Erin Pettengill
Erin, 40, 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 attended Soaring Oaks Presbyterian Church for over eight 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 five short term trips to Haiti, Egypt, Phillipines, Sri Lanka and the Lummi Indian Reservation in
Washington
State. She has been an active volunteer with Compasion 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 and has completed
Mission to the World's Disaster Response Training. She is also a certified trainer through Evangelism Explosion and has participated in Bible Study Fellowship for two years.