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Meet The President/Founder
Welcome to Our World
Founder/ President Emeritus
Dr. David Arnold
This Is My Story
David Arnold is the Founder of World Evangelistic Outreach (WEO) Ministries, and has more than 30 years experience in the field of missions. Dr. Arnold, upon graduation from college, was pastor of a church for 14 years in Kreamer, PA; a town of 400 people. The church experienced an amazing growth of over 600 people in attendance each Sunday. In 1982 God called Dave into the work of missions with the sole purpose of encouraging God’s work and workers around the world. Under Dr. Arnold's leadership, there were churches built in Romania, Haiti, and both East and West Africa.
WEO has spent the last 18 years working in Sierra Leone West Africa. During a 10 year rebel war, WEO sent tons of medical supplies, food, clothing, and other necessities to keep thousands of refugees and displaced people alive. Currently, WEO has built over 36 churches and 18 schools with more than 4,000 children learning to read and write, but most of all learning about Christ, resulting in many coming to know Him as savior.
In 2009 David received his Masters Degree in theology and has an honorary Doctor of Ministry.
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President/Chairman
Daniel Yanchak
Daniel C. Yanchak, of Scenery Hill, Pa is a 40 year member of Mt Hermon Baptist Church of Amity. Dan has served there as a deacon and bible study teacher for 35 years.
Dan graduated from Penn State in 1982 with a Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering and is currently a General Superintendent for Consol Energy, where he has worked in increasing capacities for the past 41 years. He and his wife Cynthia have 3 children and seven grandchildren.
Dan was invited by Dr. Arnold to share in the vision of WEO in West Africa in 2003.
Vice President/Chairman
Michael Makripodis
Mike Makripodis, is President and Owner of D & M Painting Corporation of Washington PA.
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Mike has 40 years of experience in the Industrial Sandblasting and Painting Sector but his true mission and time consuming desire is leading others to Jesus Christ.
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Mike was born in Crete, Greece and has been in the United States since he was 18, calling the United States the 2nd Heaven. He relaxes by reading the Bible and spending time with family and friends.
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Meet the Leadership Team
We Have A Highly Dedicated Team
Secretary
Rebecca Arnold
As the daughter of President Emeritus Dr. David Arnold and Gloria, Becky plays an integral part of the ministry. She serves as the ministry's Secretary and is the main organizer for day-to-day activities in the Arnold household and perhaps more importantly, she is our coordinator for WEO church visitation opportunities.
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Becky has a heart for the little children of our ministry and is constantly seeking to improve teaching materials and aids for students and teachers in the many WEO schools.
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Director Evangelism/Church Planting
Pst Douglas Toth
Pastor Doug is the pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in New Brighton, PA since November of 2015 and has assumed the role of Director - Evangelism and Church Planting for WEO.
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Doug has made several trips to Africa to visit and witness first hand the amazing work that God is accomplishing in Sierra Leone as well as other countries in Africa.
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Doug coordinates and oversees WEO's evangelistic activities, including church plants, annual conferences for pastors, men, women and teens and, seeks to establish and maintain a uniform and godly doctrine among the many WEO churches and schools in West Africa, such that WEO speaks one voice when presenting the gospel to our African families.
Director of Finance and Developments
Michael Scherer
Mike is a 25 year member and deacon of the Immanuel Baptist Church in New Brighton, PA.
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Mike retired as Senior Project Manager with FLUOR Marine Propulsion Corporation, coordinating the US International Naval Nuclear (Revitalization) Program with the UK.
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Mike received his BS degree in Nuclear Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1980 and Master's degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1982.
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Mike met Dr. David Arnold in 2018, and reluctantly agreed to visit Africa with him. Soon after returning to the US from that first visit, Mike felt the tug of the Holy Spirit asking him to help out in the ministry wherever needed.
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Mike serves WEO as Director of Finances and Developments.
Director of Rescue -A- Child Ministry
Cynthia Scherer
Cynthia is a retired midwife who practiced in her Stoneboro, PA clinic, birthing more than 1,375 babies through her 25 year career.
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Cynthia first joined WEO in 2019 and was soon promoted to Director of the Rescue-A-Child Ministry, a program that houses, feeds, educates and loves over 90 orphans in two WEO orphanages located in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Cynthia strongly believes that through a child's introduction to the Bible, God’s plan of salvation will change their eternity. That child will then impact those around them and others they meet in the future, thus continuing to change the eternal outcome of lives in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, and beyond.
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Cynthia is married to Mike (Director of Finances and Developments) and together they have 16 children and 8 grandchildren to help keep them busy.
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Director of Africa Missions
Evangelist Solomon Gorvie
Solomon is WEO's Director for Africa Missions. In this role he is responsible for all WEO churches, schools, orphanages and Makripodis College day-to-day operations.
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Solomon and his wife Matilda form an excellent team that provides the strong leadership which WEO requires for such an important role.
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Pastor of Prayer and Evangelism
Evangelist Davie Arnold
Davie Arnold is Dr. Arnold's firstborn son. He was recently ordained into the WEO ministry and serves as the Director of Prayer and Evangelism.
Davie is married to Theresa and together they support WEO through speaking engagements, counseling and as lead for the Prayer Warrior Teams that WEO places in US contributing churches.