Pastoral Staff

 

James and Ruth Freund, Senior Pastors

 

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.

 

 

Dave and Gayle Worley, Assisting Ministers
 
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 community.

 

 

Mendy Ward, Children's Pastor
 

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 School Basketball Team.

 

 

Chris Frantz, Assistant Children's Pastor
 
Chris Frantz is a graduate of Genoa-Kingston High school. He went on to attend L.I.F.E. Bible College East and graduated with honors. During his college years, Chris met Sonese while working at a Christian summer camp. They were married on May 14th, 2005 here in Genoa. During school, Chris served in the children's department at the Roanoke, Virginia Foursquare Church for three years. After graduation, he went on staff at that church as Assistant Children's Pastor for over a year and a half. Sonese has served as an evangelist with DayDawn Ministries traveling across the US and Canada conducting concerts, Vacation Bible Schools, and evangelistic campaigns. They share a passion for reaching children and families with the Gospel and are excited about the opportunities the Lord has for them here.

 

 

Tim Ward, J12 Pastor
 

Tim came to Genoa in 1995 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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