Sarah has lived in Prescott since 1983. Growing up in Prescott, she attended Taylor Hicks, Granite Mountain Middle School and Prescott High School. Sarah met her husband, Tim, in high school, and they are now raising their three boys. Sarah has been a teacher in early education at different daycares and other local schools since 2000.

Sarah’s first involvement with the MOPS group was at American Lutheran in 2005. In 2006, she started her kids’ education at American Lutheran Preschool. After seeing what a great learning environment American Lutheran Preschool provided for her own children, she was excited to share the same values and Christian-based learning with other families. Sarah was able to accomplish this after she received her teaching position at American Lutheran Preschool in 2009.

Sarah and her family enjoy giving back to the community in every aspect possible. In her off time, she keeps very busy with football, basketball and baseball games. She enjoys the beautiful outdoors and spending quality time with her loved ones. Sarah takes pride in helping her students learn and grow. With the resources and great team-oriented staff at her disposal, she has been given the opportunity to keep having families return year after year. The smaller class sizes allow for a more personal and consistent learning environment, building a bond and a great start for their educational journey.

Darcel has been a Pre-K teacher since 2007. Darcel strives to get the children in her class excited about school. She is committed to preparing the children for kindergarten in a loving, Christian environment. All 3 of Darcel’s children attended American Lutheran School for 2 years each.

Darcel loves being a Christian. She feels blessed to be able to teach Pre-K. She says one of the best things about teaching small children is seeing how far they come over a whole school year. The experience is truly amazing!

On her days off, Darcel spends time with her family and enjoys writing and drawing in her art journal, reading or listening to music.

Charity is one of the Pre-K teachers and believes she has the best job in the whole world!

She grew up in ‘Small Town, Montana’, and moved to Arizona in 1991. While living in Flagstaff, she met her husband Brandon in 1992. They have two sons, Corey & Cameron- and added a daughter in law in 2020 when Corey married Linda.

Charity was also blessed to become ‘Grammy’ to her first grandchild, Oakley, in 2022. He is one of her absolute greatest joys and she loves being his grammy!

When she’s not working, Charity’s favorite thing to do is spend time with her family. She also enjoys being outdoors hiking, and sitting on her deck watching the birds and other wildlife. Some of her hobbies are making custom cakes, crafting, and thrifting. Charity has always had a heart for the Lord and has been a Christian all her life. She loves sharing the peace and joy that comes through knowing and abiding in Jesus. God is the center of her family, and they faithfully serve Him wherever they can.

She has been a teacher at American Lutheran since 2008 and feels very blessed to be a part of this school. Her favorite thing about teaching is the love she receives from the children and families, and the excitement on their faces when they learn something new! She enjoys each and every ‘ordinary’ pre-school day; filled with laughter, hugs, messy hands, many questions, and children growing in Christ!

Jennifer has lived in Prescott since 1994 with her husband and three children. Teaching is an absolute passion of hers and exactly what she always dreamed of doing!  Jennifer has been at American Lutheran School since 2015 as a teacher, but previously was a parent, as her two youngest attended preschool at American Lutheran School from 2005-2009. Jennifer shares that her heart is filled with such joy as she teaches and watches her students love being at school, learning and becoming confident and independent little people! Jennifer attended Arizona State University and Yavapai College and had previously worked in various areas of the hospitality industry.  Jennifer enjoys spending her free time with her family, loves antiquing, reading and throwing parties!

Jennifer was raised in a home that spoke of Christian values, but a relationship with God and attendance at church was not part of our regular routine.  In high school she sought a church home and ultimately was baptized when she was 15.  She shares that although there have been times in her relationship with God that she has struggled understanding what faith really means, at her core she never stopped knowing in her heart who God is and her faith is the center of her life!