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Reverend Ken Irby
Senior Pastor
Phone: 318-861-0586 x227
E-mail: ken@Broadmoorumc.org
Ken began his tenure at Broadmoor in June, 2005. He has served churches in Louisiana since 1984, including First UMC, Slidell (associate); Luling; Amite and Independence; First UMC, Lafayette; and most recently, 10 years at University UMC in Baton Rouge. He is a native of Dallas, Texas, and was a youth director in Memphis, Tennessee before going to seminary at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta.
Ken and his wife Kay have three children, Seth, Nathan and Caroline—all three sports-minded and pretty good students. Kay serves as Director of the North Louisiana Field Office of LANO (Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations), which helps nonprofits build their capacity to serve. Ken enjoys cooking, working in the yard, and traveling.
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Dr. Mark Martin
Associate Pastor in charge of The River Multi-Media Services and Missions Liason
Phone: 318-861-0586 x225
E-mail: mark@broadmoorumc.org
Mark has served as an ordained elder in the Louisiana Conference since 1978. He has pastored at: a 4 point charge - Montgomery UMC, Mt. Zion UMC, Atlanta UMC and St. Maurice UMC as his first appointment, associate at Blackwater UMC, pastor at Walker UMC, senior pastor at St. Charles UMC and Blackwater UMC. He and Rhonda have been married for over 24 years. They have 3 children – Jodie who is married to William McPherson and living in LaPlace, LA, Matthew and Luke who live in Baton Rouge. The Martins have 2 grandchildren – William Keith and Kierston.
Mark loves to sing, play the guitar and write music. He enjoys leading and/or participating in multi-media worship. Mark also shares an interest in herpetology (reptiles and amphibians) with his son, Luke. Luke has a small business (Bronze Serpent Reptiles) where he breeds ball pythons and red tail boas. Mark’s pets are: A red tailed boa, (Rocky), 2 Bearded Dragons (Ruby and Frosty), a black cat (Elijah) which all reside with him at home. His 2 Giant Day Geckos (like the one in the Geico commercial) named Spanky and Sparky, stay in the church office where children and office workers often stop in to see them.
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Mr. David Hobson
Co-Director of Music Ministries
Phone: 318-861-0586
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Reverend Kathy Wafer
Associate Minister
Phone: 318-861-0586 x226
E-mail: kathysw@broadmoorumc.org
Kathy Wafer has been married to Corry Wafer for over 20 years and they have two daughters, Jessica 17 and Madeline 13. Kathy has a Master’s in Education and taught elementary school in the Caddo Parish School District for over 20 years. During her last five years of teaching she began to feel an urge to enter into the ministry. After retiring from school and completing ministry requirements Kathy began serving as a full time local pastor. Kathy is currently pursuing a Master’s of Divinity through Garrett Evangelical Seminary.
As an associate at Broadmoor, Rev. Wafer has worked with Evangelism, Prayer Ministry, Hospitality, Health and Wellness, and Women’s Ministry. She also teaches in the Living Faith Sunday school class. Her passion is teaching and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in the many opportunities of service that she is able to do. Kathy’s family has been members of Broadmoor since 1991. Her daughters love our youth group and her husband enjoys teaching in the 10th grade Sunday school class. As a family they also enjoy traveling and boating when they get a chance. Kathy and Corry enjoy hiking, however that is not Jessica’s and Madeline’s favorite thing to do. They have many hiking memories and nightmares in their family history!
It is Kathy’s prayer that whenever you enter the doors of Broadmoor you will feel welcomed and it will feel like home to you as it has felt like home to her family!
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Mr. Eric McFarland
Director of Student Ministries
Phone: 318-861-0586 x229
E-mail: eric@broadmooryouth.com
Eric is a PK (Preachers Kid) and a lifelong United Methodist that grew up in Metairie, Louisiana outside of New Orleans. In 1993 he graduated from Louisiana Tech University, married the love of his life Aimee, and moved to Shreveport. Eric has worked at the Methodist Children's Home in Ruston, taught elementary and middle school in Shreveport, worked as the Director of the Perkins School of Youth Ministry at S.M.U. in Dallas Texas, and has worked with the students at Broadmoor United Methodist since 1995. Eric and his wife Aimee have a beautiful daughter named Annaclaire, a son named Aidan, and a boxer named Trenton that has a serious drooling problem. Eric loves to play with Annaclaire and Aidan, snow ski, cycle, watch movies, and collect junk that he has no place to put. Eric is working on his "Certification in Youth Ministry" through the United Methodist General Board of Higher Education & Ministry and Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Even though he is getting older by the minute, his favorite Bible verse is 1Timothy 4:12.
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Mrs. Mary Caldwell
Co-Director of Music Ministries
Phone: 318-861-0586 x221
E-mail: marytc@broadmoorumc.org
Mary Caldwell has served as Director of Music Ministries at Broadmoor United Methodist Church in Shreveport since 1996. She is responsible for the complete music program that consists of six choral and five handbell choirs, three choral ensembles, a music team for The River (Praise and Worship Service) and instruments including brass and woodwinds. She also directs a handbell ensemble at Centenary College in Shreveport, LA. Mary has been involved with the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers since 1991 and has directed handbell choirs for over 15 years. She is the current Chair-Elect for Area VI in the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers. Mary has organized several handbell workshops at Broadmoor United Methodist Church and also served as a clinician at workshops. Musical education includes a Bachelor of Music in Sacred Music (Voice) from Centenary College in Shreveport, LA, handbell masters classes in performance (studied with Kay Cook) and conducting (studied with Dr. William Payn) at Concordia University in Wisconsin, and a Masters of Music from Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA.
