PBC exists to know God deeply and to make Him known passionately for the highest honor of His Name and the greatest good for all people through Jesus Christ
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Meet Our Pastors / Elders |
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Rick Halfmann – Rick’s life and ministry are driven by a desire for others to know God deeply and make Him known passionately for the highest honor of His Name and the greatest good for all people through Jesus Christ. This desire is pursued through prayer and God-centered, expositional preaching with relevant application to promote obedience to the faith. Rick has also incorporated age-appropriate theological teaching in our children’s Sunday School classes to help nurture early their own desire to know God deeply and make Him known passionately. His goal is for the body of Christ to be lovingly unified and equipped to serve one another and to bring the Gospel of Christ to the world through global missions and to the local community through building relationships in various contacts of generosity and kindness. In other words, to know God deeply and make Him known passionately. God’s ministry call on Rick’s life began shortly after he was saved at the age of 21. He and his wife Doni moved from Taylor, Michigan to Springfield, Missouri to attend Baptist Bible College where he graduated in 1975. He has continued his studies at Michigan Theological Seminary. Through various ministries God has nurtured Rick’s desire to spread a passion for knowing God deeply and making Him known passionately. He has taught both children’s Sunday School and adult Bible classes and seminars, was a College and Career Pastor in Taylor, and Associate Pastor, then Pastor for Preaching at Oakland Baptist Church in Novi. Rick joined the Plymouth Baptist pastoral team in1994 as our Family Ministries Pastor and became our Pastor for Preaching in 2006. Both he and his wife are partners in ministry as they work together for all people to supremely treasure Jesus Christ. God has blessed them with two children: Christan, who lives with her husband in Tennessee, and John who lives with his wife in Florida.
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Paul Dare – Paul is our elder over the small group’s ministry and young child care. Paul has been with Plymouth Baptist since the spring of 2000. On Sunday mornings you can find him playing the drums for PBC’s praise and worship team. Ever since he was saved in 1997, Paul has had a strong and growing desire to serve God, study His Word and teach it to others. Paul began teaching children’s Sunday school in 2002 and periodically shares the teaching load in our adult Sunday school as well. He has helped, taught at and led our vacation Bible school ministry in recent years. Paul currently teaches the 1st through 3rd grade class and oversees the One Another Care group ministry. Paul is married to Jennifer, who directs the Church’s nursery, and they have four children. He works full time in the telecommunications industry and, when time permits, takes classes at Michigan Theological Seminary in order to better equip him to serve both his family and the church.
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David Havrilla David has the privilege of teaching the Sunday morning youth group, more fondly known as the CREW (Committed to Relationships Evangelism and the Word). In a verse by verse through an entire book study method, the group is enjoying learning more about the greatest commands - how to love God with all that you are and how to love others sacrificially. He has been at PBC since 1991 and is coordinator of outreach activities, the missions committee and trustees, and occasionally teaches adult Sunday school. After his Masters in Engineering from University of Michigan, David attended night classes at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary for several semesters. He is a mechanical engineer working as a Product Manager at TRUMPF, an international laser company founded in Germany. David and his wife Kelly have a passion for sharing the gospel. Their jobs have provided an international connection with the unique opportunity of getting involved in the lives of people transferred to the U.S. from foreign countries. David and Kelly enjoy walking, kayaking, hiking (especially in the Colorado mountains!), and just about any activity that takes them out into God’s wonderful creation.
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