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Pastoral Staff
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Pastoral Staff
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James
and Ruth
Freund, Senior Pastors |
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James Freund attended Mount
Vernon Bible College where he met and married Ruth.
Both graduated with
a Bachelor's Degree in Theology.
They served as Assistant Pastors in Royal Oak, Michigan, and then Senior Pastors in Tallmadge, Ohio for 7
years.
The Freunds returned
to the Great Lakes district in 1978 to pastor the Genoa Foursquare Gospel
Church. Jim is presently serving
as Superintendent
of the Rock River Division; is on the district licensing committee,
and is on
the Board of Camp Hickory. He has been actively involved in the development
of Camp Hickory since its inception.
On the local level, Jim
has served as President of the Genoa Ministerial Association and is or has been
involved in various community organizations, such as, the Public Library Board,
the Boy Scouts, and the Genoa/Kingston food pantry. Jim
and Ruth have three children, Andrew, Rachel, and Rebecca.
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Dave and Gayle Worley, Assisting Ministers |
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Assisting
Pastor Dave and Gayle met in San Jose, California where they were both
active in the Navigator Ministry. In 1975, they were married and joined
Wycliffe Bible Translators. On July 4, 1976, they left for the Philippines
to teach missionary's children at Faith Academy. God blessed them with two
special children, Christy Anne and Joel Michael. The Lord led them to resign
from Faith Academy in 1999 after 23 years of service.
In 2000 Dave and Gayle resigned from Wycliffe Bible Translators and began
serving as part of the Genoa Foursquare Church. They feel blessed to be here
and are excited about what God is doing in the lives of people in this
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Mendy Ward, Children's Pastor |
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Mendy came to our community
in June 2002 from Newton, Iowa. Following high school, she studied
business at the University of Iowa for a year. Then she attended
L.I.F.E. Bible College East and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Theology.
While at L.I.F.E East, Mendy was active in children's ministry, youth
ministry, missions, music, and sports. She graduated in 1999 and moved
to Waterloo, Iowa where she served as Children's Pastor in the Waterloo
Hispanic Foursquare Church for three years. She currently serves as
our Children's Pastor. She also teaches Pre-School at Cornerstone
Christian Academy. In her free time, she coaches their Girls' High
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Tim Ward, J12 Pastor |
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following his graduation from L.I.F.E. Bible College East. He grew up
in New Castle, Indiana. He served as Youth Pastor here in Genoa for 13
years until he felt led by he Lord to start working with younger students.
So in late 2008 he and his wife began J12 (which stands for Jesus at 12), a
ministry specifically aimed at meeting the needs of "tweens" (students ages
8-12). Tim also works at Kingston Elementary where he works with
special needs students. He also enjoys working with high school and
community theatre groups. During the summer, Tim and his wife Mendy
direct a Kids' Camp for the Northern Illinois and Chicago Metro Districts of
Foursquare churches. |
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