Dr. H. David McKellips
was elected to the office of superintendent of the Northeast Oklahoma District in June of 2006 with General Superintendent Jerry D. Porter presiding. At the time of his election McKellips was serving as senior pastor of the Tulsa Central Church of the Nazarene where he had served for more than 12 years.
McKellips was named Alumnus of the Year in 2003 by MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU). He graduated from the school in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts in religion and philosophy. He also served as student body president and was co-chair of the Nazarene Student Leadership Conference. He went on to earn his master of divinity degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary in 1981 and his doctor of ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, in 2000.
In his ministry career, the Kansas native has pastored since 1981 in Nevada, Kansas and Oklahoma.
Dave is married to Gloria (Robison); they met while attending MNU. God has blessed Dave and Gloria with two daughters and a son. Keri, a 2002 graduate of SNU, now married to Dr. Damien Mitchell, mother of Elliana and Everly. Lindsey, a 2006 graduate of SNU, now married to Rev. Dr. Scott Dermer, mother of Millie, Eli and Bennett. David, a 2011 graduate of OSU, an MBA from OSU in 2016, now married to Elaine, father of Shepherd and Ashton.
Dave loves sports of all kinds, both participating and watching. He is an avid KC Royals and Chiefs Fan as well as a diehard KU fan. In addition, OU, OSU, TU and the OKC Thunder are family favorites as an Oklahoma resident since 1988. Dave also enjoys playing tennis and golf.
District Advisory Council
David McKellips (chairman, ordained minister)
Austin Troyer (secretary, ordained minister)
Scott Moore (ordained minister)
Tony Proctor (layperson)
Steve Spangenberg (ordained minister)
Kara Stephens (layperson)
Jeff Stewart (layperson)
Christy Thornton (ordained minister)
Jim Thornton (District Secretary)
Tim Ogden (District Treasurer)
Joe Gschwandtner (NDI Chairman)
Carol Stevens (District NMI President)
Nick Williams (District NYI President)
Office Staff
Gloria McKellips
Special Projects Assistant
Gloria joined the district team in July 2007 after teaching private piano lessons for 28 years. Gloria, along with her husband, Dave, love the people of Northeast Oklahoma and are privileged to serve alongside these great friends. They are blessed and greatly enjoy the rare moments they spend with their three children and their spouses along with their seven grandchildren.
Michelle Proctor
Financial Assistant
Michelle joined the NEO Team in April, 2021, as District Bookkeeper. Michelle is no stranger to NEO as she has served as Youth Pastor, Pulpit Supply and on the NYI and SDMI District Ministry Boards at various times dating back to 2002. Michelle continues ministering and serving the Lord by opening their home to others by leading a Core Neighborhood Church on Sundays and a Core Fellowship Group on Wednesdays. Michelle, along with her husband Tony, enjoy spending time working and ministering together in their church and in their tax/accounting practice, traveling to new places and spending time with their beloved family. They are blessed with three children and three grandchildren.
Katrina Schuber
Administrative Assistant
Katrina joined the office staff in December 2023. She studied Business Administration/Accounting at De Anza College. She and her husband Jerry are part of Core Church. She loves people. Katrina primarily works Mondays and Thursdays in the office.
Mission Areas in Northeast Oklahoma
The NEO Mision Areas exist to advance the Kingdom of God by strengthening the ministers and their families
and by facilitating effective missional local church ministries.
Northeast:
Claremore, Collinsville, Miami New Life, Pryor Redemption House of Prayer, Vinita
Coordinator: Dan Hazelton
pastordanhazelton@gmail.com
Southeast:
Broken Arrow Connect, Coweta The Way, Muskogee First, Muskogee Freedom Fellowship, Okmulgee, Tahlequah, Wagoner
Coordinator: Scott Moore
scott@connectchurchba.com
Hispanic:
Broken Arrow Iglesia, Owasso Silver Creek Iglesia, Tulsa Central Hispanic Ministry, Tulsa Cielos Abiertos, Tulsa El Buen Pastor, Tulsa Fe y Esperanza, Tulsa Fuente de Vida, Tulsa Roca de Salvacion
Coordinator: Victor and Anna Ruiz
ruiz405@gmail.com
Tulsa:
Broken Arrow Core Church at Aspen Creek, Owasso Silver Creek, Tulsa Audacity, Tulsa Central, Tulsa Ecclesia, Tulsa Hills, Tulsa Regency Park
Coordinator: Keith Schubert
keith@regencypark.org
Southwest:
Bristow Fellowship, Chandler, Cushing Kinetic, Davenport, Drumright, Mannford Grace Family Worship Center, Meeker Country Faith, Sand Springs, Sapulpa
Coordinator: Brady Thelander
bradythelander@gmail.com
Northwest:
Barnsdall, Bartlesville, Cleveland, Dewey, Hominy, Pawhuska, Skiatook
Coordinator: Steve Spangenberg
pastorsteve@bfcnaz.org
Our Purpose
The Church of the Nazarene is a Great Commission church (Matthew 28:19-20). As a global community of faith, we are commissioned to take the Good News of life in Jesus Christ to people everywhere and to spread the message of scriptural holiness (Christlike living) across the lands.
The Church of the Nazarene bonds together individuals who have made Jesus Christ Lord of their lives, sharing in Christian fellowship, and seeking to strengthen each other in faith development through worship, preaching, training, and service to others. We strive to express the compassion of Jesus Christ to all persons along with our personal commitment to Christlike living.
The Beliefs Nazarenes Hold To Be True
We believe in one God-the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe that the Old and New Testament Scriptures, given by plenary inspiration, contain all truth necessary to faith and Christian living.
We believe that man is born with a fallen nature, and is, therefore, inclined to evil, and that continually.
We believe that the finally impenitent are hopelessly and eternally lost.
We believe that the atonement through Jesus Christ is for the whole human race; and that whosoever repents and believes on the Lord Jesus Christ is justified and regenerated and saved from the dominion of sin.
We believe that believers are to be sanctified wholly, subsequent to regeneration, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
We believe that the Holy Spirit bears witness to the new birth, and also to the entire sanctification of believers.
We believe that our Lord will return, the dead will be raised, and the final judgment will take place.
Our Core Values
We Are a Christian People
As members of the Church Universal, we join with all true believers in proclaiming the Lordship of Jesus Christ and in embracing the historic Trinitarian creedal statements of Christian faith. We value our Wesleyan-Holiness heritage and believe it to be a way of understanding the faith that is true to Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience.
We Are a Holiness People
God, who is holy, calls us to a life of holiness. We believe that the Holy Spirit seeks to do in us a second work of grace, called by various terms including “entire sanctification” and “baptism with the Holy Spirit”-cleansing us from all sin, renewing us in the image of God, empowering us to love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength, and our neighbors as ourselves, and producing in us the character of Christ. Holiness in the life of believers is most clearly understood as Christlikeness.
We Are a Missional People
We are a sent people, responding to the call of Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit to go into all the world, witnessing to the Lordship of Christ and participating with God in the building of the Church and the extension of His kingdom (Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Corinthians 6:1). Our mission:
- Begins in worship
- Ministers to the world in evangelism and compassion
- Encourages believers toward Christian maturity through discipleship, and
- Prepares women and men for Christian service through Christian higher education.
