New Members
Mary Jones was born and raised in Wichita and graduated from Sowers High School in 1991. As a teenager, she lived at Maude Carpenter Children’s Home for a few years and attended Northside at the old 20th and Jackson location. In those days, Mary says she enjoyed bowling and playing bingo. Her husband, Darin, died of liver cancer in September of last year. Mary’s parents and her sister, Laura, still live in the Wichita area, and she has two adult children. Mary became a Northside member again last October.
Nick & Michelle Kelley have been attending Northside for the past eight years and recently decided to become “official” members. They have been friends with John & Lori Dunham for 22 years since their oldest children were in preschool together. Michelle grew up in Wichita and was baptized at Northside last July. She graduated from Berean Academy in 1994. After attending cosmetology school, Michelle worked as a hairdresser for a few years, but she has been a homemaker for many years. Nick was also born and raised in Wichita. He graduated from Augusta High School in 1992 and then earned a degree in finance from WSU in 1997. Nick worked 10 years in a machine shop and five years for Nordam as a program manager. For the past 12 years he has worked for Textron Aviation, currently as an aftermarket sales manager. In his spare time, Nick enjoys playing golf, working on cars, and doing home improvement projects. The Kelleys have five children. Nate (26) is an accountant, Megan (24) is a restaurant manager and is attending cosmetology school. Kaden (22) is a senior at WSU, majoring in accounting. Kendall (16) is a sophomore at Central Christian Academy and is involved in cheerleading and volleyball. Cyrus (9) is in third grade at Wheatland Elementary in Andover and likes baseball,