Phil has been the lead preaching and teaching elder at Grace Bible since 2015.

He holds an M. Div. from Western Seminary, an M.A. in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, and a B.A. in Secondary Education.

Prior to the pastoral call he taught for ten years in Christian schools in the subjects of Spanish, history, and theology.

Phil and Heather were married in 2003 and have seven children. Having fathers who were church planters and disciple-makers, both Phil and Heather grew up as missionary children – Phil in the Philippines and Heather in England.

Mike and his wife Toni live near La Grande and joined GBC in 2015.