Senior Pastor - Rev. Gary DeHaas

We are excited that Rev. Gary DeHaas has accepted North Baptist' Church's call as Senior Pastor. He, his wife, Deby, and son, Ian, moved to Corning at the end of February, 2008.

Pastor Gary is a 1979 graduate of Glen Cove Bible College in Glen Cove, Maine (now known as New England Bible College). He has 21 years of pastoral experience serving as youth pastor. Pastor of Christian Education and Interim Senior Pastor in churches in Vermont, New Jersey, Michigan, Nebraska and Pennsylvania. He and his wife Deby have 4 children and 2 grandchildren.

"According to Christ's great commission in Matthew 28, the Church of Jesus Christ is to be producing disciples through proclamation and obedience to God's Holy Word. The Church of Jesus Christ is in desperate need of transformation into a body of believers that will effectively transmit the gospel to a new generation. As a pastor, my role is to fully equip the people under my care to serve Jesus Christ. As a servant of Jesus Christ, I am committed to disciple the people of God whenever and wherever possible." - Pastor Gary

Church Secretary - Amy Blencowe

Pastor Emeritus - Rev. Earl Whittaker

Before becoming the pastor of North Baptist Church in 1982, Pastor Whittaker served as a missionary to Brazil for 20 years with New Tribes Mission. There he worked with Indians and later taught in a Bible school which prepared Brazilians for tribal ministry. He is a graduate of Baptist Bible College of Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Marilyn, have four married daughters and fourteen grandchildren.

Pastor Whittaker retired June of 2006 and is now serving with Barnabas International as a "pastor to missionaries and Christian workers". He and Marilyn have relocated to Virginia where two of their daughters reside with their families.