Pastor Chuck Hayes has served our congregation since August 4, 1996, when he and his family moved here from Hutchinson, Kansas. He graduated from Mid-America Nazarene University in 1980 and earned a Master of Divinity degree in 1984 from Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1986, in Wichita, Kansas, he was ordained an Elder in the Church of the Nazarene. Prior to moving to Richland Center he served congregations in Gardner, Oakley, and Hutchinson, Kansas. He and his wife, Kathy, have two adult children - Isaac and Andi. In his spare time Pastor Hayes enjoys family, good food, good conversation, good books, sporting events, and riding his motorcycle.

Jayne Cler

Jayne has taken care of the children in our nursery since January of 2006. She spent 17 years with the Milwaukee Police Department doing various jobs as a Police Officer including working in the Sensitive Crimes Unit where her duties were investigating child abuse and child neglect. She worked in this capacity until she was injured and placed on disability. She then moved with her son to Richland Center to be near her parents who are retired here. She has taken classes for Early Childhood Development at Milwaukee Area Technical College, but has not finished her degree (yet). She loves children and feels a connection with them.