OUR MISSION

Helping People Connect

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We are created to Connect with a LOVING GOD! Our Sunday Morning Worship Experience is a great way to Connect With a Loving God! You will be inspired by the music, and our messages are always relevant! Get Connected!

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We are created to Connect with OTHER PEOPLE! We have several ways to Connect with Other People. You can join us for Sunday School at 9:45am or at Ladies’ Bible Study on Monday’s at 7:00pm. Come join us and find out how you can get connected!

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We are created to Connect with an ABUNDANT LIFE! The best way to Connect to an ABUNDANT LIFE, is to get involved! There are so many ways to serve, from ministries inside the church, to serving in our local missions. Serving helps us find our purpose!

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Meet some of the leadership team

Mark and Terri Busch have been at Connect Church since July of 1999. They are both graduates of OKWU in Bartlesville, OK. They’ve been married since May 1998 and have two sons – Jack and Lance. Mark is the Lead Pastor at Connect Church while Terri serves as both a Worship Leader and the Communications Team Leader. They have such passion to reach and serve the lost. The fire that resonates within both of them for Ponca City is contagious and spreads wherever they go. Their goal for Connect Church is to make a welcoming environment that allows opportunities for every person, while drawing near to God with prayer and church family surrounding them with each step.

Kenneth and Aprille Ostler serve as our Youth Pastors. They joined the Connect Church team in January 2020. They have been serving as Youth Pastors since 2016 and are both graduates of Evangel University in Springfield, MO. They have been married since January 2017, and have a son named KJ (Kenneth Jr.). They provide an exciting yet challenging environment for each and every student by bringing life and relevance to the Bible and what it means to be a Christian in society today. Their goal is to start simple changes to the youth that will help provide understanding and focus to their lives. Aprille is also serving as the Connections Pastor. This position is a new addition to Connect Church. The Connections Pastor is here to help align staff and lead the congregation to a genuine sense of belonging, involvement and spiritual growth at Connect Church. Her goal is to do this by meeting people where they are and leading them to their next step with our Church mission in mind – to CONNECT.

Alan and Kenita Kendle serve as our Children’s Pastors. They have a heart for children and love watching them grow in Jesus. They have been serving the children within our community since 1984; although, they have been serving faithfully at Connect Church as the Children’s Pastors since 2015. They provide a fun, loving, and learning environment for every student. This includes exciting object lessons, memorable characters, and interactive activities while bringing stories from the Bible to life. Each week, their goal is to leave a lesson with each student that will help guide them in the direction of Jesus as well as covering them with prayer and love. Alan is also a current member of the Board for our church.

Ashlee Logan serves as our Executive Assistant at Connect Church and has worked diligently to keep us organized since 2015. She has a son named Michael, currently serves on the board as the Treasurer, and is our Worship Leader. Her God-given passion for worship has been with her since she was a kid and she has had the opportunity to lead worship in the community since 2005. Her goal is to help the congregation seek the Lord and strive to become closer with Him each and every week.

I’M NEW HERE

CONNECT CHURCH is a family integrated fellowship

CWe’re so glad you want to know more about CONNECT CHURCH. We hope you see our passion for Jesus and His gospel; He’s the reason we do what we do — preaching, children’s ministry, outreach, and worship

Are you wondering “What should I expect at Connect?” Expect to meet good friends, be encouraged and have fun. . . . You’re family here.

Join us in THE HUB, it’s a great place for a fresh, hot cup of gourmet coffee or tea. Then head into our worship experience, kids 0 – 3 years will be cared for in our Nursery. Then, after our music, kids 4 years to 4th grade are dismissed for Connect Kids, with a special message designed just for them from Pastor Alan and Kenita Kendle.

CONNECT

MINISTRIES

Where can God use your talents?

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WORSHIP

We value the opportunity to Worship God. So many great things happen, while we are growing closer to God. Our Sunday Worship Experience is designed with you and God in mind.

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EPIC (YOUTH)

Endless Possibilities In Christ (EPIC), is a place where our youth can discover their God-given purpose and calling in life. Youth gather on Sunday’s at 5 pm, to learn how they can grow closer to God and be the people that God has created!

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CHILDREN

We LOVE children! We have opportunities for them to Grow and Learn. We offer a nursery available for children birth – 3 years-old. We have Children’s Church that is for ages 4 – 5th Grade. And every Summer, we have VBS, a place where kids go WILD about God!

MEDIA/TECH

We are always looking for individuals to help us with our media/tech ministries. Contact Pastor Mark today if you would like to assist.

PRAYER

Contact the church if you would like us to pray for you in any way.

VOLUNTEER

Connect Church has volunteer opportunities everywhere. Kitchen crew, lawn care, media/tech, worship team, nursery, Sunday School teachers and more. We would love to have you serve. Click Here and take the new attender survey.

February 23 – Random Acts of Kindness, Come and find out great ideas to encourage others and to join the movement, #RandomActsOfKindness

March 29 – Ministry Fair. Find out all the important ministries that happen at CONNECT CHURCH! See how you can get involved and make a difference!