian Church in
Coweta, Oklahoma in 1970. At the time of his call to Arkansas City, he was
serving as camp manager for northeastern Oklahoma churches and was president of
the Alumni Association of Midwest Christian College in Oklahoma City.
In addition to his 5-year ministry with First Christian Church of Coweta,
Oklahoma, he served 4 years at Shidler, Oklahoma and had other ministries with
First Christian Church of Cashion, Oklahoma, Union Home Church of Christ in
Stillwater, Oklahoma and served as associate minister with Paseo Street Church
in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Dean and his wife, Phyllis, have been married for 55 years and have three children. Gary and wife Robbie
(Blanchard, OK), Deanne and
husband John (Arkansas City, KS), and Grant and wife Anissa (Carl Junction, MO).
They have twelve grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
dean@biblechristianchurch.org

Youth
Minister - Allen Carter comes to Bible Christian Church
after graduating from Ozark Christian College in 2008. Allen, while in
college served as Youth Minister for 3 ½ years at First Christian Church in
Afton, OK. His ministry in Afton grew steadily under his leadership and
dedication. He began his duties with BCC in November 2008.
Allen and his wife Heather have been married since
May, 2006. Allen is a "Timothy" of BCC and a graduate of Arkansas City High
School.
allen@biblechristianchurch.org

Board
of Elders & Deacons
|
Elders |
Deacons |
|
Jake Clover |
John Bossi |
|
Mark Flickinger |
Donald Branch |
|
Bob Ternes |
Chase Darby |
| |
Kurt Legleiter |
| |
Todd Morris |
| |
Norman
Thompson |
| |
|
| |
|
Trustees: Clifford
Hensley, Steve Hensley and Norman Thompson


Church
Secretary - Virginia Burkett began
serving on October 15, 2007. She and her husband Karl have been members of
BCC for 20+ years. Virginia has made many beautiful banners for the church
and takes care of the floral arrangements and decorations for
the sanctuary.
virginia@biblechristianchurch.org

Church
Custodian - Janice
Thompson takes care of cleaning
and maintaining the old building. Janice
and her family have been active members of BCC for 20+ years. She
also works as a Building Aide at C-4 Elementary School.
Fellowship Center Custodian - Jennifer Darby
and her family take care of cleaning and maintaining the Family Fellowship
Center. She
is a busy wife, mother and home school teacher of her 8 children. Jennifer
also organizes and cooks for our Wednesday night fellowship meals.
Jennifer and her
family become active members at BCC in 2008.

Maintenance
- Larry Evans takes care of all the odds and
ends. He makes sure things are up and running. He and his wife
Louise have been active members of BCC for many years coming to us after being
house parents for Cookson Hills Christian School in Kansas, OK.
