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Rev. Dr. Les C. Wicker: brings a broad base of background into ministry. It is his belief that biblically based messages are essential to contemporary needs and challenges. His messages therefore focus on God's answers to life's problems. Many messages are "How To" messages, that is, messages that focus on how to resolve or address a particular life concern as it is addressed in the Bible.
Scriptural based messages have a way of providing guidance and direction for most every problem or challenge in the modern world. Rev. Wicker also believes the service should be inspiring. With so much pain and trial in today's world, people need a refuge for hope, renewal, and regeneration. There is much in the world to beat people down; the task of the church is to build people up. Every service should leave people with a feeling that it was good to have been in the house of God.
Our minister is a graduate of the Divinity School of Duke University and has a doctorate from the University of North Carolina with a focus on marriage & family. He has been a successful pastor with churches in North Carolina, Florida, & Wisconsin. Each of his churches has been recognized for its leadership in growth & outreach. Dr. Wicker is the author of several books. His most recent is entitled, The Fundraising Guidebook for Benefit Golf Tournaments, a book designed to walk churches and others who wish to raise funds through the steps of putting on a charity golf tournament from beginning to end. His book, Preparing Couples for Marriage, is a sourcebook for pastors in their walk through the premarital counseling process with couples. The book is now in its third printing. An avid letter writer himself, Dr. Wicker is also a contributing author to The Sourcebook of Pastoral Letters.
Rev. Wicker's wife, Phyllis, is active in the church & sings in the choir. They have two sons & three grandchildren.
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Jackie Green has been in church work in various capacities most of her life. A graduate ofMidway College in Kentucky, her career was spent in real estate, while being involved in church work as a volunteer. Upon retirement and moving to Naples, she became more involved in church and volunteer work, once with her husband, Art, opening and managing a church thrift store. Jackie was featured in her college’s alumni magazine as one the of the college’s outstanding graduates. |
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 Avis Cooper is the Director of Music. A teacher in the Collier County School District, she is the founder of the Collier County Teachers Association, has taught voice and piano, and directed church choirs in New York and Florida. A graduate of Nazareth College in Rochester, New York, with a degree in music, she also has a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from NOVA, in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. |
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Norma Farmilo serves as organist of First Congregational Church of Naples. Dr. Farmilo brings twenty-five years of experience of playing the organ in various churches. She has taught in the public schools of Walled Lake, Michigan and had thirty-five years experience with teaching private piano. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, a Masters in Music Education from Wayne State and also a PhD from Wayne State University. |
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