Board and Advisors
Board
Merle W.
Chairman
Merle lives with his wife and eleven of their twelve children in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (the twelfth lives in the middle east). He serves in leadership in his local church and church network, as well as in several other non-profit & business organizations. His passion is to see the next generation of Anabaptist young people developed and empowered as serving leaders.
S.R. Simmons
Vice Chairman
The Simmons family resides in beautiful southwest Wisconsin, where S. R. serves as a church pastor and business owner. Two of his ministry passions are seeing young people develop in leadership and teamwork skills, and helping both current and future Kingdom workers experience emotional and spiritual maturity and stability as a part of normal life.
Anthony Gingerich
Secretary
Anthony and his wife Linda live in northwestern PA with their four daughters.
Duane Martin
Member
Duane, along with his wife Linda and family, lives in the Finger Lakes area of New York. He enjoys dairy farming and is active in the local fire department as an interior fire fighter and first responder. He enjoys spending time with family and friends; Duane's vision is to encourage and enable people to walk in God's calling on their lives.
Judah Clapper
Treasurer
Judah and Bethany and their six sons live and serve in Manheim, PA. Before marriage, they served overseas in south-east Asia and the Caribbean. Their heart is to pursue ministry and business as a family, and they have a passion for seeing marriages thrive.
Glenn Martin
Member
Glenn and his wife Audrey reside with their family in central Pennsylvania, where they are active in a congregation of Kingdom focused believers. Glenn is also involved in their community in the fire/EMS service, as well as encouraging and networking believers. His deep desire is to see the Bride of Jesus Christ be strengthened, encouraged, and built up.
Advisors
Elijah Yoder
Pastoral Advisor
Elijah Yoder lives in Harrisonville, Pennsylvania, where he teaches at Sharon Mennonite Bible Institute. Elijah and his family have spent the majority of their lives speaking into young people and helping build God's Kingdom all across the globe. Elijah also serves as lead pastor of Grace Haven Mennonite.
Verlon Miller
Pastoral Advisor
Verlon lives with his family in Athens, Tennessee; he is lead pastor of Wellspring Mennonite Church, where he has served for the past 20 years. Verlon has a heart to help assist God's laborers through practical ways of service, and provides insight and logistical support to Kingdom Channels staff in the states.
Steve Fisher
Advisor
Steve and his wife Suvilla live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, they have eleven children and one grandchild. He serves as an overseer in a network of small house churches in the greater Lancaster County area.