The Patriarch of The Village Church

Mr. Delmus Steele - April 30, 1932 - April 23, 2008

After over 6 months of battling with pancreatic cancer this dear man has gone home to be with his Lord. He has touched the lives of the entire staff and every member of The Village Church, even the lives of those he had never formally met. He loved this church and had been praying that the Lord would do something great here for years. He was so happy that he was able to see his prayers come to life before his death.

Del was one of the most humble, gentle and unselfish people I have ever met. He and his wife Gerry spent their afternoons cleaning up and reorganizing the Sanctuary at the church. He was the Chairman of the Elders and an encouragement to the staff. He never complained, the closest I ever heard him come to complaining was one Sunday morning when he told me that sometimes the music was so loud in the sanctuary it made his pacemaker vibrate, he said he wasn't a fan of the music, but if it brought people to know Christ than who was he to complain. He loved Jesus with all of his heart and it was evident through his service and love.

I love him and will miss him and I hope that I can grow up to be just like him one day. His funeral is Sunday, April 27 at 2 PM in the Highland Village Sanctuary. Instead of flowers he has asked that everyone donate money to the Flower Mound Expansion. Be in prayer for his wife Gerry, his two sons Doug and Steve and their families.



Del and his beautiful wife Gerry