Pastor Ron and Sara Willard moved to Meade in November 2002. Pastor Ron (born in Kingman, KS) and Sara (born in Manchester, NH) have served in the Christian ministry since 1970. In addition to serving in the pastoral ministry in five states, they spent nearly 14 years as missionaries in Africa. Both Ron and Sara attended Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University) in Bethany, Oklahoma.

Pastor Ron has a BA from Bethany Nazarene College, a MA from Nazarene Theological Seminary and Luther Rice Seminary, and is a graduate of the School of Large Church Management.

Sara serves the local church as the minister of music, plus many other areas and serves the Kansas District as a member of the NMI (Nazarene Mission International) Council.

Pastor Ron, in addition to his role as pastor, serves as the president of the Meade Ministerial Alliance and serves the Kansas District as district secretary and as a member of the District Advisory Board.

Pastor Ron and Sara have two married daughters and five grandchildren living in the Oklahoma City area.