LEADERSHIP TEAM

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 Master of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Bachelors in Biblical and Theological Studies from Boyce College. Previous to Bay City, he served at The Wilds of New England as a lead counselor and traveling speaker. Pastor Aaron also served at Bay City’s church plant while attending college. 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.

