Lord of Hosts Children’s Ministries: The 2026 Candy Cane Festival!
Lord of Hosts Children’s Ministries: The 2026 Candy Cane Festival!
An M & M Christmas – Be a light for Jesus this Christmas!
Get ready for our annual Candy Cane Festival packed full of fun, creativity, laughter, and lots of snow! Join Mutzphey & Milo for a special Christmas adventure where kids will discover the joy of sharing God’s love with others. Each child will get to make TWO special gifts, wrap them up, and take them home to give to someone they love. One of the best ways to celebrate Jesus is by showing His love to others!
And, of course, it wouldn’t be our Candy Cane Festival without our ANNUAL INDOOR SNOWBALL FIGHT! Get ready to duck, dodge, laugh, and have a blast as we turn the room into a winter wonderland!
Details
Ages:Â 4-11 years
Date:Â Saturday, December 12
Time: Drop-Off: 8:30am-9:00am  | 11:45pm – 12:00pm
Come celebrate Jesus, make some Christmas memories, and learn how YOU can be a light for Jesus this Christmas!
  
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Anthony Armstrong
Area of Ministry: Gamechangers, Pastoral Care
Family: Shaina (wife, married November 2020), Ariella (daughter), Elyjah (son), Malakai (son), and Nova (daughter).
FAVORITE
Scriptures: Jeremiah 1:5; 1 Samuel 10:6,9-10
Book: The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee
Bible Character: King Solomon; Simon Peter
Hobbies: Bowling; Reading; Spending time with family
Food: Pesto Pasta, BBQ Ribs, Truffle Fries
Dessert: Gummy Worms
Sports Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Keith Hair
Ministry: Associate Pastor and Pastoral Care
Born Again: In the 5th Grade
FAVORITE
Bible Author: John
Bible Character: David
Scriptures: Romans 6
Hobbies: Wood Working
Color:Â Red
Dessert: Apple Pie
Movies: Old Westerns
Season: Spring
LEAST FAVORITE
Season: Winter
Food: Hot Peppers
April Hair
Area of Ministry: Children’s Ministries Director (infants through 11-year-olds)
FAVORITE
Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 15:57–58Â
Book: A Fly Went By (children’s book)
Color:Â RedÂ
Food:Â Pizza
Dessert:Â anything chocolate
Movies: The Sound of Music, Singin’ in the Rain
Recreation:Â Going to the zoo
Season:Â Fall
Things to do:Â Play with my niecesÂ
Place in the world:Â Colorado
LEAST FAVORITE
Thing to do:Â Clean a microwave
Season:Â Summer
Food:Â Bread
Mike Magrans
Ministry:Â Associate Pastor, Creative Arts and Pastoral Care
Born again:Â August 1989 and water baptized August 1998
FAVORITE
Bible Characters:Â Joseph and Elijah
Scriptures: Galatians 2:20, Romans 12:1–2
Hobbies: Theater (both watching and performing)
Color:Â Blue (not to be stereotypical)
Food: Falafel (with baba ghanoush) and New York-style pizza
Dessert: Haven’t met one I didn’t like
Music:Â Shane & Shane (Shane Barnard and Shane Everett; not meaning Pastor Shane, although I sure am a fan of his music, lol)
App:Â LOH Church (of course!), Empires and Allies, 2048!
Recreation:Â Table tennis (aka ping-pong) and bowling
Sports/Team: Baseball (New York Yankees), football (New York Giants, Miami Dolphins), and tennis
TV Show: Anything on ESPN, Property Brothers, and Fixer Upper (Yes, I’ll admit that!)
Season:Â WINTER!!!
Things to do:Â PLAY ACOUSTIC GUITAR!!!, ride the subway, walk in crowded places and observe
LEAST FAVORITE
Thing to do:Â Mow the lawn
Sound:Â Nails on a chalkboard!
Season:Â Summer, summer, and summer
Food: Pickles; sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, rye bread … REUBENs are my ENEMY!
What people know about me: I’m a lefty Cuban that loves (and is maybe obsessed with) math
What people may not know about me: I can solve a Rubik’s Cube in under two minutes
Doug Daniels
Ministry:Â Associate Pastor, Administration and Pastoral Care
Family:Â Eileen (wife, married April 1987), Hannah (daughter), Ryan (son)
Born again:Â at the age of 5
FAVORITE
Bible Characters:Â Daniel
Scriptures:Â Isaiah 54:10, Matthew 6:33
Book:Â Driven By Eternity
Hobbies:Â Vehicle restoration and resale
Food:Â Prime rib, grilled chicken (white meat), and tomato basil soup
Dessert:Â Rhubarb custard pie, Wheatfield’s cinnamon rolls
TV Show:Â Perry Mason
Movie:Â The Bridge on the River Kwai
LEAST FAVORITE
Season:Â Winter
Food:Â Liver
What people may not know about me: I’ve traveled to 43 of the 50 states and desire to get to all 50 someday soon!
