Condolences for the family of Rev. Dr. Dennis Tevis

Condolences for the family of Rev. Dr. Dennis Tevis

February 21, 2023

The Iowa Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church would like to extend our condolences to the family of the Rev. Dr. Dennis Gordon Tevis who passed away on February 6, 2023. A memorial service was held at the Hornick United Methodist Church on February 11, 2023.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the United Methodist Church of Hornick, Iowa, and to Jonathan Blum in the Institutional Advancement Office at Morningside University, 1501 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City, Iowa, 51106, for a scholarship in Dennis’ name.

Dennis was ordained Elder in the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in 1977 and served the following churches: Solon/Bertram UMC, Crescent Park UMC in Sioux City, First United Methodist Church in Des Moines, and First United Methodist in Burlington. In 2007, he was appointed to the Cabinet of the Iowa Annual Conference by Bishop Gregory Palmer and served as Conference Superintendent of the North Central District for seven years. He retired from active ministry in 2014.

You can read his full obituary by clicking here.