Gabriel Pennington originally hails from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He has a degree in English Education from Oklahoma State University and a Masters of Divinity from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana. He and Christa have been married since 2011. They are raising two boys, Kaiden and Sylace. Gabe has been at Southern Hills since… Read More »

Megan Waltner is the Administrative Assistant at Southern Hills Mennonite Church. She graduated from Bethel College in 2002 with a BA in Restorative Community Justice. In 2008, she moved to Topeka with her husband Jarod. They have two children who attend Topeka Public Schools.

Carolyn Rich Voth, has taught music from pre-school through college. A long-time member of Southern Hills, she is happy to be assisting, along with our accompanists, in planning music for our weekly services. Carolyn also leads our choir and chimes choir.

Dianne Turnbow is the director for preschool children’s activities during worship at Southern Hills. Dianne is a preschool teacher at Christ the King Catholic School in Topeka