 Senior Pastor:
James Wenger
James is one of the founding Pastors of Grace Church. James was born and raised in the local community, and began his full-time ministry life in Romania as a missionary and church planter from 1992 to 1994. It was while ministering in Romania that James met and fell in love with his lovely wife, Ani. He served as Youth & Missions Pastor of Pacific Hills Church, Laguna Hills from 1997 to 1999. James earned his undergraduate degree from Biola University and his Masters from Westminster Theological Seminary. He is on the Board of Grace Classical Academy, Orange County’s first classical Christian school. James and Ani have three children.
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 Executive Pastor:
Michael Duhs
Michael is also one of the founding Pastors of Grace. In 1994 Michael left a corporate career to begin full-time ministry working for Campus Crusade for Christ Int’l. In 1996 Michael and his family moved to the Philippines to serve in the Professional Ministry and since 1998 has been associated with Church Dynamics Int’l, a ministry committed to working alongside church leadership in discipleship and church planting. He was educated at San Diego State University and received his Masters from Westminster Theological Seminary. Michael is Founder and Headmaster of Grace Classical Academy. He and his wife Gilda have three children.
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 Elder: Glenn Craft, D.V.M.
Glenn became an Elder of Grace Church in 2002. In 1997, Glenn and his wife Lisa sold their veterinary practice and served overseas with Christian Veterinary Mission (CVM) in northern Thailand for 4 years, with some short-term service in northern Laos and Nepal, doing community health and development work and working with orphanages. Since returning home from the field in 2001, they have started a new veterinary practice in Laguna Niguel. Glenn also was appointed to serve on the Board of Advisors for CVM in 2004. Glenn received his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Kansas State University in 1976. He is also currently enrolled in the Masters Program at Westminster Theological Seminary on a part time basis as his schedule permits. Lisa and Glenn were married in 1990 and just recently bacame the proud parents of their first baby boy.
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 Elder:
Guy Baker
Guy was appointed as an Elder of Grace Church in 2005. Guy and Colleen have been married since 1967 and have four children and ten grandchildren. Guy serves as Chairman of the Board for American Family Living and also the Christian Fellowship Group. In addition, he is active with community organizations such as Mission Hospital Foundation, The Christian Financial Network and BBL - a Christian study group for business leaders. Guy owns a financial consulting practice in Laguna Hills. He received a Bachelors in Economics from Claremont McKenna College and a MBA from the University of Southern California. He also holds a Masters in Financial Services and a Masters in Management. Guy is a well known speaker in the financial services industry and has authored several books on investments and financial strategies using Christian principles.
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