DIRECTOR

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Dennis (Denny) Dawes was born in Greenfield, Ohio, in 1950. He graduated from West Portsmouth High School, in West Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1968. Denny continued his education at Kentucky Christian University, Grayson, KY, and graduated in 1972. Denny married Joan Kamer Dawes in 1971. 

Family

• Andrew – Sgt. Portsmouth, Ohio, Police Department - wife Elaine –   daughter Layla
• Daryn – Preaching Minister, Centerburg, Ohio, Church of Christ – wife Eve – children, Josie, Mason, Gavin
• Steven – Associate Minister/Music, Capri Christian Church, Naples, Florida - wife Tabitha

Preaching Experience

• Pond Creek Church of Christ, Portsmouth, Ohio - 1969-1971 (during college)
• Pricetown Church of Christ, Hillsboro, Ohio – 1971-1976
• Fifth Avenue Church of Christ, Williamson, West Virginia – 1976-1984
• Central Church of Christ, Portsmouth, Ohio – 1984-2020 - Retired July 31, 2020 
• First Christian Church, Garrison, Kentucky - currently serving

Other Ministry Experience

• Ralph F. Scott Funeral Home, Portsmouth, Ohio, working since retirement
• KYOWVA Evangelistic Association, served as a Director, and several times as President and Vice-President
• He has served as Church Camp Dean for 30 years – Butler Springs Christian Assembly, Sinking Spring, Ohio and Howell’s Mill Christian Assembly, Ona, West Virginia
• Kentucky Christian University Alumni Association - has served at President 
• Barnabas Ministries - Director since January 2025, and also served as a Trustee