PAULDING – The Revs. Kim and Cynthia Semran of Paulding will be observing their 40th wedding anniversary this month.

Kim Semran and the former Cynthia Ridner were married by Rev. Johnson on Aug. 19, 1972 at the First Church of the Nazarene in Monroe, Mich.

They are the parents of three children: Stephen and Crystal Semran of Interlachen, Fla., Shaun and Tara Semran of Zanesville and Patrick and Tabitha Skaggs of Hampton, Va. There are five grandchildren.

Kim is the senior pastor at the Paulding Church of the Nazarene and his wife is the associate pastor. Their congregation is honoring them with a surprise trip to Branson, Mo.