Our Team
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 Reverend Deborah Bell Rev. Deborah Bell is the founding member and Senior Pastor of Deo Gloria Family Church, Durban, South Africa. In 1990, Rev. Deborah pioneered the first inclusive and affirming Christian group in the City of Durban. The group continued meeting for 7 years. In 1997 God led her to start Deo Gloria Family Church. This was a fulfillment of the prophecies given by her father, (an evangelist) and others, when Deborah was a young girl, concerning her calling. Deborah has 17 years experience in ministry and pastoral counseling, and has been the senior pastor of DGFC for 10 years. Rev. Deborah Bell has a Bachelor of Theology degree (BTh), from the University of South Africa (UNISA), with an emphasis in congregational management and psychology. |
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 Diane Chang Diane Chang grew up on the island of Taiwan and was introduced to Jesus when she got a job with the YMCA. After receiving Christ she proceeded to bring her entire family to the Lord. After completing her BA in English at the University of Taiwan, Diane went on to complete a Masters in Bilingual Translation at the University of Westminster, London. Diane is the worship leader and administrator for Jesus Rocks Harvest Church, Kaohsiung, Taiwan and the official translator for EMI. |
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 Dr. Kathy Duncan Dr. Duncan is an assistant professor for the University of La Verne’s Masters in Leadership and Management program, where she teaches classes on organizational change and conflict, groups and teams, diversity in the workplace and others. She also has over 20 years of experience in healthcare as a manager and educator. Kathy is known for her highly interactive style and use of humor in teaching a variety of topics. Kathy is a cell group leader at Glory Tabernacle Christian Center in Long Beach, CA, as well as a member of the board of directors of Encounter Missions International. |
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Marietjie Geldenhuys Marietjie Geldenhuys is a Human Resources Manager and has 15 years experience as a Human Resource generalist. She specializes in Employee Relations, Change Management, Organizational Transformation and Project Implementation. She has completed a BA Hons (Counselling Psychology), a Certificate Programme in HR, Advanced Labour Law and a Managerial Development Programme (MDP). Marietjie has been a member of Deo Gloria Family Church for 9 years, is the Prayer Ministry Pastor and is on the church board. Marietjie uses her wonderful interactive teaching gift to assist in developing and teaching courses for the church. |
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Reverend Samuel Kader Rev. Samuel Kader is the senior pastor of Glory of Christ Community Gospel Church in Dayton, Ohio and is the founder and President of S.K. Ministries. Rev. Kader began to pastor in 1980 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and later accepted the pulpit at MCC Melbourne, Australia for two years. He has been a guest speaker for conferences, Ministry Training Schools, colleges and churches. Rev. Samuel recently authored the book “Openly Gay, Openly Christian,” describing how the Bible really is Gay Friendly. |
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Reverend Caelan Liu Rev. Caelan Liu graduated with a degree in Translation from Win Zao University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. After being introduced to Christ, she knew that her nation had to hear this good news. She graduated from the ACTS Bible Institute in 2003 and was installed as senior pastor of Jesus Rocks Harvest Church, Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 2004 |
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Reverend Janet Parker In 1992, Rev. Janet planted a church, Maranatha Fellowship MCC, in Houston, Texas, which became House of Glory in 2004. Rev. Janet’s gifts of teaching, preaching and leadership have provided a springboard for training and empowering others in their walk with Christ. Rev. Janet obtained her Bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Louisiana State University in New Orleans in 1974 and had an 18 year career as a physical therapist before entering the ministry full time. Rev. Janet is also the mother of three children. |
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Reverend Donald Peterson Rev. Donald Peterson was ordained in UFMCC in 1975 and served as the Pastor of MCC Los Angeles in 1976 and later as the Southwest District Coordinator for 14 years— providing leadership and spiritual direction to churches in Arizona, New Mexico, California and Nevada. He received a B.A. in Biblical Studies and focused his graduate studies on Church History and Theology. He has extensive experience in book publishing and is a faculty member of the ACTS School—a ministry of Glory Tabernacle. Rev. Pederson is currently the Protestant Chaplain for St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Burbank, CA. Don is a trained conflict mediator, author, retreat facilitator and spiritual advisor. He enjoys writing, movies, and long walks along the beach. |
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 Janet RobertsonJanet Robertson graduated from Glasgow Bible College, Scotland in 1977 and then served 8 years with Youth With A Mission in Holland, India, Nepal, and Morocco. Janet moved to the United States to pursue a degree in International Business, and upon graduation, she and her partner Rev. Turnbull founded Encounter Missions International. |
| Reverend R. David Smith Rev. R. David Smith has been pastor of MCC Baltimore since May of 1994. Prior to that he was a member and Coordinator of Ministry Support at MCC Washington, D.C., where he completed his student clergy training. Rev. Smith completed his theological training at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. (United Methodist) and his undergraduate studies in psychology and journalism/public relations at the University of Georgia. He served two terms on the District Committee of the former Mid-Atlantic District of Metropolitan Community Churches and five times as chair of Conference Planning Teams. |
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Robin Smith Robin Smith graduated in 2006 from the University of LaVerne with her BA in Business Administration and was a member of the first graduating class of ACTS in 2002. She was raised in the church as a child of Foursquare ministers. She has been a member of Glory Tabernacle for many years. At “The Tab” she is an Assistant Pastor, a cell group leader, a member of the Board of Directors, an intercessor, and a prayer leader. She administered the satellite campuses of ACTS and is a staff member of EMI. In her secular life she is a District Operations Manager for a large natural gas utility. She has been out in the mission field several times along with her partner Tiffanie. They have two beautiful daughters, Jessica and Stevie and a son-in-law, Jeremiah. |
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Reverend Sandra Turnbull Rev.Sandra Turnbull lived most of her young life in Central and South America with her missionary family. After receiving a call to ministry, Rev. Sandra obtained a Biblical Studies degree from Evangel College and then served as a missionary with Youth With A Mission (YWAM). Rev. Turnbull returned to the United States, where she received her Master’s Degree from the School of Theology at Claremont and in 1996 she was elected pastor of Glory Tabernacle (The Tab) in Long Beach, California. |
Our Staff
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DIRECTOR
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STUDENT ADVISOR
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IT ADMINISTRATOR
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Cris Kimbrough
Tara Harding 