Our Leadership
Pastor Stephen C. Deutsch
Stephen
is
grateful
to
have
been
raised
in
a
Christian
home.
His
father
is
an
Honorably
Retired
Presbyterian
Minister
and
his
mother
a
retired
social
worker.
He
was
born
overseas,
but
grew
up
primarily
in
the
mid-west
(Indiana
and
Michigan).
He
graduated
with
a
Bachelor
of
Science
(pre-med)
degree
from
Oral
Roberts
University
in
Tulsa,
Oklahoma,
and
still
loves
science.
He
readily
talks
bugs
and
dissects
frogs
for
school
classes
when
given
the
chance.
His
Master
of
Divinity
degree
is
from
Austin
Presbyterian
Theological
Seminary.
He
was
ordained
in
the
Presbyterian
Church
in
1990
when
he
started
serving
the
Dexter
and
Hagerman,
New
Mexico,
congregations.
He
later
received
a
Certificate of Advanced Studies, also from the seminary in Austin.
Stephen
has
served
the
high
governing
church
over
the
years
in
several
capacities:
Presbyterian
Youth
Council
Chair;
Presbytery
Moderator;
Council
Chair;
National
Presbyterian
Youth
Ministry
Council
and
he
has
served
as
a
member
or
chair
of
various
committees.
Locally,
he’s
involved
as
volunteer
Hospital
Chaplain
and
is
the
current
president
of
the
local
Ministerial
Alliance
where
he
helps
co-ordinate
community
worship
services
and
food
drives.
He
loves
working
with
youth
and
children,
serving
5
years
as
the
Fine
Arts
Site
Director
for
the
Dexter
after-school
program.
Stephen
is
a
stalwart
advocate
and
henchman
for
the
local
Cafe
Cha
Cha
Cha
Pecos
Valley
Teen
Center
located
in
Dexter.
He
is
also
a
bulwark for the choir.
Stephen
is
happily
married
to
Amy
and
adores
his
three
children:
Brianna,
Nick
and
Ben.
In
his
spare
time
he
enjoys
running,
woodworking,
piddlin’
in
the
garden,
hiking
and
barbecuing.
Serving
the
Dexter
and
Hagerman
churches
has
been
his
joy
and
blessing.
He
will
readily
explain
that
he
has
never
known
better
church
families.
He
appreciates
these
congregations’ love, support and generosity.
Our hope in God is not unfounded, our Lord is alive and the Holy
Spirit is truly our Counselor and Friend. Stephen is convinced that God’s
purposes for us are more than wonderful...
Youth Minister, Anna Chaney
Anna Miles Chaney was born and raised in the Pecos Valley and has attended Dexter First
Presbyterian her entire life. Anna played sports in high school, enjoying great success in Volleyball and
Track. She graduated in 1999 from Dexter High with honors.
She attended New Mexico State University where she met her
amazing husband, Kyle Chaney, the last week of her freshman year.
Anna graduated in 2003 with a degree in Clothing, Textiles and Fashion
Merchandising, a Minor in Business Administration and Marketing. She
was blessed to have Kyle, an English teacher, read all of her papers. She
never made below an “A” ever again!
Anna and Kyle were married in 2003 and moved to Albuquerque
and then to Santa Fe. Anna worked at a department store as an
assistant manager. It didn’t take her long to discover this was not the job
for her! She only lasted two years, but that was long enough for Kyle to
get his masters in English at Unversity of New Mexico, then it became his
turn to work. They moved to Hobbs for about 9 months after asking God
to help them find their place in life.
God responded with a very rewarding job for Anna at the church
where she grew up. Back to Dexter it was and after a while she even got
p
aid for doing what she loved! God blessed the family again when Kyle
landed an awesome teaching job at NMMI in 2006 and the fun hasn’t
stopped yet. Anna and Kyle enjoy hanging out with the Youth Group kids
and sharing the “Good News” about Jesus Christ. But nothing compares to how much they love their sweet
baby Stella.
“No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared
for those who love Him,”
I Corinthians 2:9
Jeannie is happily
married to Mark Rodgers.
She is the mother of two
children and has five
grandchildren.
She can answer all
your questions or get you
in touch with someone
who can.
Music Director, Genia Devenport
Genia has been adult choir director at First Presbyterian Church in Dexter
for at least ten years. She enjoys playing violin and guitar, teaching herself guitar
while in college. She played in orchestra in high school, college and for one year
with the Roswell Symphony Orchestra. She has sung in church choirs all her adult
life.
Genia was born in Durham, North Carolina, and was raised in Raleigh,
North Carolina. She attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology in 1976. She
continued post-graduate studies in Houston, Texas, graduating with a Masters
Degree in Physical Therapy from Texas Woman’s University in 1978.
She relocated to New Mexico in 1980 where she and her husband, Darel,
married and bought a small farm in Dexter. Darel and son, Dustin, raise cattle,
horses and alfalfa.
Genia is currently working professionally as a physical therapist providing
early intervention, school based services and home health physical therapy to children and adults with
disabilities.
Jeannie Rodgers,
Church Secretary
Commissioned Lay Pastors
Beverly Coots
Pianists:
Amy Deutsch, Gina Visser &
Mary Lynn Bogle
Wendy Vaughn, Treasurer
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