With profound sadness and grateful hearts for a life well-lived, we announce the passing of Stephanie Ann Zinn Pearl, of Concord, North Carolina, on Tuesday May 13, 2025 during a trip to Meridian, Idaho. Stephanie will be remembered for her faithful dedication to her family, adoption agency, and community.

Stephanie was born on May 22, 1972 in Corvallis, Oregon to Jerry and Kathie Zinn. They settled in Buhl, Idaho in 1977 where her parents still live, and they welcomed her younger brother, Jaffe.

In high school Stephanie was involved in 4-H, a junior horseback riding club, and was an avid French horn musician, playing at the Fiesta Bowl and attending music camp at Interlochen, Michigan as well as playing in the band at College of Southern Idaho. She also attended World Baptist Youth Conference in Glasgow Scotland. She graduated from Buhl High School in 1990.

Stephanie went to University of Maryland as a music major then transferred to Northwest Nazarene University to play French horn. During college she attended World Baptist Youth Conference in Zimbabwe.  She graduated from NNU with a Bachelors Degree in Social Work.

After college she worked for Ada County Juvenile Court as a Probation Officer and the State of Idaho as a Juvenile Services Coordinator. She then found her passion in adoptions when she joined Casi Foundation for Children and began helping children to find their forever family. In 2004 she founded A New Beginning Adoption Agency with 1 small office and 2 employees. A New Beginning continues serving families with 11 employees, a counselling center, and many trainings for adoptive parents. A New Beginning has helped many families adopt as well a provide support for birth parents. She loved hosting birth mothers at the annual birth mother tea on Mother’s Day Weekend, which was her final event. She continued as Executive Director until her death.

Stephanie leaves behind a loving family who will cherish her memory forever. She married her best friend, Kevin, on June 6, 1998 who she met in the singles group, at Nampa First Church of the Nazarene and they lived in Nampa, Coeur d’Alene, and Eagle, before settling in Boise. They welcomed their first child, Jenna Jiongzhu Noelle, in August of 2002, from Taizhou, China who was 9 months old at the time of her adoption. They welcomed son Nathan Jeffrey, in January 2007 at St Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. In December of 2021 they welcomed Joy Williams from Abeokuta, Nigeria, who came to Boise to study at Boise Bible College.

Since Stephanie was a baby she loved to camp, and that continued with Kevin and family. They enjoyed many camping trips in Idaho, trips to the Oregon Coast, New York City, Maine, Disneyworld, and international trips to China, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, and most recently in January 2025 Santorini, Greece and Paris France. She developed a love for birds, and had a cockatiel (Salsa), ringneck (Nugget) and quaker (Pepe). Also she had a love for her pup, Evie, a Coton de Tuleur.

In 2018 Stephanie found Elevation Church on YouTube and began an Elevation watch party at her office as well as an online Elevation eGroup, hosting a Bible Study for people around the world, which is how she met Joy. Elevation was a tremendous source of growth and encouragement through COVID and after, and many amazing friendships were made. Stephanie, Kevin, and Nathan moved to Concord, North Carolina in November of 2024 to be closer to many east coast destinations, which she was able to visit Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Raleigh, Wilmington and Asheville, North Carolina, and New York City prior to her death.

Stephanie is survived by her husband Kevin, daughter Joy Williams and spouse Austin Tingle of Boise Idaho, daughter Jenna Christianson and spouse Cole of Meridian, Idaho, and son Nathan of Concord, North Carolina. Parents Jerry and Kathie Zinn of Buhl, Idaho, brother Jaffe Zinn and spouse Haruka Hashimoto of St Paul Minnesota. Also, numerous Uncle, Aunts and cousins.

Stephanie's Celebration of Life will be held on June 7th, from 1:30-4pm, with speeches beginning at 2:15 at the Silverstone Building in Meridian (3405 E Overland Rd, Meridian)

Anyone who has been touched by Stephanie is welcome to attend. There will be drinks provided.

Please join us in honoring an amazing wife, mother, boss, and friend.

 In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to A New Beginning Adoption Agency to help continue the work of uniting children with their forever homes.

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