As reported by Ron Carlson, conference president of the Kansas-Nebraska Conference, in his weekly e-newsletter, The Cutting Edge dated August 5, 2022:
‘Pastor’ Bennet Granted Ordination to Gospel Ministry
‘Pastor’ Kessia Reyne Bennet (College View associate) was granted her ordination certificate this past Sabbath. Commissioned in August 2021, the Conference Executive Committee voted to confer ordination upon Pastor Kessia Reyne and other women pastors within our Conference who meet the qualifications in the future. This followed the vote of the Mid-America Union constituents in September 2021 authorizing ordination to the gospel ministry without regard to gender within our Union."
The certificate of ordination was presented to Kessia Reyne Bennet by Ron Carlson on July 30, 2022 in the College View church.
The presentation starts at the 40 min mark: VIDEO
Bennet is now lead pastor of the Pleasant Valley church in Happy Valley, Oregon.
According to Oregon Conference president Dan Linrud, “Pastor Kessia Reyne Bennett is the first woman to serve as lead pastor in a multi-pastoral staff church in our Conference."
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KANSAS-NEBRASKA CONFERENCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(www.ks-ne.org/about/personnel-directory-executive-committee)
Pat Barber (Piedmont Park Church)
Merle Blood (Garden City Church)
Ron Carlson (Conference President)
Deneil Clarke (Lincoln Northside / Holland)
Pam DeCamp (New Haven Church)
Roger Driver (Vice President for Finance)
Douglas Elsey (New Haven Church)
Enrique Garcia (Grand Island Hispanic Church)
Clark Jacobs (Hutchinson Church)
Rob Koch (Enterprise Church)
Brenda Lembke (Fremont Church)
Adam Littell (Midland Adventist Academy)
Gustavo Machado (College View Church)
Megan Ortiz (Wichita Adventist Christian Academy)
Jonathan Owen (Chadron Church)
Casey Prindle (College View Academy)
Nelson Rossi (Grand Island Church)
Melvin Santos (Vice President of Administration)
Vinita Sauder (Union College)
Tyson Shaw (Chapel Oaks Church)
Rosie Tovar (Sion Hispanic Church)
Merlin Wehling (Kearney Church)
Brant Westbrook (Wichita South Church)
Norman Zimmerman (Trust Services Director)
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“After this thing Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but made priests for the high places again from among all the people. Any who would, he ordained to be priests of the high places'“ (1 Kings 13:33).