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Mrs. Bonnie Daniel
Director of Children's Ministries
Phone: 318-861-0586 x224
E-mail: bonnie@broadmoorumc.org
Bonnie Daniel is the Director of Children's Ministry, as well as the Program Director. That mean's she spends most of her time doing children's ministry and the rest of her time is divided between adult ministry and keeping track of all the meetings, programs, and church and community activities that use the church building. So that adds up to about (how many??) hours a week??? Bonnie has been on the staff of BUMC since July, 1995 and one of the best things about it is she lives just right around the corner.
Bonnie's husband Tom is the Assistant Principal at Greenacres Middle School in Bossier. He retired as a Colonel from the Air Force in 1995 and that's when they came "home". Tom and Bonnie both graduated from high school in Bossier - he from Airline and she from Bossier (big rivals!) They actually met at church - MYF to be exact , and they got married in 1968. They did a lot of traveling around in the 25 years of Air Force life but are happy that God's choices for their lives led them back to Shreveport/Bossier. Tom & Bonnie have two sons, Trey and Chris, who work together in their landscape business - The Daniel Design Group. Their beautiful daughter, Becky, passed away in 2003 at age 23. They have two of the best granddaughters in the world: Lillie, born in 1998 and Maddie, born in 2003.
When Bonnie is not working, she loves to read, watch Judge Judy (shame ! ), 24, Alias and The Andy Griffith Show. Tom & Bonnie enjoy going to the movie or renting movies to watch at home, and going out to eat occasionally - especially to El Chico's ( Tom's favorite since high school), Monjuni's and Imperial Cathey. Bonnie loves Beth Moore Bible Studies (with Kathy Wafer teaching), Rotation Sunday School, TnT, her New Evening Circle, and her Companions Group. Bonnie's favorite Bible verse is Lamentations 3: 22-23.
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Mrs. Amy Simon
Director of Finances
Phone: 318-861-0586 x223
E-mail: amy@broadmoorumc.org
Amy joined Broadmoor as the Business Administrator in 2007 where she takes care of all our finances.
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Mr. Randy Hernandez
Director of Facilities
Phone: 318-861-0586
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Mrs. Jill Welch
Director of Nursery
Phone: 318-861-0586
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Mrs. Ada Roddy
Director of Kitchen Ministries
Phone: 318-861-0586
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Mrs. Ann Cathcart
Director of Buddies
Phone: 318-861-0586
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Mrs. Kayla Barker
Associate Director of Children's Ministries
Phone: 318-861-0586
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Mrs. Thea Pennywell
Assistant Director of Music Ministries & Organist
Phone: 318-861-0586
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Mrs. Janet Northen
Director of Day School
Phone: 318-861-0586
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Ms. Julie Stafford-Smith
Secretary (to Senior Pastor and the Directors of Sudent and Childrens Ministries)
Phone: 318-861-0586 x233
E-mail: julie@broadmoorumc.org
Julie Stafford-Smith has been working for BUMC since 2001, where she is secretary to the Senior Pastor, the Directors of Student Ministries and the Director of Children's Ministries. Her duties vary, but include preparing orders of worship for sanctuary services, creating overhead screen announcements, children's newletter, funeral orders of worship, baptism certificates, bulk mailings and other corespondence as necessary. While at Broadmoor, she has enjoyed teaching elementary Sunday School for many years, lends Ada a hand in the kitchen on a regular basis, and was a Stephen Minster. Julie has also served as Secretary of the Church Council for several years. She is the mother of Evan, Jonathan and Chelsea Smith. She was born in Shreveport, but has lived in many other cities, states and even in the Philippines and in England. Julie is on the Production Staff of the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet, where she is a wardrobe assistant and works during all performances and dress rehearsals. She was Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet Volunteer of the Year 2001-2002. She is also an avid OU fan. Go Sooners! In her spare time, Julie enjoys reading, cross-stitching, cooking and spending time with family.
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Mr. Evan Smith
Facilities
Phone: 318-861-0586
Evan has been a member of Broadmoor since 1997 and has been a full time employee of the BUMC facilities staff since February 2005. Known to be a tad on the compulsive side, he makes the perfect facilities staffer even going so far as to organizing his cash in serial number order. Evan was born in Lubbock, Texas and later lived in England for 4 years and then in California. He has visited Scotland and Germany and half of the 50 United States. Evan is interested in many types of music and collects guitars, ukeleles and banjos. In his spare time, Evan enjoys listening to, playing and writing music or watching movies.
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Christopher Lockett
Custodian
Phone: 318-861-0586
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Reginald Alexander
Custodian
Phone: 318-861-0586
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Christy Fieldson
Custodian
Phone: 318-861-0586
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