Dirk Scates

Dirk is from Albuquerque, New Mexico, a 3rd generation Christian Church preacher. After graduating from Manhattan Christian College in 1982 Dirk served at Northwest Christian, Phoenix, AZ (10 yrs.), Providence Christian, Sugarland, TX (10yrs.) & Tonganoxie Christian, Tonganoxie, KS (10 yrs.) After thirty years in located ministries he loves Jesus even more and he still loves the church.

Dirk has been married for 36 years to his wife, Shelley, who is a 7th grade technology teacher in Tonganoxie. They have three children, Drew, a campus pastor in Omaha, NE, Dylan, who works construction in Kansas City and Sagan Hundley who works for a non-profit in Kansas City.