Stefanie Winland, wife, mother and teacher with a true servant's spirit, is married to Jason and they have 2 daughters, McKenzie and Hadley. Freedom Church is blessed to have Stefanie serving in the children's ministry and in the children's classrooms. Through the years of volunteering, she said that she has enjoyed growing in relationship with Mike and Misti, Children's ministry pastors. Besides serving on Sundays, Stefanie also shares her time and talents running the Imagination Station at Freedom's incredibly-interactive VBS each summer!!
Stefanie is in her 11th year of teaching at Hebron Valley Elementary. She is currently a Language Acquisition Specialist, teaching ESL to over 100 students. Stefanie absolutely loves her job and the children she teaches.
During college, Stefanie met, dated and married Jason. They were both believers in Christ but were not plugged in to a church community once they moved back to DFW area. She knew that "something was missing" and began to seek out a church. They visited Freedom Church and felt this is where they should be. Ever since the Next Steps class, they have been actively attending and growing in faith at Freedom. Currently the Winlands lead a small group in their home, and their small group is open to people with elementary-age children.
Tracie, Stefanie's mother-in-law, has been a great source of inspiration for Stefanie. She has been a spiritual rock during Stefanie's growth with God as well as throughout her marriage.
When speaking about feelings of accomplishment, Stefanie points to seeing people around her happy, being an example to family, growing in faith and having a sense of order. Stefanie hopes her Freedom family will join her in praying for Jason's current business venture. Please lift them up in your prayers!