rev. dr. Kirt moelling/
senior pastor
Rev. Dr. Kirt E. Moelling was the Senior Pastor of St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa, before joining FUMC Yukon in June of 2019.
Prior to entering the ministry, Kirt practiced law in Amarillo, Texas for twelve years, where he had the good fortune of meeting his wife, Sha’rie (shuh-ree). Together, they have two wonderful sons, Nathan and Matthew.
Kirt received his bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Oklahoma City University, his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, and his Master of Divinity, magna cum laude, from Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa.
Currently, Kirt serves on the Conference Board of Ministry (incoming chair, Conference Relations Committee) and has previously chaired the Conference Board of Church and Society, serving also as a member of the Oklahoma Conference of Churches IMPACT Committee.
On the District level, Kirt has served as a Trustee, as a member of the Committee on Ministry, and has also served at MANY District and Conference camps.
Kirt loves God’s creation; enjoys hiking, photography, reading, learning, writing, music, humor, sports, gardening (mostly tomatoes), and spending time with his family, including “Honey,” a Golden Retriever.
Beth Barker/
Children’s Director
& Finance Manager
Beth is our incredible Children’s Director! She does an amazing job keeping our most precious church attendees involved during our services. She is always willing to put in the work needed to love our wonderful kids well and teach them about the love of Jesus!
noah harrington/
Youth Director
We are so pleased to have Noah join our staff this year. He has stepped in just as our summer activities Began. We are excited to see our Youth Group grow under his guidance. And are pleased he brings along his new wife Hannah.
Keleigh Clark/
Preschool Director
Keleigh Clark is our Pre School Director and she is returning this fall for her 19th year at YKF. She has three precious children, Kayden, Sutton, and Carigan who all went through the program. She is a lifelong resident of Yukon and has been married to her husband, Chad for 20 years. Keleigh loves the program and is completely invested!
THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO, KELEIGH!
frances bovee/
office administrator
Frances joined Yukon First on Feb. 5, 2017, the day after she and her husband, Jerry were married here on Feb. 4, 2017. We are so happy to have her as our Office Administrator.
Ginger Strong/
Communications
& Media Associate
Ginger and her husband, Stan, joined FUMC Yukon in 1994 as they began to raise their three daughters.
She joined our staff in April 2019 as the Communications and Media Associate!
Stephen Darter/
Director of Worship Arts
Stephen is a longtime member of FUMC Yukon and has a incredible background in music!
We love his appreciation for music and traditional worship!
Robin Paul/
Vocalist
We are so pleased to have Robin step into our Vocalist position recently. She has a beautiful voice and we are certainly blessed to get to hear it each week.
Steven McBee/
Guitarist and Vocals
What a blessing it is to have the musical stylings of Steven McBee in our worship service. We are so happy to have him join us each Sunday to experience his talents.
Christine Wagner/
Pianist
Christine has an amazing musical background and brings so much talent to the table. We were so blessed when she offered to step in as our Pianist.
Sarah Boyanton/
Lead Nursery Attendant
Sarah grew up in our church and we are more than happy to have here leading our children in the nursery and loving on our most precious babies. She has multiple off site engagements but makes time each Sunday to come watch over our smallest members.
Brooklyn Strong/
Nursery Attendant
Brooklyn was born and raised here at Yukon First. She has a full time job off site but continues to bless our babies by watching then on Sundays during Sunday School and Worship.