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KANSAS-NEBRASKA
Three Pastors Ordained to Ministry
(middle) Pastor Deneil Clarke was ordained on Aug. 8 at the Northside Church in Lincoln, Nebraska.
(bottom) Pastor Brian Wahlen was ordained on Aug. 22 at the Alliance Church in Alliance, Nebraska.
Greg Bullion
Greg Bullion grew up in Fresno, California. Despite being raised in an Adventist family he did not have a deep relationship with God. He met his future wife, Jen, at Pacific Union College and earned a bachelor’s degree in history, with a minor in biology. He began a bachelor of nursing program in Pennsylvania the summer after he and his wife married. BSN in hand, they returned to California and Greg pursued cardiac and emergency room nursing.
A turning point in their spiritual life came in 2009 with the miscarriage of their first child. One Sabbath their pastor encouraged members to join a small group to strengthen their relationship with God.
Jen asked Greg about starting a small group in their home. Greg responded, “Pray about it.” She did and the next day a colleague invited them to join a small group where they learned to encourage others and share their faith. The couple immersed themselves in Bible study and service, and they experienced new joy.
In 2011, God led them into mission service in China. After Jen attended a health evangelism program, they were invited to Topeka, Kansas, to begin medical missionary work. In 2015, the KansasNebraska Conference invited Greg to pastoral ministry as an associate pastor at the Omaha Memorial Church. Later, Greg’s pastoral responsibilities expanded to the Fremont Church. By then, Greg and Jen had welcomed two daughters, Pearl and Talitha.
The family moved to Kearney, Nebraska, in 2019 to serve the Beaver City, Broken Bow, Holdrege, and Kearney churches. That year Greg completed his master’s degree in pastoral ministry from Andrews University.
Greg and Jen admit life has had challenges that refined their character, but point out they have also experienced great joy seeing God at work countless times. For them, these experiences reveal God’s unfailing love, mercy and faithfulness.
Pastor Bullion was ordained on Aug. 1, 2020 at the Kearney Church in Kearney, Nebraska.
Deneil Clarke
Deneil Clarke was born on the island of Jamaica, where he spent the first 21 years of his life. He and his sister were born into an Adventist home, their father serving as a pastor in different church districts and their mother serving in various educational roles such as teacher and school principal.
At a young age, Deneil began demonstrating a love for music and would spend hours sitting at the little family keyboard trying to replicate any music he could remember hearing. As a result of his passion, his parents sent him to piano lessons and sought out involvement for him in music at school and church, avenues through which his musicianship was further developed.
He was blessed with opportunities to accompany his family and others on outreach efforts in his local community, visiting
