Kevin Shelton

Favorite Movie: The Quiet Man – I know, a show from the mid-20th century, but it so rocks!  John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara and all kinds of fun!  Runner up: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension - “Remember, no matter where you go… there you are.”

Dream Vacation: To travel to Ireland with a wee side trip to Scotland.  Would also love to camp out for several weeks in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest of the USA.

Last meal on Earth: Medium rare filet mignon with a little crab and shrimp, baked potato, green beans (the Lord’s vegetable), and Tammy’s chocolate chip cookies (they are the bestest).

What superpower would you choose, why? I WANT THEM ALL!  But if I had to choose one… it would be to have the ability to time travel – it would be so cool to hang out with Jesus and the disciples!  (Of course, I would have to brush up on my Hebrew and learn Aramaic, so that would be a complementary superpower).

Favorite thing about your job: Sharing life with the amazing people at HUMC!  It’s a privilege to serve with a gifted and talented staff who have a heart for Jesus Christ and for serving others.  The people of HUMC have been willing to go on so many adventures with Jesus Christ in our community of Harrisonville and beyond, and we have so much more to pursue.  God is so good!

More about Kevin…. I’ve been married to my beautiful wife Tammy for almost 42 years now, and we’ve been blessed with twin sons Jeremy and Nathan, and they in turn have blessed us with daughters-in-law Caitlin and Alma and grandkids Maya, Micah, and Ezra AND Layna and Finnley!  We are well on our way to becoming a village.  Over the years I’ve been a baker in a cafeteria, a systems analyst for several companies (that Bachelors in Computer Science and Mathematics was handy), and for the past 22 years have been outstandingly blessed to be a pastor in several churches in Kansas City, Columbia, and Springfield.  I am a movie buff (I love silent movies and foreign films) and I loooooooove music (rock, jazz, bluegrass, and of course, Celtic).