Shane Hair
Ministry:Â Media Director and Worship Pastor
Family:Â Christy (wife, married October 2004), Cadence and Allison (daughters)
Born again:Â at 5 years of age
FAVORITE
Bible Characters:Â David
Scriptures:Â Philippians 4:13
Hobbies:Â Sport Shooting
Color:Â Black
Food:Â Ribs, steak
Dessert: love sweets – homemade cinnamon rolls, cookies, any baked goods
Sports/Team:Â Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Chiefs
TV Show:Â Top Shot
Things to do:Â Spending time with family, camping
LEAST FAVORITE
Season:Â Winter
Food:Â mushrooms
Color:Â I live with 3 girls; PINK is my least favorite color
Christy Hair
Ministry:Â Executive and Worship Pastor, Media Production
Family:Â Shane (husband, married October 2004), Cadence and Allison (daughters)
Born again:Â at 6 years old and filled with the Holy Spirit at 9 years old
FAVORITE
Bible Characters:Â Peter
Scriptures:Â Philippians 3:14
Magazines:Â Food Network Magazine
Hobbies:Â Cooking and decorating
Color:Â Red
Food: My husband’s grilled steak (virtually anything grilled)
Dessert:Â Anything with dark chocolate
Movies:Â Pride & Prejudice
Recreation:Â Shopping at NFM, being outdoors, shooting guns
Sports/Team:Â Green Bay Packers
TV Show:Â Property Brothers
Season:Â Fall and spring
Things to do:Â Hanging out with family and singing with Cadence
LEAST FAVORITE
Thing to do:Â scrubbing the shower
Season:Â Winter
Food:Â Raisins
What people may not know about me:Â I have lived in Guam and Italy.
Brenda Kunneman
Senior Pastor
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Ministry:Â Joined the Lord of Hosts Church staff in October of 1998
Family:Â Hank (husband, married July 1989), Matthew and Jonathan (sons)
Born again:Â November 1981
FAVORITE
Bible Character:Â Paul
Scriptures:Â Acts 10:38
Magazines: Most home decorating and cooking magazines
Hobbies:Â Home decorating and cooking
Food: Lobster, steak and all kinds of olives
Candy: Red licorice and Butterfinger
Accomplishment:Â Becoming a published author, raising children
Recreation:Â Camping and shopping
Sports/Team:Â Football, the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Green Bay Packers
TV Show:Â House Hunters International
Things to do:Â Enjoying my home and getting to work full time in the ministry
Color:Â Red
LEAST FAVORITE
Thing to do:Â Unload the dishwasher, fold socks
Month: February – it’s usually cloudy, wet and cold and I am just tired of winter
Food:Â Meat loaf and Hamburger Helper
What people may not know about me: I don’t talk much in the morning until I have had coffee.
Hank Kunneman
Senior Pastor
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Ministry: Founded Lord of Hosts on March 23, 1997, and One Voice Ministries in 1996
Family: Brenda (wife, married July 1989), Matthew and Jonathan (sons)
Born again: July 1984 in childhood home
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FAVORITE
Bible Character: Joshua
Scriptures: Jude 1:20
Book: How to Draw Cartoons by Preston Blair, The Daily Prophecy by Brenda Kunneman
Magazines: Model Railroader
Hobbies: Model trains, drawing cartoons
Food: Ribs and spaghetti, and of course, Wendy’s
Dessert: Cookie dough ice cream and French silk pie
Movies: Passion of the Christ, and the Rocky series
Recreation: Camping and napping
Sports/Team: Football and the Nebraska Cornhuskers
TV Show: College football
Things to do: Preach God’s Word, minister with my wife Brenda, and shop on eBay
Memories: My salvation, getting married, and the births of my two sons
LEAST FAVORITE
Things to do: Shopping and getting out of bed when it’s raining
Season: Winter
Food: Most seafood, olives, sauerkraut
Color: Yellow
What People May Not Know About Me: I love to fire up my snow blower for the first snow, and work in the yard in the Spring