LEADERSHIP TEAM

PAUL BROWN
Senior Pastor

DAVE BENDER
Counseling and Family Ministries Pastor

AARON LICHTENWALNER
Youth and Assistant Pastor

PATRICK HENNESSY
Deaf Church Pastor

MIKE PHILLIPS
Bay City Christian School Administrator

MORRIS BENDER
Pastor Emeritus



Pastor Aaron received his college education at Northland International University, finishing his last year at Boyce College in 2016. While at Northland, he served during the summers at The Wilds of New England which included speaking churches around New England. Pastor Aaron also served at Bay City’s church plant while at Northland. He is currently working on his Masters of Divinity at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary .Pastor Aaron’s responsibilities include the youth ministry, leading worship, children’s, and outreach ministries. Pastor Aaron is married to Meagan and they have one son, Asa.

Patrick Hennessy graduated from Milwaukee Area Technical college with a degree in Sign Language Interpreting and is a nationally certified ASL interpreter. Patrick received his BA and Master’s degree in Pastoral Studies from Bob Jones University. Patrick previously served as a leader of a Deaf ministry outside of Spartanburg, SC and assistant pastor roles for Deaf ministries in both Atlanta, GA and Delavan, WI. Patrick is married to Maria and has three children, Brenna, Mia and Cruz Alexander. Besides using ASL, his family also communicates in Spanish and English. They enjoy playing at parks, going out for ice cream and having people over to their home. To learn about our deaf church, click here.

