Shawn and Donna have been members of the Cloverdale church since their college years. In fact, they were first introduced to each other and were married in the Cloverdale building. Shawn and Donna served as a missionaries to Bergamo, Italy, from 1986 to 1996, after which Shawn began teaching at Harding University. They also worked extensively in the New England states, serving with the Natick, MA church (Boston) and directing Gander Brook Christian Camp (Raymond, Maine).

Shawn teaches courses in New Testament, missions history, missionary anthropology, and other missions courses at Harding. Shawn and Donna have also co-taught Christian Families. He served three times as the director of the HIZ (Harding in Zambia) international program. He became an elder at Cloverdale in 2005. He holds his PhD in Missions History from Boston University. Donna works as an RN for Harding’s Student Health Services.

The Daggetts have six children and nine grandchildren. Shawn loves to fish, hunt, drink coffee with friends, and make Neapolitan style pizza. 

Favorite Verses

Shawn: “Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation.” (Psalm 68.19)

Donna: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” (Philippians 4.4-6)