Jon Badur

Elder

Jon and his wife, Sandra, moved to the Grand Rapids area two years ago to be near their daughters, Michalina [Brian] and Frances, and their twin granddaughters. Jon serves as a Benevolence Advisor for the White Bucket Project and co-leads “God’s Children of...

Nancy Bierema

Elder

Nancy has been a dedicated part of Mars Hill since March 2001, when she felt a profound calling to join the church despite her initial reluctance.
Over the years, she has actively participated in women’s Bible study and the church choir. She engages...

Vince Boileau

Elder

Shortly after getting married, Vince and his wife, Rachel, joined Mars Hill in 2009. They live in Zeeland with three children: Abby, Jed, and John. Both Vince and his wife serve on the Worship team. He is also a graduate of Formation School and...

Sarah Christmann

Elder

Sarah and her husband, Dave, have been a part of Mars Hill for approximately 20 years. They came to Mars Hill at the urging of their teenage daughter, and have found a home here. They have been married for 38 years and have two adult children and two...

Ryan Elders

Elder

Ryan has served on Young Life staff since 2010 as the Area Director in Eastern Ottawa, where he is passionate about helping young people encounter Jesus through authentic relationships and shared experiences.

He has been part of our Mars Hill...

Deb Hoover

Elder

Deb and her husband, John, have been attending Mars Hill Bible Church since 2002 and are inspired by the vision of Mars Hill as a diverse people uniting to be a Jesus people for the sake of the world. Deb has been deeply blessed by being a Torah Club member...

Pam Jackson

Elder

Pam and her husband, Chris, have attended Mars Hill since our beginning. After moving to Grand Rapids, they quickly found a home in the church. 

Married for 47 years, they have five grown children and one grandson. Pam has...

Kate Neckers

Elder Chair

Kate has attended Mars Hill for many years. For her, it’s been a place that is constantly surprising her with invitations to seek deeper communion with God. 

She’s been involved with various ministries over the years, and was part of the...

Leslea White

Elder

Leslea came to Christ nearly 50 years ago. Through the years, she has been committed to the local church in various ways, including as a teacher in kids ministries and as a leader/host of adult small groups in her home. Most recently, she has served and...

Ron Wiersum

Elder

Ron, a recently retired accountant, and his wife Jan have been a part of Mars Hill for about 24 years. They have three married children and 7 grandkids who also attend Mars Hill. 

Ron served as a Bible Study Fellowship group leader for...

John Zacharias

Elder

John and Susie have been at Mars Hill for about eight years now. He has two grown children, Spencer [+ Danielle] and Kate. He has spent his career in the industrial automation field, graduating as an engineer from Michigan Tech and working at Rockwell...