About the Pastors

Pastors John and Peggy Appling on the occasion of Peggy's ordination.

October 26th, 2008.

About the pastors of this church:

Rev. John D. Appling is a graduate of Missouri State University with a BS degree and Asbury Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree.  He has also taken extensive classes in Computer Infomation Systems.  He was ordained into the United Methodist Church in 1981.  He has served churches in Kentucky, Richland Missouri, Buffalo Missouri, and Lebanon Missouri.  In 2004, he was received into the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination as an ordained minister and has served in Springfield ever since. 

Rev. Peggy R. Appling is a graduate of Missouri State University with a BS degree and Asbury Theological Serminary with a Master of Arts in Religion degree.  She attended numerous classes at the denomination's Program of Alternate Studies and was made the associate pastor on October 26th, 2008.

Rev. Gordon Campbell is our pastor in charge of hospital visitation and outreach to the Boy Scouts and the Korean War Veterns.

Rev. John Ang is our campus pastor and in charge of outreach to international students at the campus of Missouri State University. He speaks Manderin and Cantonese in addition to English.

Rev. Park is our pastor to the Korean speaking members of our church.

Rev. Andy Eppard is our newest associate and is leading the 8 am service. He is a graduate of AGTS with a Masters of Theology Degree.

We will update this page with further information about our pastors soon.