Senior Pastor
Donald Sheerin
Rev. Donald J. Sheerin, Jr was elected Pastor of First Church on October 28, 2002. He was elevated to the position of Senior Pastor on February 25, 2006. He is the Children's Ministries Director for the Missouri District United Pentecostal Church, a position he has held since July 2005. He is also the Director of Promotions for the UPCI Children's Ministries, a position he has held since February 2007. He also serves on the Missouri District Board as Presbyter for Section 4, which he has held since July 2011.
Prior to coming to Kennett, Bro. Sheerin was a full-time evangelist based out of Solid Rock Ministries in Fenton, Missouri. He has served as principal of West Point Christian Academy in Doniphan, Missouri, and as assistant pastor of Deeper Life UPC in West Plains, Missouri. He also served as Missouri District Youth Secretary from 1999-2004.
He and his wife, Chae (who serves as Section 4 Ladies Ministries President), have three daughters: Tess, Emma, and Abby.
