Our Team

Our Team

Senior Pastor

Pastor Daniel & Michelle Wiersema

Pastor Daniel grew up on a farm in northwestern Illinois.  He began serving at Grace Bible Church as full-time staff in August of 2008 as a pastoral intern after completing his schooling.  In 2009, he graduated from Calvary Bible College (B.A., Pastoral Studies 2009), was voted in by the congregation as the Associate Pastor of GBC, and married his college sweetheart, Michelle.  As the Associate Pastor, he was in charge of the youth & young adults ministries at GBC and…
Teaching & Ministries Pastor

Dr. Paul Thyren

Pastor Paul and his wife, Marsha, have served Grace Bible Church since 2002.  Marsha went to be with the Lord in April 2017 after a lengthy cancer journey.  They have four married children along with twelve grandchildren.  Pastor Paul is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Calvary Bible College (B.S. 1970), Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M 1974), Grace Theological Seminary (D.Min 1996).  He has also been a part-time teacher at New Tribes Bible Institute, Moody Bible Institute (Milwaukee), and Bible Colleges…
Elder

Dennis Jackson

Dennis was born and raised in Wisconsin. He met his wife Pam in high school, and they have been married for 46 years. They have one married son, Adam (four daughters), and a married daughter, Nicole (three sons). He is a U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran. Dennis trusted The Lord after a lay witness mission when he was 24 years old, and has been serving in the leadership of Grace Bible Church for 28 years. He has been on two mission trips to Ecuador and three…
Deacon

Ken Woelfel