Deacon
There is much confusion in some churches about what a deacon is. Simply put, a deacon is
a servant of others in the house of God. The early church deacons were the ones who attended to serving people so
that the ministers would be able to minister and not have to worry about whether everyone had a seat or were greeted or
had food.
Without Deacons and the Ministry of Helps, our modern day preachers would be running the praise and
worship, greeting at the door, attending to making sure everyone was fed at fellowship meals, changing light bulbs,
etc. We are blessed to have men like Dennis who can take that burden off our Pastors and let him do what God has
called him to do - train up the saints and equip them to do God's work.
Dennis Swartzentruber
came to Key West in December 1992 as part of his active service in the US Air Force. When he retired he decided to
make Key West his home.
Dennis came to our church for the first time in January 1993 and has been here ever since. Today he is a Deacon in the House of the Lord.
A deacon is one who attends to the physical needs of God's people. A servant to the Body of Christ, he also takes care of the Covenant Word Church properties, seeing to it that things are in proper condition.
Dennis and his wife Jeannette
Singing?
In addition to serving others, Dennis is also our point-person for our praise and
worship. He and his wife are a solid foundation for our music and have trained up others to follow in their
footsteps.