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Senior Pastor
The Chairman of the Board of Elders is at the same time the Senior Pastor of the church. As the Senior Pastor, he is the spiritual and administrative leader of the church. His responsibilities include the vision, direction, and operation of the church including its affiliated institutions (MBCS, GGCA, The Grace Hour), as well as its service departments and ministries.
Elders
The Board of Elders oversees the spiritual growth and leadership of the church. The Board of Elders exercises veto powers, but not direct managerial control, over the Board of Trustees as well as any and all ministries directly or indirectly associated with the church. They review all activities and programs of the church to ensure that everything is done to the glory of our Lord and Savior, in the harmony of the Holy Bible, and at the direction of the Holy Spirit.
Thomas Schaller
A pastor and missionary for more than 30 years, Pastor Schaller led the establishment of thriving churches and Bible schools in Finland in 1975 and Hungary in 1990. In April 2005, he was named Presiding Elder and Overseeing Pastor of Greater Grace Church in Baltimore, the home base church for Greater Grace World Outreach. Pastor […]
Steven S. Scibelli
In addition to being the Vice President of the GGWO Board of Elders, Pastor Scibelli is the Director of Missions for GGWO. He has led teams to West Africa and East Africa. Today, the Greater Grace work in Africa includes more than 200 churches in over 20 countries. Currently, he is a teacher at MBC&S […]
John A. Love
Pastor John Love graduated from Stevens School of the Bible in 1984 with a three-year diploma in Pastoral Studies and was then ordained that same year as a Minister of the Gospel. He is the Youth Pastor of Greater Grace World Outreach in Baltimore, Maryland, where he has been working with young people for over […]
Glen J. Cannon
Missions has marked this man´s life since his graduation from Stevens School of the Bible 1985 and his ordination in 1988. He spent seven years in India and then five years in Azerbaijan, where he helped establish a strong Christian church and Bible college in a nominally Islamic culture. He currently works as the Distance […]
John J. Hadley
This former Peace Corps volunteer serves as the Dean of Students for Maryland Bible College and Seminary. He is also the Director of biblical counseling at Greater Grace Church. He was a missionary to Ecuador for about six years and is fluent in Spanish. By God’s grace the church he and his team planted in […]
Kim Shibley
Kim Shibley has been a minister of the Gospel for over 28 years since his graduation from Stevens School of the Bible in Lenox, Mass., in 1982. Upon receiving his degree in Christian Leadership, Kim was bound for southern France where, with an international missionary team, he helped establish a Bible-believing Christian assembly, as well […]
Bruce McM. Wright
A pastor for nearly 30 years, Pastor Wright established a church in Paterson, N.J., and later came to Baltimore to serve as President of Maryland Bible College and Seminary. He currently is an Assisting Pastor at Greater Grace in Baltimore, focusing on the church´s Office of Community Service and the ministry´s pastoral care network. Pastor […]
Gary Groenewold
Pastor Groenewold graduated from Maryland Bible College and Seminary in 1992 and was ordained in 2001. He has served as a missionary in Kenya, Ukraine, and Germany. Prior to attending Bible college, Pastor Groenewold studied at Boston University where he received a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1986. He currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland, with […]
Mark Minichiello
Pastor Minichiello is a graduate of Stevens School of the Bible and Maryland Bible College and Seminary. He was a missionary for seven years in Nimes, France, and was ordained in 1994. He spent the next three years ministering in Brasov, Romania. While in Europe, he was involved in many aspects of the ministry including […]
Robert J. Colban
Pastor Colban has worked as Project Manager for Taylor Made Construction, based in Edgewood, Md., for the past 14 years. He is 1974 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, where he earned a degree in accounting and a 1989 graduate of Maryland Bible College and Seminary. He was ordained as an associate pastor by Greater […]
Jim Hadley
Jim Hadley has served in the ministry of Greater Grace as a pastor and musician since 1988. Upon moving to Maryland from Massachusetts in 1992, he started a painting business. He is a graduate of Maryland Bible College and Seminary. He and his wife, Marie, are the parents of three sons – all of whom […]
Trustees
This church is managed by a Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has full authority and management of all the affairs of Greater Grace Church, subject only to veto powers reserved by the Board of Elders of the church. The function of the Board of Trustees is to establish policy and directives, determine budget limitations, review all fiscal policies and financial matters, approve contractual obligations, and review and approve the activities, programs, and projects of the church. The Trustees generally provide leadership and guidance in keeping with the purposes, goals, and objectives of the church.
Robert J. Colban
Pastor Colban has worked as Project Manager for Taylor Made Construction, based in Edgewood, Md., for the past 14 years. He is 1974 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, where he earned a degree in accounting and a 1989 graduate of Maryland Bible College and Seminary. He was ordained as an associate pastor by Greater […]
Peter S. Taggart
Pastor Peter Taggart has been on the GGWO staff since 1999, serving first in the Community Service office, then for a decade as Controller, and currently as the COO. He is also President of Moravia Park CDC, dedicated to improving the East Baltimore neighborhood of which GGWO is part. He and his wife, Missy, live […]
Douglas G. Brooks
A financial administrator for Johns Hopkins Hospital and University in Baltimore, Mr. Brooks brings a great measure of experience to the Board of Trustees. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Pensacola Christian College and his Master’s from Johns Hopkins University. He spent two years as missionary to Ecuador and then six years in Budapest, Hungary. […]
Pete Westera
Pastor Westera was born in the Netherlands and introduced to Greater Grace through missionaries in 1977. He is the owner of foundation repair company called Basement Systems Inc. established in Elkton, Md.,16 years ago. He began serving as a youth leader for Greater Grace in 2005 and became Youth Director in 2011. He is a […]
Barry Quirk
Barry joined Greater Grace Christian Academy in July 2014, fresh off the mission field from Budapest, Hungary, where he and his wife, Veronica, and their daughter, Kendel, served since 2004. During the last seven years in Hungary, Barry was Managing Director of Greater Grace International School. Barry is an administrator, an educator, and a pastor. […]
Greater Grace Church
6025 Moravia Park Drive
Baltimore MD 21206
410-483-3700
