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Pastor Steve
Schenewerk was
born in 1956 in Kansas City, Kansas and spent most of his growing up years
in the metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri area. He graduated from Raytown
High School in 1974. He spent one year at Southwest Baptist University in
Bolivar, Mo but then moved to Missouri Western State University to further
his education in 1975.
There in St. Joseph Missouri he met Cindy at a Baptist Student Ministry
event. They began dating and were married in 1976. In the summer of 1976
Steve and Cindy were student summer workers assigned to Calvary Baptist
Church in Burlington, WA. While there, the church called Steve as Associate
Pastor.
At the end of the summer of 1977 Steve and Cindy moved from St. Joseph, MO
to Burlington, WA with three boxes and two suitcases via Greyhound Bus.
Steve transferred to Western Washington University where he graduated with
his B.A in Education in 1979.
In February of 1980 Steve was called as full time Minister of Music, Youth,
and Education for Columbia Heights Baptist Church in Longview, WA. In the
fall of 1980 Steve began a lengthy seminary career which culminated in a
Master of Divinity from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill
Valley, CA, in 1979 and a Doctor of Ministry from The Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY in 2009.
In 1981 Steve and Cindy were called to pastor First Baptist Church, Allyn,
WA. Steve served as pastor and Cindy was a stay at home mom as Josh was born
in 1982 and Megan was born in 1986. In 1987 Steve as called to pastor
Southern Hills Baptist Church in Salem, OR where he served until 1991. In
August of 1991 Steve, Cindy, Josh and Megan came to Winston, OR where Steve
has served as pastor. Both Josh and Megan graduated from Douglas High School
in Winston, OR. Cindy now works at Winston Middle School as Office Manager.
Both she and Steve are heavily involved in community events and love living
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