Meet Our Deacons
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Lieschen Turchina Lieschen has been a member for approximately 20 years. She has participated and helped in activities such as; Fellowship Team, Ham & Turkey Bazaar, Heart to Heart, Sunday School, Library, Adult Mission Trip to Buckhorn, Sauerkraut Luncheon, Turkey Dinner and more. She is a stay at home mom with 2 children, Valerie 25, and Andrew 21. |
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Laura Ventre Laura’s family – husband Jeff, children Derrick and Elle. They have been members of First Presbyterian Church for almost three years. Laura is a member of the Mission Committee and a Deacon. Laura is a 6th grade teacher at Whitewater Valley Elementary. |
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Debbie Menninger Debbie Menninger has been a member of the church since 1993, and has served as a Deacon, Sunday school teacher, and liturgist. She and her husband Hank have three wonderful sons: Chip, Joey, and Michael. She has always live in the Greater Cincinnati area, graduating from Colerain High School and attending the University of Cincinnati. She has worked part-time at Pediatric Care for Thirty-seven years and volunteers at the Cooking School at Jungle Jim’s International Market. |
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Jennifer Flavell My name is Jennifer Flavell. I have been a member of First Presbyterian Church for 1 ½ years and a resident of Harrison for the past 2 years. I live with my husband, son and 2 dogs. I am employed as an ER nurse at a facility in town. I enjoy traveling, aerobics, dancing, and spending time with family and friends. |
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Carol Longhauser Carol Longhauser and her husband Barry have been members of the First Presbyterian Church of Harrison for 30 years. They have 5 children, and 6 grandchildren. Carol is a retired form Mercy Health Partners and Barry is a controller for Mayers Electric. |
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Elaine Burkey Elaine Burkey is currently serving as a Deacon. She is also on the Mission Committee and a member of the Women’s Association. She grew up Presbyterian, and then became Methodist when she married her husband Fred. Two years ago, Elaine decided to look for a new church closer to their daughter’s house. It was Elaine’s daughter Amy Green who suggested that she check out a nearby church that had advertised in the local Christmas parade two years earlier. At this parade Elaine’s grandchildren had received a small bag of candy with a note of welcome attached to it, and an invitation to attend Sunday services. Currently Elaine and Fred, along with their daughter Amy and her family are members of the church that invited them, The First Presbyterian Church of Harrison. |
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Mindy Sindiong I grew up in a Southern Baptist Church in a small town of Farmersville, TX, moved to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1984 took Catechism class and became Catholic through St Xavier Church. Started attending First Presbyterian of Harrison in 1990 and working with the youth in 1992. I attended First Presbyterian of Harrison irregularly until 2003 when I was sponsored by a First Presby of Harrison member to go on the “Walk to Emmaus” retreat. This retreat changed my life and I started craving to be more involved in my church. In 2007 married the love of my life, Jeff Sindiong we have two dogs Edit and Lacey (these are our children). I am a Certified Legal Video Specialist and a member of the Cincinnati Bar Association with my own business De Bene Esse Media, which includes video taping and digital transcript synchronizing of depositions. This is my third year of being a deacon and have moved to deacon chair. My hobbies are photography, videography, making greeting cards, scrap booking and playing with the dogs. I have been the “church photographer” for many years. |
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