Our team

Wes Sterling, Campus Pastor and Sharon Penry, Secretary/Treasurer

Wes Sterling and Sharon Penry

Wes Sterling and Sharon Penry are members of Grace Missionary Church in Milford, NE and are engaged to be married in April 2025. Originally from Omaha, NE, Wes has a degree in Electronics Engineering from Southeast Community College in Milford. He has served as a pastor and elder in another denomination as well as a missionary in a touring drama ministry, and currently works for a Civil Engineering firm out of Omaha.


Sharon currently works in Information Technology and has a background in Education.  She has been involved in various ministries at Grace Missionary Church including AWANA, Women's ministry, and singing Alto in their worship team.


They are excited about what the Lord is planning for Hope Church and Clatonia!

Senior Pastor Levi Petro

Levi Petro is the Senior Pastor at Grace Missionary Church in Milford, NE. He has been serving in ministry for over a decade, supported by his awesome wife HopeEllen. Levi and HopeEllen have adopted four out of five of their beautiful kiddos: Josh, Alyssa, Vincent, Evie, and Thea. Levi is passionate about rural ministry, leadership development, and faithful Biblical interpretation. In his free time he continues his education through Manna University, reads books, and watches the Tigers lose baseball games.