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James MacDonald Founding & Senior Pastor, Harvest Bible Chapel James MacDonald is married to his high school sweetheart, Kathy, from Ontario, Canada. And he is the father of three grown children, a... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3205

Kent Shaw Executive Director Kent and his wife, Nancy, have attended Harvest in Rolling Meadows since 1997. In addition to his role as the Executive Director of Harvest Bible... More

Rick Donald Assistant Senior Pastor, Harvest Bible Chapel Rick joined the Harvest Bible Chapel staff in 1989 and currently serves as Assistant Senior Pastor and is also involved with the Harvest Bible... More

Bill Molinari Director of Recruiting & Training After spending 21 years in the mutual fund industry as president of VanKampen Funds Inc., Bill left the business world to enter ministry. He served 5... More

Kirk Van Maanen Pastor of International Church Planting & Communications Kirk has attended Harvest in Rolling Meadows since 2001 and joined the staff of Harvest as Director of Missions in 2004. Kirk met his beautiful wife,... More (847) 222-9522 ext. 3245

Kevn Dekker Director of Harvest Training Center for Worship Kevn comes to us with many years of Harvest experience. He was Worship Pastor and Director of Walk in the Word from 1996-2000 when we only had the... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3237

Laura Zimmerman Director of Short Term Missions Laura has attended Harvest since 1999 and joined the staff to serve as the Compassion Ministries Assistant and Harvest House Coordinator in 2007.... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3246

Ovi Condrea Creative Development Born and raised in Romania, Ovi moved to the U.S.A. in 1994 where he met his wife Daniela. The Lord has blessed them with 4 children, Caleb,... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3216

Carol Lewis Administrative Assistant to Bill Molinari Carol Lewis is serving Harvest Bible Fellowship as the Administrative Assistant to Bill Molinari, Director of Recruiting and Training. Carol has... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1237

Hannah Shaw Administrative Assistant to Kirk Van Maanen Hannah is serving Harvest Bible Fellowship as Administrative Assistant to Kirk Van Maanen. She received a degree in Elementary Education at Moody... More (847) 222-9522 ext. 3223

Cristina Lotspeich Administrative Assistant Cristina is serving Harvest Bible Fellowship as administrative assistant. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from... More (847) 222-9522 ext. 3209

April Lockwood Event Coordinator Events such as Harvest University and Enter Harvest are planned by our Event Coordinator, April Lockwood. April, her husband David, and three... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3253

Luke Ahrens Senior Pastor, Harvest Columbus, Ohio Growing up in western suburbs of Chicago, Luke came to know Christ at a young age. In his teen years he began to sense a call to preach God's Word... More (614) 477-7600

Frans Alberts Senior Pastor, Harvest Perth, Australia Frans has faithfully served the Lord in many different positions within the church: usher, small group leader, deacon, and now pastor. Frans... More

Joel Anderson Senior Pastor, Harvest Orlando, Florida Joel has been serving church and para-church organizations since 1991. He received his bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College and his Master of... More (407) 505-4888

Adam Bailie Senior Pastor, Chandler, Arizona Adam, his wife Renee and their three children are excited about what the Lord is doing. Adam has earned his Master’s of Divinity from The... More (480) 855-2971

Kedar Bajgain Pastor, Harvest Makwanpur-Ambhanjyang, Nepal Pastor Kedar Bajgain was born into a Hindu family. He heard the Gospel and wanted to become a Christian after someone gave him a tract. There was... More

Kaj Ballantyne Senior Pastor, Harvest Muskoka, Ontario In 1996, Kaj started a one-year wilderness discipleship school called Summit College. While there he developed a passion to see people live in a... More (705) 385-8080

Cristian Barbosu Senior Pastor, Metanoia Arad, Romania Cristian holds a bachelor's degree from Moody Bible Institute, a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary and a PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity... More

