Pastor Krachenfels, Senior Pastor

Pastor Krachenfels was born in Westland, Michigan in 1954. He joined the Navy and was stationed in Virginia Beach, Virginia where he attended Tabernacle Baptist Church and was saved on June 17, 1974. He served on the church staff while attending Tabernacle Baptist Bible Institute. and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Church Administration in 1979. Pastor Krachenfels met his wife Debbie while attending Tabernacle and was married on June 12, 1977. They have three sons and four grandchildren.

Upon leaving Tabernacle they served in missions for thirteen years. In 1994 he began serving as the Assistant Pastor at First Baptist Church in Wixom and did so for six years.

In June of 2000, Pastor Krachenfels was asked to continue his ministry here and became our Senior Pastor. He received a Master of Theology Degree in April, 2001 and is currently pursuing a Master of Bible Degree from West Coast Baptist College. Debbie now serves as Pastor’s secretary and is faithfully serving alongside Pastor in outreach, counseling, choir, special music, visitation and is involved in the Ladies ministries in the church.

Chad Walker , Assistant Pastor

Chad was led to the Lord at an early age by his mother. He graduated from West Coast Baptist College in May of 2005 with a Bachelor of Religious Education in Missions. Chad and his wife Karen traveled out to Michigan in July of 2005 to serve as the evangelism and outreach pastor.

Brad Stille, Music Director & School Administrator

Brother Brad was led to the Lord at an early age by his mother. He graduated from Maranatha Baptist Bible College in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Math Education. He spent nine years as a secondary math and science teacher at Colonial Christian Schools in Indianapolis and Berean Christian School in Rockford, Ill. Brad travelled out to Michigan with his wife Marit and their three children Allison, Bryn and Caden in July of 2003 to serve as the School Administrator and Music Director.