Larry H. Griswold
District Superintendent
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Gary J. Blanchard
Assistant Superintendent/
Executive Secretary
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Ronald W. Heitman
Chicago Region Executive Presbyter
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Douglas R. Banks
Chicago Region Presbyter
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Joel E. Labertew
Chicago Region Presbyter
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W. Michael Massey
North Region Executive Presbyter
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Frederick A. Doughty
North Region Presbyter
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Rick L. McGough
North Region Presbyter
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B. G. Nevitt
Central Region Executive Presbyter
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V. L. Amsler
Central Region Presbyter
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Edwin W. Garvin
Central Region Presbyter
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Phillip B. Schneider
South Region Executive Presbyter
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Jeffrey L. Gowen
South Region Presbyter
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Richard L. Stratton
South Region Presbyter
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Ray A. Berryhill, Sr.
General Presbyter
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Larry H. Griswold
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Griswold Bio
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Larry H. Griswold was elected to serve the Illinois District Council as full-time Executive Secretary-Treasurer in May 1997 and as District Superintendent in October 2002. His previous ministry included pastoring churches in Ottawa, Mascoutah, and Joliet, for a cumulative total of 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.
Additional ministry responsibilities include:
Board Member, Teen Challenge Illinois;
Board of Regents for North Central University, Mpls,MN;
Board of Regents for Trinity Bible College, Ellendale, ND;
General Council Committee on Finance;
Executive Presbytery of the General Council of the Assemblies of God.
Reverend Griswold and his wife, Coleen, both children of Assemblies of God ministers, have two children and three grandchildren.
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Blanchard Bio
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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.
He and his wife, Anne, reside in Carlinville, Illinois; they have three married children, a son and two daughters, and eight grandchildren.
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Berryhill Bio
Ray Berryhill has served as General Presbyter of the Illinois District Council since 2005. He has held numerous national, state, section, and Chicago positions of leadership in the Assemblies of God.
Since 1992, he has pastored Evangel World Outreach Center in Chicago, a multicultural body of believers representing over 40 nationalities. Its ministries include a daycare and elementary school, School of Ministry, and Radio Outreach Ministry.
He and his wife, Adrienne, reside in Des Plaines and are parents of seven children and five grandchildren.
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Heitman Bio
Ron Heitman was elected Executive Presbyter of the Chicago Section by the 2008 District Council
He has served as lead pastor at Evangel AG in Hanover Park since August 2004. He was youth pastor at the church prior to serving the Illinois District as District Youth Director from 1992-2004. He is a graduate of Central Bible College.
He has served on the National Advisory Committee for the National Youth Department as well as chairman of the National Camp and Convention Summit, and presently serves on the General Superintendent’s Cabinet.
He and his wife, Tamra, reside in Bartlett with their two daughters.
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Massey Bio
W. Michael Massey has served as Presbyter for the North Central Section since 2000. Prior to that, he was Presbyter for the Northwest Section from 1993-2000. He was elected Executive Presbyter of the North Region by the 2008 District Council.
He has pastored churches in Dixon and Mascoutah, and has served as pastor of Glad Tidings Assembly of God in DeKalb since January 1990. He is a graduate of Central Bible College.
He and his wife, Sherry, reside in DeKalb and have two adult children and two grandchildren.
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Nevitt Bio
B. G. Nevitt was elected Executive Presbyter of the Central Region during District Council 2008. He has served as Presbyter of the Eastern Section since 2006 and as Executive Presbyter of the Illinois District Council since May 2007.
He is pastor of Glad Tidings Assembly of God in Decatur, IL. beginning assignment there in 1991. From 1985 to 1991, he served as pastor of Living Waters Assembly of God in Grayslake, IL.
He and his wife, Brenda, reside in Decatur and are parents of two daughters, Amy and Melissa.
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Schneider Bio
Phillip B. Schneider has served as Presbyter of the Metro North Section since 2000. He was elected Executive Presbyter of the South Region by the 2008 District Council.
