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Our Elders
Rexford
(Rex) MacGregor
Rex was born in New London, Connecticut and raised in
Binghamton, New York where he accepted Christ. Rex move with his family to
Phoenix in 1973. He married Terry in 1979 and they have three children, John,
Nathan and Sarah. Rex and Terry were baptized together at Chaparral Christian
Church where they were attending until 1985. Rex graduated from Arizona State
University in 1980, where his children, Nathan and Sarah also attended. He
and Terry came to Cactus Christian Fellowship in October of 2001 after having
attended Calvary Community Church for six years. Prior to Calvary, Rex was an
Elder at Christian Community Church in Phoenix. He is an Adult Sunday
School teacher at CCF and he is currently serving as Chairman of the Elders.
William H. Collins, Jr.
Bill was born in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, August 6, 1933, and
was raised in Illinois and Indiana. He grew up in Rochester, Indiana, and was
baptized at the First Christian Church of Rochester in 1950. He served time in
the military from 1952-1956 as a Naval Hospital Corpsman. Following his
military experience he attended Indiana University where he studied General
Science. He married Bonnie Ellen Pattison in August, 1965 in Indianapolis.
Bill and Bonnie have three children: Kelly, living in Georgia; Kimberly, living
in California; and Kathleen (Katie) in Phoenix. Bill attended Traders Point
Christian Church in Indianapolis from 1971 to 1989 where he served as Deacon,
Elder, and Chairman of the Board. He became part of the Palo Verde Christian
Church in 1989 upon moving to Phoenix where he served as Deacon, Chairman of
the Steering Committee and Elder Chairman. Bill is a retired Radiologic
Technologist and still works part time in that field.
Dale E. Rea
Elder Emeritus
In the mid-1930’s Dale was baptized at a small Christian Church
in Sedgwick, Kansas. During World War II he served his country in the naval
submarine service. After being discharged by the Navy, by way of the hospital,
he began attending Broadway Christian Church in Wichita, Kansas. Upon his
marriage to Elenora in 1949 he became a deacon at his church. In 1956 he and
Elenora moved to south Wichita and to a new congregation, Glenn Park Christian.
He became a deacon there and one year later was appointed elder. He served as
Chairman of the Board during the time they built their new building. In 1960
his job took him to Aurora, Colorado where they joined with the Cherry Creek
Christian Church. They were active in establishing a new congregation, Gateway
Christian in Aurora. They then moved to Michigan in 1966 where they were an
active part of Heart of the Hills Church of Christ. They returned to Wichita in
1967 where he served as elder, chairman of the elders for four years, and led
various committees until their move to Phoenix in 1991. Before they left
Wichita they felt the call of God to become a part of Palo Verde Christian.
When the Treasurer resigned Dale took over that responsibility. He has since
turned over that responsibility to others. In 1992 he became an elder at Palo Verde. He and Elenora have
served on the Steering Committee of Cactus Christian Fellowship since its
beginning. Dale says, “I have served as an elder because I believe that Jesus
Christ is the Son of the Living God, my personal Lord and Savior, and I have a
deep concern for those who are lost without Him. The purpose of an elder is to
proclaim, teach and serve.
Our Newest Elders
Fela Adeyemo
Fela was born and raised in western Nigeria. As a kid
and youngster he attended the Anglican Church. After graduate school in
1991 Fela worked as a research officer at the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography
and Marine Research. He was born again in 1994 and baptized at Faith
Chapel Umuahia, Nigeria. Fela and Chikodi Iweha were married in March 1994
and immigrated to Phoenix, Arizona in June of 1998. They have been
attending Cactus Christian Fellowship (formerly Palo Verde Christian Church)
ever since. Fela and Chiko have been blessed with two beautiful children,
Glory in December 2001 and Victor in December 2003. Fela currently works
at public health in Maricopa County. He possesses a strong faith in the Lord and
desire to serve Jesus Christ through His church. The Eldership of CCF
appointed Fela in March of 2007 and his appointment was confirmed by the
congregation.
Greg Felkins
Greg is our newest Elder and was appointed by the Eldership
in August of 2007 and was confirmed by the congregation.
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