Staff

Sara Conley is the Director of Longview Chapel Preschool. She strongly believes in the importance of early, hands-on learning opportunities. As the director, she leads a team of excellent teachers to create a safe, caring learning environment where children can grow physically, socially, intellectually, and spiritually and have a positive first educational experience that will inspire a lifelong love of learning.

Sara has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Teaching. Prior to coming to Longview Chapel, Sara worked in the marketing field for four years, spent eight years at home with her children, and volunteered in local leadership with Mothers of Preschoolers for three years. She lives in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, with her husband, Brad, and two daughters, both of whom attended Longview Chapel Preschool. In addition to being an avid baseball fan, she also enjoys reading and baking in her spare time.

    I am so excited and honored to have been selected to be your new Children’s Ministry Director. I was born and raised in Kansas City, mostly in Kansas City, Kansas where I attended Trinity Community Church in my youth and where my mom still attends.

            I have been in Children’s Ministry as a volunteer and as a paid staff member for over 10 years. I have a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Rockhurst University and I am currently in my 4^th year teaching 2^nd grade for Troost Elementary School in Kansas City, Missouri. Every day that I get to spend influencing children to embrace God’s principals of love and kindness to others I consider to be a blessing.

            I have two daughters Cierra and Layla. Cierra is 25 and works as a restaurant manager in Leawood. Layla is 10 and attends school in Gardner, Kansas. You will see her with me on Sundays.

            My strengths are getting things done with a multitude of things on the list, creativity, and leadership. I am not the best at remembering names, so please grant me some grace! J I will get there, I promise!

            Ask me any questions, let me know any ideas or concerns! I want to make our Children’s Ministry thriving and prosperous! I can’t wait to meet everyone and to fall in love with your children.

“Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6

I have the blessing of being raised in a big, strong, loving, Christian family. The passion of my life is my Faith. Having served congregations for more than 30 years, I hold Master’s degrees in both Church Music and Divinity with an undergraduate degree in Music Education/Music Therapy. I am ordained as a Minister through the American Baptist denomination, and most of my ministerial experience is working directly with Children and Youth.

I love sports, camping, nature, art, painting, science, music, research, computers, sewing, missions, sail boating, and horseback riding. I work in surgery as a Surgical Technologist and am currently progressing that career thread toward a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing.

Youth have an important voice. I am here to help find that voice and explore the depths of the unique and wonderful person God created you to be. Along the way, we will discover ways to intelligently communicate your story to your family, your peers, your community and the world. I’ll walk beside you as you find out how greatly you are adored by the God who made us all.