Erin Pettengill
Erin, 43, grew up in urban, Central
California. She received an undergraduate degree in Nursing. Before accepting God’s call to fulltime missions,
Erin worked as a Pediatric Registered Nurse for ten years. She has also served as a Nurse in two prisons and is a licensed Childbirth Educator. She became a Christian at the age of 16.
Erin has been a member at Soaring Oaks Presbyterian Church for over twelve years. She was on staff as the Director of Children’s Ministries for nearly three years. She has taught several adult courses, instructed all ages in children’s Sunday school and served as an officer for the Women In Church. Erin also served on the Missions Committee for over two years.
Her cross cultural missions experience includes six short term trips to Haiti (twice), Egypt, Phillipines, Sri Lanka and the Lummi Indian Reservation in
Washington
State. She has been an active volunteer with Compassion International and has completed the Perspectives course on the World Christian Movement.
Erin has been trained and certified by Community Health Evangelism as a community health trainer, completed Equip International's Missionary Medicine Intensive Training and has completed
Mission to the World's Disaster Response Training and Advanced Medical Leadership Training. She is also a certified trainer instructor through Evangelism Explosion and a certified trainer of the Darkness to Light child sexual abuse prevention program. She participated in Bible Study Fellowship for two years.
