Noel is currently serving as the Pastor of Congregational Care at Olathe Evangelical Covenant Church (OECC). An ordained Covenant pastor, Noel has been serving Covenant churches since 1986, including Palmyra Covenant, Hector, MN, Herndon Covenant Church, Herndon, KS, New Hope Covenant Church (a bi-lingual church plant),Yakima, WA, and People’s Covenant Church, San Juan, TX. Noel is a gifted pastor who has served as a bridge between English speaking and Spanish speaking congregations. He is passionate about evangelism and community building, as well as using his bi-lingual skills to build relationships with people within and beyond the walls of the church.

In addition to pastoral ministry, Noel’s other ministry passion is serving as a Chaplain for the United States Army. He has served in the US Army for more that 20 years in both the active and reserve component. He currently serves as the 166th Aviation Brigade Chaplain at Fort Riley, KS.

When free time presents itself, Noel loves to read, visit with family, drinking coffee, and faithfully follows the Dallas Cowboys and LA Lakers. His daily pastimes include devotions, prayer, reading the USA Today, and drinking several Diet Cokes.

Noel and his wife, Debbie, have three grown children who are married and are the proud grandparents of five wonderful grandchildren, Micah, Karsten, Kyla, Joel and Gabriel. Noel and Debbie reside in Lawrence, KS and are avid KU fans!

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Jamie Palmer, Praise Team Leader A graduate of William Jewell College with a Degree in Piano Performance, Jamie has served several churches in the Kansas City area with his music ministry. Overall, Jamie’s enthusiasm and passion for music has made him one of Kansas City’s most unique and talented performer/singer/songwriters. Having lived and worked in Nashville, Tennessee he gained extensive experience in recording, production and arrangements. Jamie has produced and released multiple recording projects including a vocal album "Through the Rain" and an instrumental album "Yesterday Watching". His first praise and worship album is currently in production. In addition to following a lifelong passion for music, Jamie is an avid martial artist with over 25 years of training. His continued study and dedication has led to his certification with some of the highest black belt rankings in multiple disciplines of the martial arts. Together with his wife, Ashleigh, who is also a black belt, they have owned and operated the Olathe Karate Academy since 1999. With his extensive background Jamie brings a renewed spirit and fresh perspective to the music at Olathe Covenant with the intent to move the worship to the next level in the highest standards of a LifeChurch.tv Network church. Jamie and Ashleigh were blessed with their first little girl on February 28th, 2009. Ainsley reminds them daily of how we are all a precious gift from God.

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Joan Wade, Church Administrator

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