Leadership

I have been an active member of ACEFC since 2007 when my wife and I returned from the mission field in Cameroon, Africa. I served as an elder for one term from 2011 to 2014. I have also served for numerous terms on the missions committee and on several other committees throughout my time at ACEFC. I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior while in the US Army in 1973 and was discipled through the ministry of the Navigators. I met my wonderful wife Laurie through a Navigator bible study while at UW-Madison. God blessed our 42 years of life together with 3 amazing kids and now 13 energetic grandkids. Laurie left us to be with Jesus in 2022 after battling through Alzheimer's Disease. With the help of God, I look forward to serving the body of Christ at ACEFC. Hebrews 10:24-25: And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together as is the habit of some but encouraging one another and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

I have served previously on the praise and worship team for several years, served as elder for 2 consecutive terms, and currently facilitate Sunday morning adult bible study and am a leader in ACEFC Men’s Ministry. I'm Nebraska born and moved with my family to SW Iowa as a young teen. While I became very involved with a church youth group throughout my middle teens, it was in my later teens that I surrendered to the Lord and made an authentic commitment to serve Him forever. I met my wonderful wife Suzanne in college, and we have been married for 41 years, have 3 adult children, an 8-month-old grandchild and have another on the way! I completed a master’s degree in social work, specializing in marriage and family therapy and began my career working with individuals, couples, and families and am currently employed by ThedaCare Behavioral Health as the Clinical Supervisor of the Adult Mental Health Team which includes several Behavioral Health therapists in 7 locations throughout NE Wisconsin. I have a passion for God’s word and never grow weary of experiencing its living and active nature in establishing spiritual knowledge and growth. The Lord called me into His service 50 years ago. I remain committed to do my part, with my abilities, to protect and unify our Body. Luke 9:62

I was raised on a small farm in Ohio by God fearing parents. We attended a small Nazarene Church where my Dad was a Sunday School teacher and elder. I accepted Christ as a child, but drifted as a teenager, especially after leaving for college. I married right out of college and spent the next 5 years in the army. Meantime, we were blessed with 2 children. But that happy life was torn to pieces in the 1980’s by a very difficult divorce, from which we all still carry scars. The good news is that, in the depths of that ugly thing called divorce, God was able to again reach me, drawing me back to himself. And even better, when I was hurting so badly, God gave me Lynne. What a blessing she is! We’ve now been living in marital bliss for 38 happy years. For me, coming back to God has been quite a journey. I spent 20 years in the Catholic Church, becoming more and more disenchanted as time went by, until I made the decision to go elsewhere seeking this “God.” Thankfully, I arrived at a small church in Menasha, now known as Cornerstone Church, where God and I quickly mended fences. However, my not so good past eventually caught up with me there, and we ended up at Fox Valley Christian Fellowship, Kimberly. During the 10 years we were there, I went through extensive Christian Conciliation training by Peacemaker Ministries, led by Ken Sande, Billings, Montana served as a volunteer with Fox Valley Jail Ministry teaching classes on Christian Conflict Resolution. That ended after 15 years, in 2020, with the advent of covid. We left Fox Valley Christian Fellowship and after 2 years of searching, we finally found ACEFC in 2016 and have been here ever since. Now it’s time to give back. So how can I serve you?