This update celebrates milestones in the lives of several GCI pastors and pastor couples. Our sincere thanks and congratulations to these faithful servants of God!
The following individuals were recently ordained as elders and/or commissioned to serve as pastors:
- Lascan Sikosi, Namibia (six Namibian churches recently joined GCI; Lascan pastors them)
- Murray Tiegen, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Ruel Guerrero, Las Vegas, Nevada (Ruel was ordained in the Philippines in 1992 and recently commissioned to pastor the Las Vegas church)
- Flora Mozon, Tampa/Lakeland, Florida
- Randy Sorrentino, Orange County, California
- Rodolfo Lomboy, Central Coast, California
- Anthony Murphy, Central Coast, California
- Danny Winger, Olympia, Washington
- Sarah Miles, Denver, Colorado
During GCI’s recent International Denominational Conference, the following individuals were awarded for length of service as pastors.
The following employed pastor couples (pictured above) have reached the 25-year service milestone:
- Gordon and Marilys Green
- Bill and Harriet Ford
- Mark and Joanne McCulley
- Manuel and Soledad Ochoa
- David and Jonnie Perry
- Warren and Lorraine Wilson
- Daniel and Mary Zachariah
The following bivocational and part-time pastors (pictured above) have reached the 10-year service milestone:
- Thomas Davis
- Walter Deptula
- Robert Ehlen
- Joseph Franklin
- Richard Gonzales
- Frank Howard
- John Howard
- Tobe Johnson
- James Lewis
- Alfredo Mercado
- Richard Ridgell
- Stuart Rising
- Barry Robinson
- Heber Ticas
- Leonard Tillotson
- Eric Vautour
Congratulations to all and praise be to God.