First Church of God

SERVICE TIMES:

St. Joseph: saturdays: 6 p.m, life center
sundays: 9:30 a.m, sanctuary;  11 a.m., life center

Benton Heights: sundays: 11 a.m.

PASTORS AND MINISTRY DIRECTORS

Our pastors are the spiritual leaders who oversee the day-to-day ministries that takes place at First Church. These men and women provide our church and individual ministries with the vision, passion
and leadership to build the bridges that transform lives to Christ, to each other and to our world.

		DAVID COLP lead pastor x34			GREG GORDON associate pastor executive administrator x12
		MARY SHAWL-RANKE Benton Heights campus pastor x55			BOB CONFER associate pastor older adults / pastoral care / support groups x14
		RICK BLUMENBERG associate pastor for Benton Heights / missions & prayer pastor for multi campuses x15			CHRIS SPITTERS associate pastor student ministries / sanctuary worship x18
		BILL SHEPARD director children & family x19			RYAN CARRELL associate pastor life groups / assimilation x23
		DAN DEITRICH associate pastor young adults / life center worship x19			JENNY FRY director missional community x39
		SANDY MASON director women / discipleship x22

First Church's staff supports the ministry and vision in leading and/or supporting ministry teams, pastors, and assorted functions of the church.

		DEBBIE GEARHISER assistant to lead pastor x34			JENNIFER ROBBINS receptionist x10
		SUE JENNINGS children & families ministry x17			TERESA LAPLANTE communications specialist
		CANDI SPITTERS middle school ministry x25			CATHY MERKLE bookkeeper x27
		BETH FISKARS parish nurse			CINDY KREGG The Good Word book store x37
		JULIE BEAM website			LEANNE  MEJEUR worship arts

ADVISORY COUNCIL
Jim Schueneman, Chair
Lisa DeJong
Ron McKey
Michelle Kerns
Bob Dowsett
J.C. Anderson
Vance Price
Arden Bradley
Mitzi Tompkins
John Fozard, Oklahoma
Mark Krenz, Arizona
Gregory Gordon
David Colp