Augustus Ben Senior Pastor, SOGOM Harvest Caldwell, Liberia Augustus Ben was raised by a Christian mother but did not come to Christ until facing intense trial because of the civil war in Liberia. At the age... More

Sita Ram BK Pastor, Harvest Chitwan District, Birendra Nagar, Nepal Sita Ram BK was born into a Hindu family in the Makwanpur District of Nepal. His father was a witch doctor in their village and desired for Sita Ram... More

Al Blake Senior Pastor, Harvest St. Vincent Is., Caribbean Al is passionate about his homeland, the Caribbean's St. Vincent Island, and even more passionate for Christ. Paired together, his desire to minister... More (784) 456-6819

Bill Borinstein Senior Pastor, Harvest Phoenix, Arizona Bringing a multi-faceted background to his ministry, Bill and his wife Pam spent twenty years owning a variety of businesses in Southern California... More (602) 788-1620

Dan Buraga Senior Pastor, Fairfax, Virginia Dan is from the country of India and had the privilege of growing up in a Christian family. When he was 10, Jesus led Dan to himself and Dan became a... More

Jeff Butala Senior Pastor, Harvest Conyngham Valley, Pennsylvania Jeff became very involved in ministry while attending Lancaster Bible College. Upon completion he felt called to return to his home to pursue... More (570) 788-1055

Tony Caffey Senior Pastor, Harvest Decatur, Illinois Originally from Austin, TX, Tony moved to Illinois in 2000, with his wife Sanja. He earned a Master of Divinity from Moody Bible Institute and a... More (217) 413-0553

Cristinel Calin Senior Pastor, Chisinau, Moldova Cristinel grew up in Romania during Communist Regime. Got in trouble with the police while in high school; promised God he would attend church if he... More

Jeremiah Canfield Planting In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Education Bachelors of Arts in Biblical Studies – Northland University Master of Arts in Religion – Liberty University Background The... More

Cristian Cherechean Planting In Brasov, Romania Education Aurel Vlaicu University – Bachelor of Education & MA in Educational Management Romania Missionary Training Institute - Theology,... More

Jared Cox Senior Pastor, Harvest Managua, Nicaragua Jared grew up in Arizona and accepted Christ at a young age. God used the sudden death of Jared's father along with many other tragedies in his... More

John Cox Senior Pastor, Harvest Carson-Tahoe, Nevada John grew up in Northridge, CA under the ministry of John MacArthur at Grace Community Church. In 1998 he graduated from the University of Nevada,... More (775) 885-7652

Timothy Dahal Senior Pastor, Harvest Kathmandu, Nepal Timothy Dahal grew up in a poor Hindu family with a difficult life. His life was transformed when a missionary introduced him to the gospel and the... More

Nathan Davis Senior Pastor, Cambridge, Ohio Born in Newark, Ohio. Served eight years in the US Naval Reserves, several positions in restaurant management. Coaches little league baseball and... More (740) 260-9488

Steve Deedrick Senior Pastor, Harvest Rochester, Minnesota Steve grew up in a God-honoring family in Rochester, MN. Since receiving Christ in 1991, God has given him a burning desire to minister to others.... More (507) 226-8500

John Dirkse Senior Pastor, Harvest Rockford, Illinois John Dirkse became the senior pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel Rockford in March of 2005. He grew up in Leavenworth, Washington, and studied music at... More (815) 986-2603

Aaron Dogotch Senior Pastor, Knoxville, Tennessee Aaron grew up in Minnesota and came to God’s saving grace at the age of 17. Following high school, he enlisted in the Air Force and worked as a... More (865) 297-3329

Ben Dosti Senior Pastor, Harvest Fresno, California Growing up in a secular household in Los Angeles, Ben believed religion was a crutch for the weak and that having faith was the equivalent of... More (559) 447-1752

Jason Draper Senior Pastor, Harvest DeKalb, Illinois Jason grew up in a Christian home in Wheaton, IL and trusted Christ at a young age. On a short-term missions trip in high school, the Lord began... More (815) 756-9020

