PCC Pastors and Staff
Pastor Jeff Dahlin
LEAD PASTOR
Pastor Jeff has been the Lead Pastor at Praise Community Church from inception in June 2003. Prior to serving at PCC, Pastor Jeff served for eight years in a mainline denominational church. Jeff and his wife, Jani both have a Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. Prior to entering the seminary, Jeff taught for four years in the Davenport Community School system. Jeff’s passions are preaching, teaching and hospitality. His vision for the church is to equip the congregation to recognize their spiritual gifts, nurture those gifts, empower them to disciple those in the church, and then to reach out and evangelize the un-churched. Jeff’s hobbies include cooking, reading, stained glass art and hunting. Jani is the Executive Director of Living Free Ministries of North Iowa. Living Free ministers to women who seeking freedom from addictions, providing a residential option and support to women in the community who are serious about making changes in their life with God’s help.
Neva Ver Helst
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY COORDINATOR
Neva VerHelst has joined the staff July of 2015. She took on the role of Children’s Ministry Coordinator. Neva is retired from a teaching career of 30 years where she taught at the Central Springs Community School District. She has a teaching certificate as a K-6th grade Elementary classroom teacher with endorsements in PreKindergarten- Kindergarten classroom teacher, and a K-8 grade Reading Teacher. She and her husband, Dan, have attended PCC since September of 2013. Neva has always had a desire to be involved with children’s ministry. She is excited to embrace this opportunity to work with the children of Praise Community Church. Her passion is to foster and encourage a lifelong faith in the Lord in the lives of the children of PCC.