He has served as pastor of Cornerstone Assembly of God in Bethalto since 2002, when the church was formed by a merge between First AG in Cottage Hills and Gateway Worship Center in Bethalto. He was pastor of Cottage Hills/First AG from 1991 until the merger. He has served the Illinois District since 1980, working in churches in East Peoria, Litchfield, and Bethalto, as well as 30 years of Illinois youth camps. He is past president and a current member of the St. Louis Metro Harvest Evangelism Committee.
He and his wife, Renee, reside in Cottage Hills and have five adult children.
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Banks Bio
Douglas R. Banks was elected Presbyter of the Chicago Region in September 2008. He has served as pastor of Maranatha Chapel in Evergreen Park since May 1999. Previously he served as a world missionary to Mexico and pastored in Frankfort IL. He also served the Chicago Central section as a Presbyter from 2006-2008, when the district was reconfigured into regions. He holds a master’s degree from AGTS.
He and his wife, Lamond, have three children.
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Labertew Bio
Joel E. Labertew was elected Presbyter of the Chicago Region in September 2008. He has served as pastor of Southwest Community Church in Plainfield since 2001. Previous ministry included serving as youth pastor at Belmont AG in Chicago (1995-1997) and Joliet First AG (1997-2001). He is a graduate of CBC.
He and his wife, Angela, have three children.
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Doughty Bio
Frederick A. Doughty was elected Presbyter of the North Region in September 2008. He has served as senior pastor of Glad Tidings AG in East Peoria since 2005. Previous ministry includes serving as an associate pastor/school administrator in Jacksonville FL and associate pastor at Urbana AG; he also served as senior pastor at Hoopeston, Peru, and Morton IL and as Program Director of Peoria Teen Challenge (2000-2005.) He is a graduate of Central Bible College.
He and his wife, Karen, have four married daughters and 8 grandchildren.
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McGough Bio
Rick L. McGough was elected Presbyter of the North Region in September 2008. He has served as senior pastor of New Life Fellowship in Moline since 1982. Previously, he sang in Christian groups from 1975-1981 and served as youth pastor of Riverside Christian Center in Rockford (1979-1981.) He is a graduate of Rockford School of Technology.
He and his wife, Val, have three adult sons.
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Amsler Bio
V. Lee Amsler was elected Presbyter of the Central Region in September 2008. He has served as founding pastor of Riverside Community Church in Quincy since December 2002. Previous ministry included pastor Quincy Faith AG (1969-2002), Virden (1967-1969), youth pastor at East Peoria (1962), and Presbyter of Capital Section from 1971-2002 and 2005-2008, until the district was reconfigured into regions. He was given an honorary doctorate from Alabama Bible College.
He and his wife, Lavon, have four children and 15 grandchildren. Their daughter Debbie died in 1995.
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Garvin Bio
Edwin W. Garvin was elected Presbyter of the Central Region in September 2009. He has served as lead pastor of First AG in Normal since May 2007. Previous ministry included pastoring churches in Florida and Wisconsin, and serving as Public Relations Director of North Central University.
He and his wife, Jodi, have two children.
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Stratton Bio
Richard L. Stratton was elected Presbyter of the South Region in September 2008. He has been the senior pastor of Salem Assembly of God since May 2006. Previous ministry includes pastoring churches in Flora and Washington Park, IL, and ministering as an evangelist for several years. He served as Presbyter of the Southeastern section from 2006-2008 and is a graduate of North Central University.
He and his wife, Marcia, have two married sons and three grandchildren.
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Gowen Bio
Jeffrey L. Gowen was elected Presbyter of the South Region in September 2008. He has been senior pastor of First Assembly of God, Collinsville since July 1998. Previous ministry includes pastoring churches in Abingdon and Ava, Illinois. He served as Presbyter of the Metro South section from 2007-2008 and is a graduate of Southwestern Assemblies of God University.
He and his wife, Kimberly, have four children. Their son, Derek, serves as youth pastor at Collinsville First AG.
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