MINISTRY FOCUS

Beth currently serves with Cadence Student Ministries (CSM) at Yokota Air Base (AB) in Tokyo, Japan. As a student ministries worker, her focus is discipling middle and high school students and recruiting and training adults to invest in the lives of students, which has an eternal impact. She loves it and considers it a tremendous privilege to join in this Kingdom work. 
 
She previously served with CSM at Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan (2018-2022), at The Lighthouse in Yokosuka, Japan (2016-2018), and at Ramstein AB, Germany (2010-2015). She was introduced to Cadence when she moved to Kadena AB with her family, and she served as a volunteer and intern with CSM from 2004-2007. 

FAITH

Beth grew up in the church and always enjoyed attending VBS, AWANA, Sunday school, and youth group. Her faith grew tremendously during college when she moved to Kadena AB and got plugged into a great discipleship Bible study. During that time, she had opportunities to go on mission trips to Cambodia and Thailand, which the Lord used powerfully to expand her worldview. It was during this same season that the Lord used her involvement with a CSM youth group to redirect her steps from pursuing a teaching degree to pursuing a future in student ministry. 
 
Following her time in Okinawa, she moved to Portland, Oregon for two years of study at Multnomah Biblical Seminary. After graduation, she spent a year on partnership development before moving to Germany.  

FAMILY

Beth was born at Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), in South Carolina and after a short time at Grissom AFB in Indiana, her family arrived at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota where she spent the remainder of her formative years. After a 30-year career in the Air Force, her dad retired, and her parents returned to northern Wisconsin, where she now calls home, to be near family. Her brother is currently serving in the Air Force and is stationed at Ellsworth AFB in Rapid City, South Dakota, where he lives with his family. Beth enjoys being an aunt to many nieces and nephews.