Marten Spena

When Marten Spena graduated from William Jewell College in 1979, he wasn’t 100% sure what his next step would be. But as the summer drew to a close, he  made the last-minute decision that he would indeed become a music teacher -- if he could find a job. He did -- in Longton at Elk Valley Schools -- and was immediately embraced by the staff, students and community in a way that, he believes, really changed his life. After three years at Elk Valley, he felt God was leading him into full-time ministry -- and that’s what he’s done ever since, serving at churches in North Carolina, Florida and Oklahoma with his wife Ronda - who he married in 1986.