Mr. and Mrs. Joe and Lisa Allen announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Kristen Ann Allen, to Joshua Caleb Jenkins, son of Debbie Osborne.

The bride-to-be is a 2005 graduate of Rock Hill High School and is in her last semester at Shawnee State University, majoring in occupational therapy.

The groom-elect is a 2000 graduate of Rock Hill High School and is employed at Giovanni’s Warehouse in Ashland, Ky.

The ceremony will take place Jan. 26 at Etna Baptist Church. Music will begin at 4 p.m. A reception at the Elks Lodge in Ironton will follow the ceremony.

Invitations have been sent to out-of-town guests, however, the ceremony is open to family and friends.