Granger Community Church is an American

United States

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 United Methodist  megachurch

Megachurch

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 located in Granger

Granger, Indiana

Granger is a census-designated place in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, located in Clay and Harris Townships. The population was 30,465 at the 2010 census. Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation and the South Bend Community School Corporation maintain the public schools in the area...

, Indiana

Indiana

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, near South Bend

South Bend, Indiana

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, Indiana. It was founded in 1986 by Mark Beeson, who is currently the Senior Pastor. The church has five weekend services with approximately 5,500 attendees.

Granger Community Church is a multi-site church

Multi-site church

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. The service times at the Granger Campus are Saturdays at 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. and Sundays at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. There is also a campus in Elkhart

Elkhart, Indiana

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, Indiana at the RV/MH Hall of Fame with services on Sundays at 9:00 and 10:45 a.m. Childcare is provided through the All Stars ministry for newborns through 5th grade. Midweek services are held on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Senior Pastor

Mark Beeson is the Senior Pastor

Pastor

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 at Granger Community Church. In 1986, Mark and his wife, Sheila, started the church in their living room, with fewer than ten people. Their dream was to reach out to people who weren't currently attending church, instead of pulling from other churches. Mark is known for focusing on the areas in which he excels, and he gives the rest of his leadership team the freedom and encouragement to do what they do best, without micromanaging

Micromanagement

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 them.

Mark has delivered the keynote address at Rick Warren

Rick Warren

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's Purpose Driven Church

The Purpose Driven Church

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 Conference. He earned his Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science

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 degree from Ball State University

Ball State University

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, his Master of Divinity

Master of Divinity

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 degree from Christian Theological Seminary

Christian Theological Seminary

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 in Indianapolis

Indianapolis

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, Indiana, and his Doctor of Ministry

Doctor of Ministry

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 degree in leadership development from United Theological Seminary

United Theological Seminary

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 in Trotwood

Trotwood, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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.

Executive Pastor

Tim Stevens is the Executive Pastor at Granger Community Church. He has the responsibility to hire and lead the staff at the church. Tim is also involved in strategic planning

Strategic planning

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, overseeing projects, and shaping the weekend series. He has been instrumental in completing five major construction projects and developing the church's nationally recognized children's center.

Before he was hired at Granger Community Church, Tim held various leadership positions with Life Action Revival Ministries for nearly 10 years. He used his skills in information technology

Information technology

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, resource development and executive management.

Pastor of Life Mission

Rob Wegner is the Pastor of Life Mission at Granger Community Church. After Mark Beeson, Rob is the featured speaker at the greatest number of weekend services. Along with teaching, he contributes to the church mission

Mission (Christian)

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 work in Indiana and in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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, India

India

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. His tasks are planting churches, developing partnerships, equipping leaders, assisting the poor, caring for the sick and educating the next generation. Rob graduated from Taylor University

Taylor University

Taylor University is a private, interdenominational, evangelical Christian college located in Upland, Indiana. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian colleges in America....

 in Upland

Upland, Indiana

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, Indiana.

Pastor of Connections

Mark Waltz is the Pastor of Connections at Granger Community Church. He is the leader of the First Impressions teams at the church and the pastor of the Elkhart campus. Mark works to ensure that members and guests have a relaxed, rejuvenating and relevant experience. He helps people discover where they should volunteer in the church, since there are over 200 opportunities. Mark is also responsible for the many groups and retreats.

Before being hired at Granger Community Church, Mark served as a student pastor

Youth ministry (Evangelical)

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 at Rainier View Christian Church in Tacoma

Tacoma, Washington

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, Washington. His ministry experience is complemented by his marketplace expertise, which includes retail management

Store manager

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, employment and recruitment.

Pastor of Arts and Teaching

On December 7, 2009, Jason Miller replaced Butch Whitmire in a new role as the Pastor of Arts and Teaching at Granger Community Church. Jason is currently studying for his Master's Degree from Notre Dame University. Jason oversees a team of 14 staff and over 200 volunteers. They include actor

Actor

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s, musician

Musician

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s, sound and lighting crews, singers, dancers, set designers

Scenic design

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, production crews, and stagehand

Stagehand

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s.

Director of Student Ministries

DC Curry

Derek Curry

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 is the Director of Student Ministries at Granger Community Church. He is a former American football

American football

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 linebacker

Linebacker

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 and played college football

College football

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 at Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame

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 where he was a Team Captain and an honorable mention All-America

All-America

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n middle linebacker

Linebacker

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. In his roll at GCC, he oversees the 6th-12th grade student ministry.

Communications Director

Kem Meyer is the Communications Director at Granger Community Church. She leads creative, technology and digital media teams to champion clarity and flow across departments and campuses. Her marketplace career spanned 15 years and involved roles in the advertising, business consulting, technology and global financial services fields before joining the staff team at Granger Community Church in 2002.