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For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord,
and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"
made His light shine in our hearts to give us
the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
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Please click on a name below to read about our pastor, our elders, and our staff.
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"My passion is Jesus, His life and His glory. As long as we are looking to Him real change and real life is possible."
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And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18) |
Clay and his family came to Galveston in 1994 from Amarillo, Texas. He and Karla were attracted to Galveston Bible Church because of the emphasis on shared leadership among a group of Elders and the desire to encourage people toward a living faith in all areas of life.
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Clay was born and raised in the western North Carolina Mountains near Waynesville. After high school, he served in the US Army as an Airborne Ranger for four years. While serving in Georgia, he met Karla and they were married. Both Clay and Karla attended Hannibal LaGrange College in Missouri and Clay graduated from Covenant Theological Seminary in St Louis. During college and seminary Clay served as pastor of Indian Creek Baptist Church near Bowling Green, Missouri. After graduation the family moved to Amarillo where Clay served as interim and later associate pastor of Evangelical Fellowship. He currently serves also as a US Army reserve Chaplain and has recently served in Afghanistan.
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Clay and Karla have two children, Krista 23 who is currently a Veterinary Medicine student at Texas A&M University and Benjamin 21 who is a carpenter and student in Galveston.
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He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 |
Rick and Lonni are High School Sweethearts, married in 1971 in Beaumont, Tx, and recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Rick accepted the Lord as his Savior that same year, thanks to the encouragement and support of his loving wife, Lonni. Next they headed off to the US Air Force, where they spent the next 28 years of their lives. During that time, Rick and Lonni moved eleven times, raised three children, Bethany, Mark and Rebecca, while Rick accumulated over 4,400 hours of flying time, in six different aircraft.
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Upon retirement from the USAF, Rick worked with the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University, and they resided for the next nine years in College Station. While there, Lonni and Rick taught Sunday School together at Grace Bible Church and later at the Southwood campus. In 2009 they moved to Galveston, where Rick has continued working with the Corps of Cadets, this time with the Texas Maritime Academy/TAMUG.
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Rick is an adult Sunday School teacher at GBC. Rick and Lonni are the proud grandparents of six grandchildren: Nate, Anna, Lucybelle, Ellie, Nobel, and EmmaKate.
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My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. 2 For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. James 3:1-2 |
Michael came to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ in the Amazon jungle in 1991. He and his family moved to Galveston, Texas in 2003 and joined Galveston Bible Church in 2004. His passion is teaching the Word of God.
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Michael was born in Oklahoma and was raised in Central Illinois. Attending the University of Illinois, he has worked in various business including manufacturing and real estate development since college. Michael was married to Anne Cook in 1982 and they have been married 25 years.
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Mike and Anne have three children, Tyler 21, who is a member of the U.S. Army and attends college at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Libbi (20) who is currently a Elementary Education major at Texas A&M University and Robby (18) who is a Senior at Texas Tech Independent Study program.
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Kelly Charon is our church secretary. She works 16 flex hours per week taking care of various responsibilities such as bookkeeping, correspondence & church publications.
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If you would like to receive GBC News & Notes or Praise & Prayer Requests via email, please contact our secretary at galvbiblechurch@swbell.net
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