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meant to be shared and spread, through our actions
and walk every day.
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MEET THE STAFF
+ organist/pianist +
Emily Yeh is the organist and pianist.
Emily has a Masters of Music in Music
Performance from the University of
Missouri-Kansas City and a Masters of
Art in Religious Studies from Central
Baptist Theological Seminary.
+ church sexton +
Chris Ammerman is the church sexton.
Often people don't see Chris doing his
work behind the scenes, sweeping up,
emptying trash, cleaning bathrooms,
etc, but we always appreciate his effort
and how he readies the building for
whatever comes next.
Meet the staff at Merriam
Christian Church
Get to know our talented and dedicated staff.
We focus on ways to help others, dedicating
time and energy reaching out to neighbors
with grace and love.
Emily Yeh
Chris Ammerman
+ pastor +
Robin Colerick-Shinkle
Robin grew up in Blue Springs, Missouri. At
6 years old, she received her call to ministry.
At 9, she dressed up as a Preacher for
Halloween! Robin’s family purchased a
boating business in Branson, Missouri,
which led to summers and weekends on the
water and school in Kansas City. Every
summer, you could almost always find
Robin playing the gold miner for the Pirate
Cruise, deckhanding on the Lake Queen, or
taking reservations in the ticket office.
Robin became the youngest US Coast Guard
Licensed Captain in the state of Missouri at
19 years old. Robin graduated from The
Barstow School and then attended Drury
College in Springfield, Missouri, where she
double majored summa cum laude in
English and Religion iwth honors. From
college, Robin attended Lexington
Theological Seminary in Lexington,
Kentucky where she earned her Master of
Divinity, with awards in Pastoral Care,
Hebrew, Greek, and New Testament. Robin
continued her education at Harris
Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth Texas,
completing a Climincal Pastoral Education
Residency. Though the past 19 years, Robin
has served as a Congregational Pastor in
California, Missouri, Pratt, Kansas, Cheney,
Kansas and is currently serving St. John’s
United Church of Christ in Baldwin City,
Kansas. Robin has worked as a Hospice
Chaplain and Bereavement Counselor for
HospiceCare of Kansas and Midland
Hospice. Robin has also served as a hospital
Chaplain at Via Christi St Francis in Wichita,
Kansas. Robin is a Board Certified Chaplain
through the Association of Professional
Chaplains and currently works as the
Spiritual Care Manager at LMH Health in
Lawrence, Kansas. Robin is certified in
Thanatology (the study of death), a Certified
Bereavement Counselow and Certified in
Critical Incident Stress Management.
Robin and her husband Scott share five
grown children, three of which Robin
adopted as a single mother through the
state foster care program. They have five
grandchildren, one of whom lives with an
adopted family. Robin has a great love for
animals and can often be found fostering
for the humane society, rescuing a stray or
just walking her dogs AND cats. In their free
time, Robin and Scott enjoy riding bikes and
being outside. Robin has a large plant
collection and enjoys reading a good cozy
mystery or putting together a puzzle. Most
of all, Robin has a heart for God and God’s
people and a desire to serve, using the gifts
she has been given. Robin is excited about
the opportunity to grow and learn, joining in
the meaningful work being done by the
people of Merriam Christian Church.