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| Rev. Ron Perceful, Senior Pastor
Ron and Wendee have been married for almost 20 years, and have four children: Joshua, Chad, Jennifer and Gary. They have five grandchildren: Clayton, Jaken, Grayson, Riley and Jaxton. Technically, they are a combined family, but they have bridged that paradox to make one complete and loving family. Wendee has a master's degree in business and works as a claims adjustor for Allstate Insurance. She just finished the hours needed to be commissioned as a deacon in the United Methodist Church, which should take place in the spring of 2009. Both Ron and Wendee love music, travel and of course their children and grandchildren. In addition, Ron enjoys fishing, golfing, flying, playing the guitar and banjo, and serving the Lord. |
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| Gayle Tatum, Program & Choir Director
Gayle is an Oklahoma native. She and her husband, Carl, reside in Midwest City. They have two daughters and sons-in-law, three grandsons, Ryan, Daniel and Mason and a granddaughter, Maddie. Gayle’s hobbies are reading, music, and watching the Sooners compete in football and basketball. In her ministry at St. Matthew, she is able to combine her love of music and sharing God’s love with others into a very rewarding career. | ||||||
Melissa Thompson , Director of Student Ministries
Melissa loves life and is always surprised by what God has in store for her. She became an active part of Alpha Omega as a youth intern over the summer of 2008 and wants to contribute new ideas while keeping some of the wonderful traditions going as the new Student Ministries Director. She enjoys camping, swimming, playing recreational sports, and bowling. Her grandparents (Clint and Lear Thompson) and parents (Keith and Gail Thompson) still live in Midwest City, and she has a twin brother (Nick Thompson) that is currently attending Medical School at OSU in Tulsa. |
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Please feel free to call upon any of these individuals at: (405) 732-6831, Fax (405)732-4865 or write them at: St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 300 North Air Depot Boulevard, Midwest City, Oklahoma 73110.
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Pastor
Ron and his wife Wendee have just joined our congregation. We are extremely
excited to welcome them to our family of God. Ron was born and raised
in Oklahoma City and graduated from U.S. Grant High School in 1969.
Before answering the call to ministry, he was a business owner in Oklahoma
City and Newcastle for over twenty years. He is a graduate of Oklahoma
City University and of Perkins Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas.
Gayle Tatum joined
the staff of St. Matthew UMC in August, 1983. She served as Program
Director and Youth Director before assuming her current position of
Program and Choir Director in 1994. Gayle has a Bachelor of Music Degree
from Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, now the University of Science
and Arts of Oklahoma, and has taken graduate level courses at North
Texas State University, University of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma City University.
Melissa was born
and raised in Midwest City and attended Wickline UMC regularly until
graduating from Carl Albert High School in 2002. She attended the University
of Oklahoma and received a Bachelors of Science in Zoology and is currently
attending Oklahoma City University where she is working toward a Master's
degree in Religious Education.