I joined the MGCC staff in September 2008. Carol and I have been married for 48 years, have 5 adult children and 17 grandchildren. My plan is to lead MGCC in a self study over the next year and guide the congregation in finding and reaching God's will for us at this time. I lead both worship services with God's Message of Biblically based redemption through Jesus Christ. My compass direction through this process will be the "Great Commission" and "The Golden Rule" of Jesus, to love God with all your heart, soul, mind and might and your neighbor as yourself.
Kyle Kirkeide, Student Minister
I joined the MGCC team in May of 2006 as Student Minister. I am responsible for pointing our 6-12th grade students toward the love and mercy of Jesus Christ. My greatest passion is seeing student's spiritual eyes open and to see them find their life's purpose and mission. My favorite part of serving our church family is supporting our work of missions locally, nationally, and internationally. My favorite passages of scripture are 1 Corinthians Chapter 4 and Micah Chapter 6.Randy Rodgers, Worship Minister
Most of my 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, I 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, I have had the blessing of being in charge of developing and, oftentimes leading our various worship services. This is a team effort that involves many wonderful and talented people who work together to serve the Lord.
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Sylvia Genchi, Children's Minister
I was raised in Southern California and attended Santa Ana Community College where I earned an AA degree. I continued my training at California State University at Fullerton where I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development. CSUF has won the college baseball world series several times! Go Titans! I met my husband, Fred, in the singles class at church. We have 4 grown kids and 12 gorgeous and almost perfect granchildren! Hobbies: playing with grandkids, reading John Grisham, Max Lucado, John Maxwell & Karen Kingsbury books and organizing messes!! Favorite Sport: Power shopping! Favorite Drink: Diet Coke Favorite Quote: "Make a plan or plan to fail" Favorite Verses: Deuteronomy 6:6, 2 Corinthians 5:17