Central Kansas Staff Team
Paul Scheele
Paul Scheele is the Director and Team Leader for Athletes in Action in central Kansas. Paul graduated from K-State in 1993 with an Electrical Engineering Degree and worked as a Manager of Strategic and Industrial Accounts for Groupe Schneider before being led to join the staff of Cru/AIA in 1998.
He is currently focused on the spiritual needs of athletes and coaches at all colleges/universities across Kansas.
Over the course of his time on staff with AIA he has led mission and leadership projects to Barcelona, Spain and Juneau, Alaska. He and his wife, Wendy, and their children spent one year in Puebla, Mexico to reach people there who had never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Paul currently serves on the elder board at his local church, Faith Evangelical Free in Manhattan, KS where he and his wife, Wendy, have raised their three children – Rachel, JP, and Sarah. Paul loves to engage with people’s life stories, spend time with his family, enjoys practically all sports, and loves to cut firewood.
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Wendy Scheele
Wendy is a 1996 KState graduate in Elementary Art Education. During her college years God really grabbed her heart for Him, His Word and people. During her senior year of college it became obvious that God was calling her to a life of ministry. She joined staff with Cru/AIA in 1998 and has been privileged to serve in central Kansas since (minus one year in Puebla, Mexico in 2006-2007).
Wendy married Paul Scheele in 1998 and is a mother of three kids; Rachel, JP, and Sarah.
Wendy is passionate about seeing others walk with God for a lifetime. She loves teaching women the truths of God’s Word and how to be all that God has called them to be. She loves developing others and seeing them grow. She loves seeing how God uses sports to build relationships with teammates and with God himself.
Wendy is also passionate about art and experiencing God’s beauty and seeing Him as Creator. She enjoys painting, crafting and using her hands to glorify God.in
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Michael Turkovic
Michael Turkovic has been involved with Athletes In Action since 2016.
After graduating from Manhattan Christian College & Kansas State he pursued youth and children’s ministry in Abilene, KS (2009-2016) where he also had the opportunity to coach basketball, substitute teach and be a huddle coach for the High School FCA program. Years later he was called to enter into campus ministry in central Kansas where he is currently serving.
College is a great time to decide what is worth chasing after in life and his heart is for young men to experience God’s best in all the things, and to pursue a lifetime of Kingdom work wherever God may take them.
Michael lives in Manhattan, KS and is married to Tyndol Turkovic. They have two children: Christian and Kalea
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Gwen Bachman
Gwen Bachman is in her second year as an intern with Athletes in Action in central Kansas. She graduated from Kansas State with a degree in Human Resources Management. While in college, Gwen spent four years as a student manager for the women’s basketball team which gave her the opportunity to be involved in AIA and create a solid community of Christ followers around her.
Gwen spends her free time attending K-State sporting events, going to the lake with her family, and volunteering with the youth at her church.
Some of Gwen’s spiritual gifts are teaching, leadership, and service. She has a strong passion for learning the word of God and an excitement to share with others in a way that encourages them as well. It always re-energizes her faith to see new people become captivated with the love of God or long-time believers discover a new facet of his grace.
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