Lead Pastor - Rev. Serena Kleppinger
Pastor Serena is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene and has been a part of the Darby Creek pastoral staff for the last 3.5 years. She has served the Church for over 20 years as part of the Metro New York and New England districts.
She earned her Bachelor's Degree from Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts. She completed her Pastoral Training at Nazarene Bible College in Kansas City, Missouri. She also holds a Master's of Arts degree in Church and Community from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Pastor Serena is deeply passionate about preaching the Word, Church and its connection to the community, helping people grow in Christ, and becoming an intergenerational church. She is a published writer, as a regular contributor to A Plain Account, a Wesleyan Holiness Commentary website. She serves the South Central Ohio District Church of the Nazarene serving on the Board of Ministry and as Nazarene Youth Conference Coordinator for the district. She also recently completed rewriting the Pastoral Ethics course for the pastoral training program for the Global Church of the Nazarene.
