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Welcome to Grace Bible Church in Portage, Wisconsin

Grace Bible Church was established in November of 1976, and affiliated with the Independent Fundamental Churches of America (IFCA). Leadership consists of the pastorate, qualified and duly appointed elders and deacons.

OUR ELDER LEADERSHIP TEAM

STAFF

Jeremy Edmondson, SENIOR PASTOR

Pastor Jeremy came to Grace Bible Church in June of 2017 with 15 years of pastoral experience. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He is in the dissertation stage of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Grace School of Theology in The Woodlands, Texas. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Beth, for 25 years, and they have two children. Jeremy enjoys talking theology and hermeneutics, doing Bible exposition exercises with his brothers and sisters in Christ, drinking quality coffee, mini-golf, and writing and recording music.

ZACH JANTZ, youth pastor

Pastor Zach came to Grace Bible Church in October 2018 with over 17 years of experience in student ministry. He has his BA in mathematics from Luther College in Decorah, IA and has taken MDiv courses from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL.

RORY WILSON, ASSOCIATE PASTOR

Pastor Rory joined the GBC staff in February 2024 and has been a part of the GBC family since 2017. He brings seven years of volunteer ministry experience and 11 years of administrative and operations/planning experience from the U.S. Army, where he now serves part-time with the Wisconsin Army National Guard. He holds an Associate of Arts degree from American Military University and is currently pursing a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies through Southern Evangelical Seminary's Bible College program.