Staff

Ted Cunningham is the founding pastor of Woodland Hills Family Church. He is the author of Young and In Love: Challenging the Unnecessary Delay of Marriage and coauthor of four books with Dr. Gary Smalley: The Language of Sex; From Anger to Intimacy; Great Parents Lousy Lovers; and As Long as We Both Shall Live. Ted is a regular guest on Focus on the Family, Life Today, and Moody Radio. He is a graduate of Liberty University and Dallas Theological Seminary. Ted and his wife Amy have been married for fifteen years, and live in Branson with their 2 children Corynn and Carson.

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Ryan Pannell, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), has been ministering to families for over 10 years.  After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Family Relations and Child Development at Oklahoma State University – where he met his wife, Brenda – he went on to receive his Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  Ryan served as a student pastor in Stillwater, OK and later in Tulsa, OK.  In 2005, Ryan and his family moved to Branson, MO to work for Doulos Ministries, where he served as the Director of Counseling until 2010.  Ryan now directs the Woodland Hills Counseilng Center in Branson.

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Matt Gumm serves as Worship Leader. He is incredibly passionate about the body of Christ coming together to worship. “God demands excellence. It’s not about money, staff, or talent…its about making a choice to do your best and use the talents you were given for Him.” Matt tries to live by this philosophy and praises God for filling the gaps in his life. Matt enjoys combining music and laughter to serve the Lord each week. He is married to his best friend, Katie.

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Stephanie Watson serves as Children’s Ministry Director. She leads our two children’s environments. She desires Wildwoods and Critter Street to be creative, purposeful, and full of energy. She is married to Andy and is the mom of Sam, Roy, Lucy, and Emma.

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Amy Cunningham directs our Ministry Environments. She is a visionary who loves to see entire families embrace the church. Her desire is for Woodland Hills to be a place where families are continually inspired to be intentional. She is married to Ted, and mom to Carson and Corynn.

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Denise Bevins is the Executive Assistant to the Senior Pastor and Director of Welcome Ministries. She loves to get people involved and moving. Her goal is to encourage our leaders and keep everyone organized. Don is her husband. They have 2 grown kids and 3 grandkids.

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Tiffany Powers is our Director of Communications. She is very excited to be using her Communications/PR background to communicate and promote upcoming church news and events. She has a passion for people and a love for the Lord, and she strives to strengthen the connection between the church and the Branson community. She married her best friend, Russell Bullock, on May 1st.

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Jenelle Pettigrew is our Facility Director. She is passionate about making your first impression be one that makes you feel welcome and cared for in a clean environment. She is married to her best friend, Bruce for over 30 years and has five children, Austin and his wife Megan, Felicia, Garrick, and Mitch.

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Katrina Cramer likes to do everything as unto the Lord, even in the routine and small things, while she also enjoys working with people and getting things done. She is married to Dustin and they have 3 children, Zane, Alex and Jaelynn.

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