Your Pastoral Staff and Leadership Teams

 

Tim Miessler, Senior Pastor

Pastor Tim was called to be the Senior Pastor in January 2003.  He is a graduate of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in South Carolina and served as a pastor in the PCA before accepting the call to GraceBPC.  He and his wife Sarah have five children: Joshua, Caleb, Elijah, Caroline and Benjamin.    He is committed to preaching the Word as the only rule for faith and practice and calls upon all to believe the Gospel and follow Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.  He is responsible for moving the vision of the congregation, training leadership, encouraging fellowship and spiritual growth.  Pastor Tim offers Biblical Counseling and seeks to apply God’s Word to every area of life.  Pastor Tim is currently the moderator of the Great Lakes Presbytery.  You can email Pastor Tim.  

 

Patrick Hines, Assistant Pastor

Patrick came on staff with Grace in 2008 to finish his studies at Reformed Theological Seminary and gain experience in church ministry.    He is married to Amy and they have four children:  Abigail, Seth, Paul and Maria.  Patrick has served as a Ruling Elder here at GraceBPC and right now oversees the Resting on Christ, our Wednesday night children’s ministry.   He serves alongside Pastor Tim and Casey in seeing the church vision applied in the life of the congregation and outreach to the community.  You can email Patrick Hines. 

 

Casey Southerland, Director of Youth and Children’s Ministry

Casey has been on staff since 1999 and is also finishing his studies at Reformed Theological Seminary.  He and his wife Kelly have five children: Cody, Kelsey, Lucas, Madison and Julia.  Casey is an active Ruling Elder on our Session and leads/participates in all the camp programs for our Presbytery.  His ministry focus is to bring the families together for activities, learning and service projects.  You can find out more by visiting the Youth Page.  You can email Casey Southerland. 

 

Session

These men, Ruling Elders, have the responsibility to oversee all the functions, ministries, members, staff, and denominational activities of the church.  Their primary purpose, from Acts 6 is the ministry of the Word and Prayer.  They serve under the headship of Jesus Christ and minister in His name.  You can Email them. 

·         Tom Bass, church maintenance and staff liaison, Treasurer for the Denomination.

·         Tim Becker, Finance committee and Summer Camp Director

·         Dick Hooper, Missions and Fellowship committee

·         Phil Resnick, Missions committee, Endorsing Chaplin for the denomination.

·         Jim Roughan, Liaison for the Women’s ministry and Christian Education committee

·         Casey Southerland, Christian Education committee

·         Ken Waeber, Clerk of Session and Singles ministry

·         Roger Wismer, Finance Committee and Evangelism

 

Deacons

These men have the responsibility to minister, primarily, to the physical needs in the life of the congregation and encourage service through opportunities to minister to the needs in the local community.  They look to Acts 6 in order to fulfill those responsibilities.

·         Terry Beinecke

·         Dean Dorsey

·         Reid Martin

·         Joshua Moreland

·         Phil Sackenheim

·         Aaron Roberts

·         Mike Sharpshair

·         Chris Wismer

Some of the things they are able to assist in are: financial counseling, transportation, meals, minor home repair, benevolence, and encouragement.  If you are interested in local outreach into the community or want to serve the needs in the congregation, the Deacons are the place to start.  You can Email them.