So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
Ephesians 4:11-13
Ephesians 4:11-13
Currently serving as pastor:
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Lance StiverLance has served at Alliance Community Church since January 2009 and as the lead pastor since July 2016. He was ordained with the Christian & Missionary Alliance in 2015. Prior to full-time ministry, Lance worked in the software testing industry and also for Blue Jacket, Inc. He has a degree in public relations from Taylor University (g97). Lance & Megan were married in 1998. They are raising five kids.
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Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?) He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap. - 1 Timothy 3:1-7
Currently serving as elders:
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Tyler Boss
Tyler was born and raised in Paulding, Ohio where he heard the Gospel but never really “heard” it. His journey with Christ began when he was 15 and his ears were opened during a youth group gathering. The Gospel was clear, sin was felt, and forgiveness was received. The marathon of sanctification began in 2001 and continues until Christ finishes the work He started. In 2014, Tyler and Haley were married and have 6 kids together. Tyler worked at STAR 88.3 as an on air talent and producer for 11 years and currently works from home as a voice talent in his own studio. To God be the glory, great things He has done.
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Peter Estell
Peter was raised as an MK (Missionary Kid) in Taiwan where his parents served as missionaries for over
30 years. His wife Susan was a classmate there. Her parents were also long-term missionaries. They were married in 1991 and have four children, all now grown. Peter graduated with a degree in History and has been employed in the secular sector. He has regularly been involved at churches they have attended and with non-profit ministries. |
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Jerry Thomas
Fort Wayne, Indiana has been home for Jerry all his life, leaving only for a 4-year period to serve in the U. S. Navy. He was raised attending a Christian parochial school, but will confess that he did not take that seriously until he was in his late thirties. Then, however, through a series of events, the Holy Spirit of God drew him to remember what he had been taught in those earlier years, and he responded. He was discipled into being a follower of Jesus Christ, and since then, he has non-stop been all about Matthew 28:18-20. “Go and make disciples.”
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