Meet the Leaders

My name is Faron Owen and it will be my absolute privilege and joy to serve as your pastor.  I am blessed to be married to Christa who is a saint who agreed to marry a pastor with five children.  She is the Compliance Officer at Farmer’s National Bank in Danville.  She is a UK Wildcat and has her Master of Education from the University of the Cumberlands.  Collectively we have six children: Seth, Faron II, Faith, Declan, Sarah, and Morgan. 

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It is my goal to always live my life in a way that makes it easy for others to believe in Jesus and to proclaim His good news in a way that shines light into darkness, hope into despair, and joy into heartache.  Life these days can be tough and we all need the transforming power of the perfect love of the Father.  I look forward to sharing that kind of love with each of you and then together sharing it with the world!

Bio coming soon.

I have served as Administrative Assistant to the pastor since 2004. I teach the Preschool-Kindergarten Sunday School class. I retired in 2002 after teaching 31 years.  Twenty-seven of those years were at Hustonville Elementary.  I have two children, Nicole and Marshall, and four grandchildren, Karsyn, Cole, Grasyn, and Camden.

I served as treasurer at Moreland UMC and have continued in that position at Westside Community Church.  Currently, I teach the Elementary Sunday School class.   I retired in 2006 after teaching in the Danville Schools for 33 years.  I have one son, Brad, and two grandsons, Hagen and Hunter.

My name is Debbie Gibson and I am the Children’s Pastor at Westside Community Church. I have a Bachelor Degree in Organizational Management and Leadership.  I was a Nursing Home Administrator for years and have spent the last 20 years serving the geriatric population. I am married to Jim and we have four children and six grandchildren.

In the past I have served in various positions, Children’s Director, Sunday School teacher, youth leader and VBS Director. I began my spiritual journey as a young child and gave my life to Christ as a teenager. I love serving God at Westside Community Church and teaching the next generation about Jesus. I'm always excited seeing what God has in store for the children’s ministry.