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Larry H. Griswold
Superintendent
Griswold Bio
Larry H. Griswold was chosen to serve the Illinois District Council as a full-time executive officer in May 1997. At the time of his election he had served Illinois churches in Ottawa, Mascoutah, and Joliet, providing pastoral leadership for 27 years.
A graduate of North Central Bible College (now North Central University) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a degree in Bible and Pastoral Ministries, Reverend Griswold also attended Northwestern University and Wheaton Graduate School.
Reverend Griswold and his wife, Coleen, both children of Assemblies of God ministers, have two children and three grandchildren. back to top / to the Superintendent's page
Blanchard Bio
Gary Blanchard was elected Assistant Superintendent and Executive Secretary of the Illinois District Council of the Assemblies of God on October 22, 2002. Reverend Blanchard oversees the credentialing process for the District's 875 ministers and 300 churches. He also provides leadership to the District's church planting efforts and assists Home Missions and District-supervised churches in becoming self-governing and self-supporting. He is Chairman of the Teen Challenge Illinois Board of Directors and serves on the board of Global University in Springfield, MO.
He has pastored churches in St. Charles, IL, and Marlton, New Jersey. While serving as a bi-vocational pastor, Reverend Blanchard spent 30 years in the financial services industry. He holds an undergraduate degree from St. Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont and did graduate work in Church Leadership at Olivet Nazarene College, Kankakee, Illinois.
