Pastor

Alan Fox was raised on a farm in Southwest Oklahoma, between the small towns of Mountain View and Gotebo.  He graduated from Texas Lutheran College, Seguin, TX in 1978 with a B.A. in Theology.  Attended Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa and was ordained into Lutheran pastoral ministry on July 3, 1983 at his home congregation of First Lutheran Church in Hobart, Oklahoma   After ordination he served as pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Yukon, OK before coming to Fellowship in January 2002. Pastor Fox and his wife, Michele, were married in 1979 and have three sons, Joshua, Tristan, and Michael.  He enjoys the outdoors, growing things and seeing the humor in everyday life!  He has been published in “Voices of the Parish”, “Readers Digest” and internationally in Germany. 

Adult Education Minister
Sharon Russ
Office Hours: By appointment

Sharon has a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from The University of Texas at El Paso. She worked in higher education development at The University of Texas at El Paso and The University of Tulsa where she had directed administrative responsibilities related to fundraising. Sharon began her ministry as Adult Program Minister in September, 2004.  Sharon and her husband, Allen have two sons, Chris and Zach.  Sharon is passionate about bringing people closer to God by providing education and small group ministry opportunities that allow them to connect with their brothers and sisters in Christ in meaningful ways.

Children's Minister
Kara Farrow
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday - 9:00am to 2:30pm

Kara graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2000 with a degree in Family Relations and Child Development with an emphasis on Individual, Family, and Community Services. She has been Children’s Minister at Fellowship since September 2002. Kara and her husband Lee have two children, Katy and Eli.

Director of Music Ministries
Vicki Smith
Office Hours: By appointment

Vicki has been at Fellowship since May of 1996. She has served in church music for over 25 years. Prior to her career in church music, she taught elementary music. She holds a master of Music degree in organ from Oklahoma City University. Vicki is a published composer with Concordia, Choristers Guild, Lake State Publishers, and St. James Press.

Student's Minister
Jennifer Guel
Office Hours:By appointment

Jennifer joined Fellowship Lutheran Church in 2002, where she quickly became involved as a Children’s Ministry volunteer. It was here that she realized her call to ministry. After attending Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, IA to become a Certified Youth Minister, Jennifer served as the volunteer youth minister at St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Sand Springs for a year. She began her journey as the Student Minister at Fellowship on August 1, 2007. Jennifer is currently attending Oklahoma Wesleyan University where she is on track to graduate in May of 2008 with her Bachelors of Science Degree in Church Administration

Pastoral Care
Edward Decker & Terese Hall

Raised as the son of missionary parents, Ed followed his parents' footsteps into the ministry. He served five churches in four states as an Assemblies of God minister for over 20 years. He is Professor of Christian Counseling in the School of Theology at Oral Roberts, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Marital and Family Therapist.

Terese, a clinical psychologist, teaches in the Behavioral Sciences department at Oral Roberts University. She maintains a private practice as a forensic psychologist, combining her former occupation as an attorney with her clinical training.

Parish Administrator
Steve Camp
Office Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Steve has served as Parish Administrator at Fellowship since September, 2001.  He has over 25 years of experience of administration with Christian schools.  Steve is a graduate of Grace College and has his M.S. in Educational Psychology from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.  His wife Cindy is a teacher at Metro Christian School.  He has two daughters who live in Colorado and three step-children who all live in Oklahoma. 

Program Administrative Assistant
Liz Poulter
Office Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30am to 4:30pm

Liz joined the Fellowship staff in July 2006. She has a wealth of experience working in the non-profit field area for ten years. Liz and her husband, Jeff, have three children. Robin is in the Florida Air National Guard, Sara is a student at OSU, and Chrissy is in middle school.