Pastoral Staff
Mike Rose, Senior Pastor
Mike became the pastor of
University
United
Methodist
Church
in July of 2006. Prior to coming to University, he was the associate pastor of
Woodlawn
United
Methodist
Church
in
Derby. He is
the Mission Coordinator for the Kansas West Conference of the
United
Methodist
Church and is an alumnus of Phillips
Theological Seminary in
Tulsa,
Oklahoma graduating with honors
in 2000. Locally, Pastor Mike is a member of the Kansas Wesleyan Alumni
Association and serves on the Ashby House Board of Directors. Regionally, he
serves as the Chairperson of the Kansas West Conference Connectional Ministries
Council, is a member of the KWC Focus Team, KWC Congregational Growth and
Development Committee, the KWC Council on Finance and Administration, and on
the Kansas Area United Methodist Foundation as Chair of Trustees. Pastor Mike and his wife Theresa have five
children; Mike, Marilee, Rob, Paige, and Ben; and three grand daughters;
Allison, Abigail, and Kayla. Pastor Mike may be contacted at pastor@universitychurch-salina.org.
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Dr. Antonio Marsella, Pastor of Hispanic Ministry
Antonio and his wife Ester emigrated from
Argentina and became
U.S. citizens in the 1990s.
Antonio has been a pastor of churches in
Perry,
Iowa and Dumas,
Arkansas
before coming to
Salina
in 2000. Antonio has led Hispanic Worship for the last six years in
Salina, and is involved in mission to orphanages in
Argentina and ministry to the incarcerated in
Salina. Antonio may be
contacted at asmarsella@hotmail.com.
Kelley Menke, Associate Pastor of Christian Education
Kelley became the Pastor of Christian Education of
University United Methodist Church in July of 2008 after graduating from
Perkins School of Theology with a Master of Theology degree in May of 2008.
Prior to coming to University, Kelley was on staff at
First
United
Methodist
Church in
Frisco,
Texas
as Director of Childrens Ministries and Adult and Family Program and Education
Ministries. Kelley and her husband Royce have two children, Trevor and Jackson. Kelley can be contacted at xianed@universitychurch-salina.org.
Walter Marsella, Student Associate Pastor
Walter is the son of Antonio and Ester Marsella and the
husband of Ana. Walter is attending Phillips Theological Seminary in
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
on track to graduate with a Master of Divinity Degree. Walter assists in all
three worship services, works in mission and with the Trustees. Walter can be reached at wmarsella@hotmail.com .