Mike DuBard Senior Pastor, Harvest Chattanooga, Tennessee Mike is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Though saved at a young age, raised in a Christian home and educated at a Christian school, he never... More (423) 531-4493

Todd Dugard Senior Pastor, Harvest Barrie, Ontario Todd has been the Senior Pastor at Harvest Barrie in Ontario since the church’s launch in 2001. A graduate of London Baptist Bible College and... More (705) 739-8613

Ted Duncan Senior Pastor, Harvest Brampton, Ontario Prior to launching Harvest Brampton , Ted began serving on staff at Harvest Oakville in 2004. He counts it a privilege to be a part of what God is... More (905) 450-0477

Edwin Escobar Senior Pastor, Ometepe Island, Nicaragua Edwin was born in Santo Tomás Chontales, Nicaragua. At the age of 11 his parents converted to Christianity; two years later he received Christ... More

Jason Fevig Senior Pastor, Harvest Miami, Florida Prior to planting Harvest Miami in the fall of 2009, Jason completed the Harvest Training Center residency program, having earned his Masters of... More (305) 409-3210

Bill Foss Senior Pastor, Harvest Portland, Maine Bill grew up 15 minutes from his current church. He remembers clearly the night he accepted Christ as his Savior at age 8. Bill began Bible college... More (207) 883-0211

Mark Gargar Senior Pastor, Harvest Gianda, Liberia Pastor Mark Gargar was born and raised in the village of Gianda. He has been with the church since it was established and served as a Youth Pastor... More

Kurt Gebhards Senior Pastor, Harvest Hickory, North Carolina Kurt's heartbeat is to communicate the Word of God to people in such a way that they are better equipped, more encouraged and inspired to magnify and... More (828) 328-9913

Ken Gentzler Senior Pastor, Harvest West Olive, Michigan Ken came to West Olive, formerly Grace Church, as the Director of Christian Education in 1994 and became the senior pastor in the spring of 2001.... More (616) 786-2233

Emmanuel Glay Senior Pastor, SOGOM Harvest Dorzohn, Liberia Called to preach, teach, and lead the people of Harvest Dorzohn, Liberia in the ways of the Lord, Senior Pastor Emmanuel Glay is responding in God's... More

John Glay Senior Pastor, SOGOM Harvest Buchanan, Liberia John Glay is pastor of Harvest Buchanan in Liberia, Africa. Buchanan is the second Servants of God Outreach Ministries church in Liberia to... More

Doug Gray Senior Pastor, Harvest, Western Massachusetts Doug is the Senior Pastor of Harvest Western Mass which launched in the fall of 2011. Prior to Harvest, he served as a pastor and instructor for... More (413) 206-9125

Bobby Greenwood Planting In Fayetteville, Arkansas Education Buffalo State University: BA 2006 Communications Texas A&M-Texarkana: BA 2007 of General Studies Southwestern Seminary: MDiv 2008... More

Trent Griffith Senior Pastor, Harvest Granger, Indiana Trent is the Senior Pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel Granger , Indian which launched on February 9, 2009. He surrendered his life to Christ at the age... More (574) 273-0007

Ian Hales Senior Pastor, Harvest Durham, Ontario It took a tragic sports injury to bring Ian to a place of humble submission before God. Through that trial, Ian learned that God must be his one and... More (905) 425-6425

Ryan Hall Senior Pastor, Harvest Palos, Illinois Prior to planting Harvest Palos , Ryan received his bachelor’s degree from Governors State University in 2000 and taught for several years in... More (708) 974-2222

Brent Halvorsen Senior Pastor, Harvest West Minneapolis, Minnesota Prior to becoming the Senior Pastor of Harvest West Minneapolis , Brent pastored a church in Shelbyville, Indiana, and was director of adult... More (763) 220-0720

Scott Hamilton Senior Pastor, Harvest Glasgow, Scotland Scott is very passionate about bringing the good news of Jesus Christ to the people of Scotland. He has a vision of establishing six churches in the... More

