The New Testament describes two offices within the church: elders and deacons. A plurality of elders (pastors) share equally the responsibility and authority to preach and teach, to provide pastoral care, administer, and oversee all affairs of this church. Deacons primarily minister to the physical needs of the church, both corporately and individually. Elders and deacons are to be men called of God who are qualified according to the standards described in 1 Timothy 3:1-13, Titus 1:6-9, and 1 Peter 5:2-3 and have accepted the Grace Bible Church Statement of Faith.
Elders
Mark Jackson
Mark is one of our church’s founding elders. He and his wife Ana have three adult children. Mark has his own quality consulting business for medical device companies. His favorite passage is Isaiah 40:28-31.
Hank Kampen
Hank has been an elder since 2022. He and his wife Robin have four adult children.
Craig Marshall
Craig has been an elder at GBC since 2011 and has served as a full-time preaching elder since 2016. He was formerly the Director of Operations of IBCD. He and his wife Darci have three daughters. He oversees the young adults and interns at GBC and is excited to one day preach through his favorite book of the Bible, the book of Judges.
Deacons
Phil Dell
Phil is a pharmacist. Jeremiah 31:3 is a favorite verse of his, and he and his wife Claudia have two sons.
Smiley Garcia
Smiley is a retired grading contractor. He and his wife Junie have five adult children. When asked for a favorite verse, Smiley named John 3:16-17.
Ben Penaflor
Ben works for a nearby defense contractor, and calls Proverbs 3:5-6 his favorite verses. Ben and his wife Grace have an adult daughter.
Nevin Swearengin
Nevin works as an engineer in the aircraft industry and his favorite verses are Titus 2:11-14. He has been a deacon since 2017.
Jarod Todd
Jarod and his wife Angela have three children. Jarod works as an application engineer, and his favorite verse is Romans 8:1.