Jerry has served as Senior Pastor at Grace Immanuel Bible Church in Jupiter, Florida, since 2001. Prior to his ministry in Florida, Jerry served for many years as Sr. Associate Pastor and Personal Assistant to Dr. John MacArthur at Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, CA. He serves as President and a faculty member of The Expositors Seminary in Jupiter and is a graduate of The Master’s Seminary. In addition to various articles and essays, Jerry is the author of Courageous Churchmen and co-Author of Free to Be Holy.
He and his wife, Louise, have been married 40 years. They have four grown children and eight grandchildren. Jerry’s greatest joy is watching the flock become mature followers of Jesus Christ as His truth is brought to bear upon their hearts.
Jay Pitts has served as an elder of Grace Immanuel since 1993 and has served as the Church Administrator for the past 16 years. Jay was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and grew up in Ohio. Jay received a degree from Huntington College, Indiana, in 1979. Before ministering in a full-time capacity, Jay was a superintendent in the commercial construction industry for 15 years. In addition to his administrative responsibilities around the church, Jay leads the Grace Life fellowship group, teaches, disciples, and counsels. He and his wife, Kyra, were married in November 1981, and have five grown children and 14 grandchildren.
Todd has served as the Pastor of Family Ministries since 2011. He is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and Moody Graduate School. He is the author of Beyond Amazing Grace and co-Author of Love Beyond Degree. Todd has composed and recorded several collections of worship songs. In addition to training and shepherding families here at Grace, he teaches Biblical Counselling and Music and Worship courses at The Expositors Seminary. He and his wife Tandy have been married since 1982 and have been blessed with 5 children and 6 grandchildren.
Brian was born and raised in Iowa where he grew up in a strong Christian home. In his early twenties, the Lord opened his eyes to his own sin and need for Christ through faithful parents, a faithful church, and a godly co-worker at his job. At this time he repented of his sin and turned to Christ as his Lord and Savior. Over the next few years he and his wife, Tanya, became actively engaged at a church in Iowa and eventually were sent out by the leadership of that church to pursue seminary training for future ministry. Through a friend at Grace Immanuel, Brian heard about The Expositor's Seminary. He and Tanya moved to Jupiter in 2009 for Brian to attend TES. He graduated in 2013 and joined the pastoral staff at Grace Immanuel as the Pastor of Student Ministries a few months later. Brian and Tanya have been married since 2001 and have been blessed with six children.
Dave grew up as a missionary kid in Europe and was exposed to the gospel from his earliest years. It wasn’t until age 17 when the Lord softened his heart to the gospel and Dave repented of his sin. Ten years later Dave married his wife Amy and found himself in a church that practiced expository preaching and that upheld a clearly defined philosophy of ministry. This season was a catalyst for intense growth that eventually led him to join Grace Immanuel and attend The Expositors Seminary in Jupiter, FL from 2009 to 2013. During that time Dave and Amy deepened in their desire to serve the Lord overseas, which the Lord answered by opening an opportunity to minister in Malawi, Africa (2016-2021). Dave served at a pastoral-training center for 5 years before returning to Jupiter to accept the role of Student Ministries Pastor. Dave and Amy are blessed with two children.
Lance Quinn serves on the Pastoral Team at Grace Immanuel Bible Church in Jupiter, Florida as the Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of The Expositors Seminary. He has been in continuous vocational ministry for over 35 years, including 25 years as Senior Pastor of two churches in both Arkansas and California. He is also a board member and fellow of ACBC (Association of Certified Biblical Counselors). Additionally, he has written or contributed to several books, including The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended and Documented and God the Preacher and Apologist. He and his late wife, Beth, have eight adult children and a growing number of grandchildren.
Dr. Waymeyer serves on the pastoral staff at GIBC as the shepherd of Faith Builders fellowship group, and he both teaches and serves as the academic dean at TES. After graduating from The Master’s Seminary and being ordained at Grace Community Church in 2003, he became the pastor of Community Bible Church in Vista, California, where he served for seven years. Matt began teaching as an adjunct professor at TMS in 2010, and from 2011 to 2015 he taught there full-time as Instructor of New Testament and Bible Exposition. He completed his PhD in Systematic Theology at TMS before coming to GIBC/TES in summer of 2015. He and his wife, Julie, were married in 1995, and they have five children: Jessica, Caleb (married to Ravenne), Courtney, Jacob, and Zachary.
Bob serves as the Administrative Dean of The Expositors Seminary and as an elder at Grace Immanuel. Beginning in 1978, he served two churches as Associate Pastor, including five years at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. In 1986 he was ordained by Grace Church and became the Pastor-Teacher of Fox Valley Bible Church in St. Charles, Illinois, a position he held for 13 years. Bob recently served for five years at Slavic Gospel Association as the Director of Ministry Training where he made over 20 ministry trips to several countries of the former Soviet Union, teaching and assisting in the establishment of theological training centers. Bob and his wife Patricia live in Jupiter, Florida. They have been married since 1974 and have four grown daughters and ten grandchildren.
Since his conversion in 2001, Whitney has aspired to a life and ministry full of grace and truth. A 2011 graduate of The Expositors Seminary, he joined the pastoral staff of Grace Immanuel Bible Church in 2018, where he has the joy of leading Joint Heirs fellowship group. He also teaches at The Expositors Seminary, where it is his great privilege to help future pastors understand and proclaim the Word of God with clarity, accuracy, and precision.
Mike was raised in Jupiter, FL and has been at Grace Immanuel for over 25 years. His father, Bob, was the chairman of the elder board for over 10 years. After graduating from college at Samford University, Mike traveled around until settling back home. He was then exposed to a steady diet of the faithful preaching of Pastor Jerry. After a few years of the Lord’s drawing work, Mike was reading through Isaiah 53 one evening, and the Lord moved on his heart and saved him and he repented of his sin. Soon after, he met his future wife Melanie, and they were married a two years later. They have been blessed with three boys: Kaden, Logan, and Xander. Mike attended The Expositors Seminary, graduating in 2020, and joined the pastoral staff at GIBC in 2021.
James has served as the Pastor Resident since 2022. James was born in South Korea and grew up in Colorado before attending college in Montana, where God exposed his hypocrisy and need for Christ through a faithful church and a humble friend. It was in 2015 that James repented of his sin and trusted Christ as his Lord and Savior. Prior to his ministry in Florida, James served for several years as Pastoral Apprentice and Adult Ministries Pastor at Grace Bible Church, Bozeman, MT. He is a graduate of The Master’s Seminary. James considers it a privilege to learn from and serve alongside a godly team of pastors at GIBC. He and his wife Jenette have been married since 2020 and have been blessed with one child.
Dan joined the staff of Grace Immanuel in 2013. He was raised in a believing family and came to Christ at a young age. He received a doctorate in music from the University of South Carolina. Dan has taught music at the secondary and collegiate level, as well as serving in music ministry since 2007. His desire is to see people use their gifts and abilities to magnify their Creator and joyfully serve the body of Christ. His wife Rachel also serves in the music ministry. They have six children.