Tim Harkness Senior Pastor, Harvest Peoria, Illinois Tim's passion is to bring glory to God through a church on fire for Jesus Christ! He loves to preach God's Word faithfully and passionately, and he... More (309) 263-1300

Jamie Hart Senior Pastor Fort Wayne, Indiana Born in Madisonville, Kentucky knowing that when he grew up he wanted to be a preacher. He was saved at the age of twelve, served in the Army... More (260) 255-5339

Doug Helmer Senior Pastor, Harvest Indianapolis-West, Indiana Doug served as an assistant pastor for five years before planting Harvest Indianapolis-West . He owned a business for 21 years before moving into... More (317) 209-9770

Jeremy Hill Senior Pastor, Harvest Jupiter, Florida Jeremy Hill is the Senior Pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel Jupiter in Florida. He and his wife Jo, along with their three children, Ezekiel, Elijah and... More (561) 745-5354

Brent Hisayasu Planting in Ventura, Califorina EDUCATION Bachelors in Business Administration – California State University, Channel Islands MDiv – The Master’s Seminary... More

Scott Hollingshead Planting in Sacramento, California EDUCATION 2004-08 - BA in Communications Studies – UCLA 2009-12 – MDiv – The Master’s Seminary BACKGROUND Scott came to... More

William Jacobs Senior Pastor, SOGOM Harvest Harmonville, Liberia Situated in Grand Bassa County, Harmonville, Liberia is a farming community of 2,000 villagers. William started his ministry in the United Disciples... More

Ryan Jorgenson Planting in Des Moines, Iowa EDUCATION MDiv - Columbia International University (Seminary) Columbia, SC Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministries; Biblical Literature Minor - IN... More

Josh Knipp Senior Pastor, Harvest Bloomington, Indiana Born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana, Josh was an outspoken atheist...until he heard the gospel preached for the first time and responded by faith.... More (765) 448-1986

Ebua Kum Senior Pastor, Harvest Douala, Cameroon Ebua Kum and his wife are Cameroonian. Invited to attend church and agreed solely to gather flaws against Scripture, but was saved that day instead.... More

Doug Long Senior Pastor, Harvest Traverse City, Michigan Doug Long is the Senior Pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel Traverse City , Michigan. Doug was saved at an early age and has experience serving in a wide... More (231) 360-7100

Bryndan Loritts Senior Pastor, Harvest Nashville, Tennessee Born in Georgia, came to faith at the age of four. Called to ministry at eighteen. Interned as a Youth Pastor at two separate churches and on a... More (773) 401-2918

Ryan Lowery Planting in Vincennes, Indiana EDUCATION Bachelors of Science – Faith Baptist Bible College MDiv – Faith Baptist Theological Seminary BACKGROUND Ryan came to Christ... More

John MacDonald Board Member John MacDonald entered public practice in 1980 after graduating from The University of Western Ontario in Economics and Wilfrid Laurier in Accounting... More

Brett Maragni Senior Pastor, Harvest Jacksonville, Florida Brett is passionate about leading God's people into a dynamic relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ through the clear proclamation of God's Word. A... More (904) 292-4677

Jason Matta Senior Pastor, Toronto West, Ontario EDUCATION BA in Psychology – York University - 2003 Master of Theological Studies – Tyndale Seminary - 2007 BACKGROUND Jason was blessed... More

Marius Mezin Senior Pastor, Metanoia Braila, Romania Marius Mezin, Senior Pastor of Harvest Metanoia Braila , Romania, graduated from the Baptist Seminary in Bucharest and served for fourteen years as a... More

Norm Millar Senior Pastor, Harvest London, Ontario Norm grew up in London, Ontario, and after spending 20 years as a computer programmer and consultant, went into pastoral ministry. Norm earned a... More (519) 668-1977

