Family Gives Back

The Pfaff Family: Parker, Makayla, Preston, Jenna, Jason, Doug, Linda, Jeremy, Erin, Claire, Kate, and Stella.

PHILANTHROPY IS A FAMILY AFFAIR

ATTENDING MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY IS A PFAFF FAMILY TRADITION. And so is meeting one’s spouse here. Giving back to the university is part of the family affair as well.

For Doug (FS ‘74) and Linda (Bowman FS ‘73) Pfaff, The university was the foundation for us,” Doug says.

The couple went on to establish and own The Kitchen Showcase, a kitchen and bath design center in suburban Denver, Colorado for nearly 40 years. It’s a company their two sons, Jeremy (’97), a business major and Jason (’00) a communications and business major, eventually took over.

Recently, the Pfaffs sold the business. Now, all three families have made a commitment to the Bright Futures Capital Campaign, knowing that it will create a new athletic complex for MNU.

For Jason specifically, who met his wife, Jenna (Jones ’01), at MNU and played baseball, the word on his heart is “urgency.”

“The opportunity to give, the opportunity to contribute to really make a big impact on MNU for future generations starts with this campaign,” he says. “It was a no brainer for us to get behind it.”

The oldest Pfaff son, Jeremy, and his wife Erin (Hale ’98), feel MNU made a transformational impact on their lives, especially on the football field for Jeremy.

“My college experience shaped me into a businessman, father, Christ follower all into one,” he says. “We want to see the school thrive.”

That feeling is mutual among the Pfaff family.

“God blessed us with a good business and good family,” Doug says. “As a family, we decided to give a gift and help make the college a better place for generations to come.”