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Dianne Kovacs Peters
Pastor
dianne@crownheightsumc.org
Dianne returns to her roots at
Crown Heights as her maternal grandparents, Hal and Rene Whitten were
founding members. She remembers the red velvet pew cushions, stained glass
windows and singing in the children's choir, In her teens her family
transferred to Church of the Servant. Dianne has followed her faith
throughout her life. She attended Perkins School of Theology at Southern
Methodist University, then transferred to Phillips Graduate Seminary in Enid,
ordained a deacon in the Oklahoma Annual Conference in 1982 and completed her
Master of Divinity degree, summa cum laude, in 1984.
Dianne's first appointment was serving
as associate pastor for First Church in Yukon. She remained there for three
years then moved to First United Methodist Church in Hinton, Oklahoma for
four years. She was appointed to St. Paul's in Lawton, however after four
years she was asked to serve on the cabinet as Clinton District
Superintendent. Several years later she requested to be taken off the cabinet
and moved to Norman where she pastored St. Stephen's United Methodist Church
for eight years.
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