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Pastor Ken Clendaniel and family joined Oakwood Wesleyan in the summer of 2004. He has served as a youth pastor in various churches since graduating Bible College and now serves as Oakwood's eleventh pastor. Pastor Ken graduated from Hobe Sound Bible College in 1993 with a B.A. in Missions with a minor in Pastoral Studies. He is currently working on his Masters of Divinity degree from Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University and plans to graduate in 2013.
He is married to Missy and his family also includes a sixteen year old son named Casey, a twelve year old daughter named Carmen, a ten year old son named Cory and a six year old son named Cameron. Oh, plus there's a dog named Cosmo running around the house as well. The Clendaniel house is NEVER boring!!
Jim McDermott is the leader of the men's ministry at Oakwood. He came to Maryland in 1990 after spending four years in the United States Marine Corp. He joined the Anne Arundel County Police Department and began his training patrolling the streets of Anne Arundel County. After working patrol for about seven years, he began working with the D.A.R.E. Program, teaching drug and violence prevention to the 5th and 7th grade students in the Anne Arundel County Public School system. Currently, Jim is developing an Explorer's Post with for youth and is working on earning a degree in Biblical Studies from Indiana Wesleyan University.
Missy Clendaniel is the part-time volunteer secretary for the church. She met Pastor Ken in Bible College and they will be celebrating 19 years of marriage this coming summer (2011). She has her B.A. in General Christian Studies with a minor in Office Management from Hobe Sound Bible College. Oakwood is Missy's home church...she grew up in this church and has now returned as "pastor's wife".
Kevin Hogan is our part-time worship leader. He was hired in September 2011 and is responsible to lead worship and direct the worship team each Sunday morning. He and his fiance, Heather, are making plans to get married in August 2011!