Jeffrey Miller Senior Pastor, Harvest Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Jeff became a follower of Jesus Christ in 1995. Shortly thereafter, he found himself landscaping, praying, and seeking God's direction for his life.... More (724) 306-1012

Jamie Mitchell Senior Pastor, Harvest Lancaster, PA Jamie is a graduate of Philadelphia Biblical University, Moody Graduate School and Trinity Seminary. He has been a pastor for 28 years and a featured... More (717) 393-9600

Daryl Molyneaux Senior Pastor, Harvest Niagara, Ontario Daryl and his wife Ruth are extremely humbled and excited to be a part of God's work in the Niagara region of Ontario. It was in his final year of... More (905) 646-7777

Antonio Munoz Senior Pastor, Harvest Mexico City, Mexico Antonio was born in Mexico City. He was raised in the Catholic Church and at age 16 was preparing to become a priest. He thought he already knew... More

Hayden Norris Senior Pastor, Harvest Gainesville, Florida Hayden left the Catholic church at the age of 18 and joined the Navy. He was saved during his military service. A burden to teach God’s Word... More (352) 283-1913

Marcel Opris Senior Pastor, Metanoia Ghioroc, Romania During his youth in Romania, Marcel saw God's Word modeled and lived out in his grandparents' lives and began to love it for himself. His desire to... More

Cristian Pana Senior Pastor, Metanoia Vienna, Austria In January 2010, Cristi Pana was appointed Senior Pastor of Harvest Metanoia Ploeisti. Cristi holds a BS from University of Bucharest, a BA from... More

Bryan Payne Senior Pastor, Harvest Austin, Texas At an early age, Bryan Payne discovered God’s sufficiency in all things, especially in being a Father, and understood his life had been... More (512) 697-9110

Trevor Peacock Senior Pastor, Harvest Calgary, Alberta At a young age, Trevor felt called to vocational ministry. After graduating from Briercrest Bible College, Trevor pastored a small church in... More (587) 999-5200

Brian Pipping Senior Pastor, Harvest Lake Zurich, Illinois Brian has been serving Christ in the local church for twenty-five years, the last twenty-two as a Senior Pastor. Growing up in a pastor’s home... More (847) 438-7440

Eric Posteluk Senior Pastor, Harvest Joliet, Illinois Eric was not raised in the church, but at the age of 21 he surrendered his life to Jesus Christ and God radically changed him. He and his wife Barbie... More (815) 745-4225

Milan Praja Pastor, Harvest Makwanpur District, Bharta, Nepal As a young man in a Hindu family, Milan had many troubles at home. Two of his sisters died from serious illnesses and his mother had been sick for... More

Jacob Reaume Senior Pastor, Harvest Waterloo Region, Ontario Jacob has a strong sense of God’s calling to minister in the Waterloo Region. He loves the people of the Tri-Cities and he longs to see God use... More (519) 658-6333

Tim Rezac Senior Pastor, Harvest Turks & Caicos Islands Post-college, Tim served in the Army for two years, one of them in Vietnam as a rifleman with an ambush platoon. That was a spiritually and... More

Aaron Ruiz Planting in Merida, Ometepe Island, Nicaragua Aarón Ruiz was born and raised in Managua, Nicaragua. His mother abandoned the family when he was 8-years-old and he was raised by his father.... More

Frank Javier Sarria Planting in Chinandega, Nicaragua Frank Sarria’s childhood was full of many changes and trials. He was born in Chinandega, Nicaragua to a single mom but was sent to a different... More

Mark Schuler Senior Pastor, Harvest Houston, Texas Mark has a passion to see lives transformed through the truth of God’s Word in the church. It is his privilege and joy to teach, lead,... More (281) 345-0419

Jeff Schwarzentraub Senior Pastor, Harvest Denver, Colorado As a youth pastor and traveling itinerant evangelist, Jeff has seen God’s amazing work all around the world. He is steadfast in his conviction... More (720) 398-9378

