Maple Grove Christian Church

Senior Pastor | Worship Minister | Student Minister I Children's Minister I Staff I Elders

Steve Steve Malone, Senior Pastor
Steve Malone was officially named Senior Pastor at Maple Grove Christian Church (MGCC) on September 12, preached his first sermon, “Today is the Day”, at the church on September 19. “At MGCC, I’ve learned quickly that people are hungry for, and passionate about, Jesus,” says Malone. “I’m excited to be with people that not only worship together on Sunday but do life together between Sundays. Real communities where masks are taken off, we quit pretending, we get real and we get better,” he adds. Malone comes to Maple Grove from The Bridge A Christian Church in Orlando, Florida where he was pastor from October 2007 – March 2010. Prior to that, he was Pastor of Spiritual Formation at River Run Christian Church in Chuluota, Florida from January 2006 – October 2007. Before graduating from Florida Christian College in Kissimmee, FL, Pastor Malone graduated from Naval Nuclear Power Field Schools and later served in the Submarine Force of the United States Navy. Pastor Malone and his wife Laurie have 5 children, Jin Tao- 4 & Mei-Leigh 6 adopted from China in 2005 and 2008, Leila, John, Chelsea. Click here to email Steve.

Randy Rodgers,
Worship Minister
Most of Randy's adult life has been spent in full-time ministry in the Christian Churches/ Churches of Christ having served previously as a Youth and/or Worship Minister in West Virginia (my home state), Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, California, and England. Along the way, he earned a B.A. with majors in Christian Ministry and Business Administration from Milligan College and a M.Div. from Emmanuel School of Religion. Since joining the staff at Maple Grove in November of 2005, he has been charged with developing and, oftentimes leading, ourworship services.
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Sylvia Genchi,
Children's Minister
Raised in Southern California, Sylvia attended Santa Ana Community College where she earned an AA degree. She continued her training at California State University at Fullerton where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development (CSUF has won the college baseball world series several times! Go Titans!) Sylvia met her husband, Fred, in the singles class at church anf they have 4 grown kids and 12 gorgeous, and almost perfect granchildren! Her hobbies include: playing with grandkids, reading John Grisham, Max Lucado, John Maxwell &Karen Kingsbury books and organizing messes!! Her favorite sport: Power shopping! Her favorite Drink: Diet Coke. Her favorite quote: "Make a plan or plan to fail". And her favorite Verses: Deuteronomy 6:6, 2 Corinthians 5:17.
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Bill Mack

Assimilation
Director

Board of Elders (as of January 1, 2012)


Steve Bailey	Todd Cabell	Don Dolinger	Ron Farmer

John Fisk	Jeff Pompeo	Steve Groome	Larry Moore

Andy Yost

What we believe...
Our beliefs and values affect everything. At Maple Grove we acknowledge the Bible as our authority and the following statements should help you understand the non-negotiable biblical ideas that fundamentally define who we are.
•	We believe that there is one sovereign God eternally existing in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. is, He was, and He always will be. He created the Heavens and the Earth and everything in them. He is known as Father, came as the Son and lives in believers as the Holy Spirit. Genesis 1:1, Matthew 3:16, 17, John 1:1 -2, Acts 2:32,33
•	We believe that Jesus Christ, God's only Son was born of a virgin, lived a perfect life, died as a substitute for us, and rose from the grave. He’s still alive and changing lives today! Colossians 2:9, Luke 1:30-35, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 2 Corinthians 5:21
•	We believe in the Holy Spirit who convicts the world in regard to sin, righteousness and judgment, and indwells every believer comforting, guiding and equipping them for personal growth and service to Christ. John 16:8; Acts 2:38; Ephesians 1:13-14
•	We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God and the final authority for all matters of faith and practice. It’s true, it’s accurate, it’s authentic and it’s absolutely applicable to our lives today. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
•	We believe that people are not perfect. We’ve sinned. All of us. We need help. We need Him. We also need each other and that’s what Church is all about. Genesis 1:27 , Romans 3:23 , 6:23 ; Acts 4:12
•	We believe that salvation (the forgiveness of sins) is available only by the grace of God through the blood of Jesus Christ. It’s a gift. It’s free. It’s God’s grace, not your good deeds. Jesus’ death allows your sins – all of them – to be forgiven. Wiped out, canceled, deleted, erased…you get the picture. The gift is free; all you have to do is accept it. John 3:16, Ephesians 2:8-9; Colossians 2:6; Acts 2:38
•	We believe that those surrendering to Christ need to repent of sin (change their mind about who is in charge of their lives), confess their faith (publically acknowledge that Jesus is Lord), and be baptized into His name (immersed in water). Romans 10:9; Acts 2:38; Mark 16:16; Acts 8:36, 38; Galatians 3:26-27
•	We believe that the church is the Body and Bride of Christ the hope of the world. And our mission is clear and unchanging – bring people to a saved relationship with Jesus Christ, build them up in that relationship (making them fully devoted followers of Jesus) and then send them out into the world to make a difference for Him. Matthew 28:16-20; Ephesians 1:23, 3:10, 5:32, Colossians 1:28,29
•	We believe that death seals the eternal destiny of each person. When Christ returns he will pronounce the eternal fate of each individual-the saved to eternal life in heaven, the unsaved to eternal separation from God in hell. That’s why we’re doing everything we can to share the good news about Jesus. God doesn’t want anybody to choose Hell, but He wants everybody to live with Him in an awesome forever (Heaven). That’s why we do what we do. Acts 1:10 -11, John 5:28-29; Daniel 12:2; 2 Corinthians 4:14