Jim Shannon Senior Pastor, Harvest Woodhull, Illinois Prior to knowing the Lord, Jim served as an aviator electrician in both the Navy and as a civilian; then as a correctional officer. Living in the... More (309) 334-2737

Michael Šust Senior Pastor, Harvest St. Louis-West, Missouri Senior Pastor of Harvest St. Louis-West , Michael Šust, a native of the Czech Republic, spent the first sixteen years of his vocational... More (636) 394-4444

Robbie Symons Senior Pastor, Harvest Oakville, Ontario It began with a vision that was bestowed by the Lord and shared between two couples. Robbie Symons is the founding pastor of that vision: Harvest... More (905) 827-4157

Padam Tamang Pastor, Harvest Kavre District, Panauti, Nepal Born into a middle-class Buddhist family, Padam devoted himself full-heartedly to Hindu gods. While at his school library he came across The Human... More

Phushra Tamang Pastor, Harvest Dhading District, Lave Village, Nepal Pastor Phushra Tamang was born into a Buddhist family and grew up around witch doctors, pagan rituals, traditions, and sacrifices. One day a man... More

Showa Tamang Pastor, Harvest Dhading District, Dhading Besi, Nepal God called Showa to ministry in 1995 and gave him a heart for the Dhading District in Nepal. He went to Kathmandu for Bible training and while there... More

John Tank Senior Pastor Clear Lake, Iowa Born in Jacksonville, FL and raised in a Catholic family. Spends free time playing cards, dirt biking and spending time with family. Served in the... More (641) 231-8111

Jeff Terrell Senior Pastor, Harvest Kansas City, Kansas After graduating from the University of Missouri, Jeff played minor league baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies and served as a Baseball Chapel... More (913) 747-7080

Matt Townsend Senior Pastor, Harvest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Matt grew up in Iowa and was saved at age 14, after which he quickly sensed the desire to be involved in full-time ministry. Matt found himself... More (267) 544-9120

Moses Wheigar Senior Pastor, SOGOM Harvest Paynesville, Liberia Called to bring the gospel to the people of Liberia, Moses Wheigar received his diploma of theology at the Salvation Army College in Tema, Ghana and... More

Sundygar Whetoe Senior Pastor, SOGOM Harvest Gbornee, Liberia Sundygar Whetoe calls Gbornee, Liberia home and was trained by the Christian education Foundation of Liberia/Theological Education by Extension and... More

Brian White Senior Pastor, Harvest Indianapolis-North, Indiana Brian White has served as the Senior Pastor of Harvest North Indy since its launch in 2007. He has a passion for proclaiming the authority of... More (317) 773-1336

Paul Whittingstall Senior Pastor, Harvest York Region, Ontario Paul began his ministry as the pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel York Region on January 1, 2008 after serving for 15 years as the director of Muskoka... More (905) 475-7695

Rob Willey Senior Pastor, Harvest Davenport, Iowa In 1988, Rob graduated from Wheaton College. He then began trading commodities at the Chicago Board of Trade where he spent the next 11 years.... More (563) 359-5333

Mike Willis Senior Pastor, Harvest North Raleigh, North Carolina Mike earned a Th.M. in Pastoral Leadership at Dallas Theological Seminary. While going through school, he served as college pastor at Scofield... More (919) 341-7252

David Wisen Senior Pastor, Harvest Spring Lake, Michigan David went to college intending on becoming a pastor, but graduated with a degree in business instead. For many years he worked in real estate,... More (616) 604-1601

Paul Yuvaraj Planting in Chennai, India EDUCATION Diploma in Theology – Zion Bethel Bible School BTh. – New India Bible Seminary BACKGROUND Paul grew up in Chennai, India, a... More

Ron Zappia Senior Pastor, Harvest Naperville, Illinois Ron serves as Harvest Bible Chapel Naperville's senior pastor. He proclaims God's Word each week with a passion and boldness that inspires others to... More (630) 281-4800

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