Staff Profiles

Ed Warner, Senior Pastor
Ed Warner has been Senior Pastor of Stutsmanville Chapel since 1974 and before that served a short time as Youth Minister. Ed was attending Moody Bible College when he came to be on the staff for his hometown congregation. He has led this congregation from a small country congregation of less than fifty participants to a vibrant fellowship of over 300 adult participants plus another 100 participating youth and children. Ed is widely respected in Emmet County where he grew up, graduating from Harbor Springs High school in 1967. He is frequently called on for counseling, weddings, funerals or crisis interventions in the lives of non-churched people who know him as their personal Pastor because he cares for them. Likewise his pastoral gifts of mercy and care are highly valued within the congregation.

Ed and his wife Mary live a couple of miles from the church on family land known affectionately as Warner Mountain! Mary works as a caregiver at Northern Michigan Hospitals as a L.P.N. Ed and Mary have five children and also have cared for several foster children.

• Ben and Alyson live in Harbor Springs with three children; Cailyn, Cristyan and Carrigan. Ben is an EMT, is employed by the Sheriff's Department, and is a volunteer first responder and firefighter.
• Elizabeth is an RN and graduate of Bethel College.  She and her husband Keith recently moved to Port Charlotte, Florida where they both work in the health care field. They also lead medical-mission trips to South Africa.
• Adam and Michele moved to Coco Beach, Florida at the beginning of 2006.  Adam works in real estate and Michele is an RN. Adam is a graduate of Trinity International University in Chicago. They have one son; Hudson.
• Alison is married to Luther Kurtz. Luther graduated from U.S.C. in San Diego with an Aerospace Engineering degree and owns and manages several Sky Diving Schools.
• Anna is attending Northern Michigan Community College in Petoskey and is employed at Bay Bluffs in Harbor Springs.

Ron Goodman, Discipleship & Administration Pastor
Ron Goodman began his ministry with Stutsmanville Chapel in December of 2001. His primary responsibilities are to oversee discipleship and adult education along with administration of ministry teams and overall church organization. He has helped guide the development of an expanded small group program, and a unified organizational model of ministry teams working together through the Ministry Board to effectively pursue the ministry goals of the church.

Ron previously was Senior Pastor of First Christian Church in Lawrence, Kansas for 27 years from 1975 to 2001. He helped guide this church to become a growing and effective evangelical church in downtown Lawrence near the University of Kansas. Prior to this ministry he founded and led the Campus Christians ministry at the University (1972-75) and was the first pastor of a new church start in Overland Park, Kansas from 1969 to1971. Ron graduated from Ozark Bible College in 1969 and received his Masters in Religious Studies from KU in 1983.

Ron and his wife Barb have been married since January 2, 1970. Barb's bio is listed in this section as the church staff counselor. They have two married sons, two grandsons and one granddaughter.

• Nathan and Abby live in Tucson, AZ where Nathan is a professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Arizona. They have two sons; Drew and Jacob.
• Aaron and his wife Shanna live in Blue Springs, Mo., where Aaron has a wood floor business, Goodman and Stoltz Hardwoods. They have one daughter; Ella.

Jeff Bruney, Director of Youth Ministries

Jeff began his new position with us in September 2006 and became full-time April 1, 2007.  

Jeff comes to us with previous experience in youth ministry. Jeff did an internship with the Trinity Evangelical Free Church in South Bend while he was a student at Bethel College in Indiana. This position included training in bible, church history, and ministry. This large church had over 300 youth involved in their ministry. Jeff continued as a staff worker after his internship and was involved with this congregation for almost four years.  Jeff, and his wife Amanda, moved to Northern Michigan early in 2005.  They helped start the new “Genesis Church” in Petoskey and have served in many important ministry roles in this congregation. 

Jeff comes to us with high recommendations.  Two pastors he served with in youth ministry in Indiana had many positive comments to say about Jeff:  “Jeff has an incredible heart for ministry and a fantastic gift package, and great support from his wife Amanda”; “Jeff has a teachable spirit … is entrepreneurial …  self-initiates, is not afraid to dream.”; and much more affirmation for his ability to work with all kinds of youth, help in leading worship, and being a good team player.  We also have also heard nothing but positive support from local friends and associates and we had a chance to observe Jeff when he volunteered at Frostbite 2005.  We feel very blessed to have Jeff and Amanda join with us in ministry.

Jeff has worked previously as an Account Representative for Yellow Book U.S.A., working with business owners throughout the region to create an effective marketing package that helps grow their business.  He has had previous experience in his young life as a sales associate for American Family Life Assurance Company and as a Family Service Director for Chapel Hill Funeral Home.  Amanda works full-time as an executive secretary with the Evangelical Free Church denomination, working out of her home by computer.  Jeff and Amanda have one daughter; Mya Joy.

Karen Troup, Administrative Assistant / Church Secretary
Karen has been at the hub of the ministry of Stutsmanville Chapel since 1988. Karen is a very gracious front office person who is a positive contact to hundreds of people who call our office or participate in church life. Karen has extensive experience and knowledge in almost very aspect of congregational life, and is a valuable resource

to the pastors, other staff, and the whole congregation.

Karen and her husband Fred, an Elder at Stutsmanville Chapel, are both very active in the fellowship ministries

of the church and in leading a small group. They have three children who all are graduates of Greenville College in southern Illinois.

• Shelley graduated with a teaching degree and is currently working as a nanny in the Harbor Springs area.  She is active in the worship ministry of our congregation.
• Becky is a special education teacher in Illinois.
• Stephen and his wife Melissa live in Harbor Springs.  Stephen works at Birchwood Golf and Country Club in security and is also an EMT and active in the RFC as a volunteer first responder and firefighter.

Todd Ortlieb, Bookkeeper
Todd is a CPA and recently resigned from his role as financial manager for the Bay View Association in Petoskey to be in business for himself. We are pleased to have such a qualified and talented financial person on staff. Todd and his wife Sue are active participants at Stuts, teaching Sunday School and working with the youth ministries. They have two children: Cal and Emma.

Dave Rankin, Secretary/Treasurer

Dave Rankin has been the Secretary Treasurer at Stuts  since January of 2005.  He is a local contractor who does carpet installation.  He and his wife Crystal, who is in charge of the Samaritan Women’s Ministry, became members of Stus in 1995.   Dave is also very active in the Men’s Ministry at Stuts and both have served on the Fellowship Team, willing to help wherever needed.  Dave and Crystal have a grown daughter and a daughter , Morgan, still at home. 

Grace Horn, Custodian
Grace has been keeping our facilities clean and shiny for five years. She is a very dedicated and faithful member of our staff team. Grace and her husband Don attend Stutsmanville Chapel and are very active in our fellowship ministries. They have two children: Mike and Stephanie.

Ronda Eby, Parish Nurse
Ronda has been a volunteer parish nurse for several years at Stuts. Ronda completed the RN program at NCMC in 1996 and also completed the Wisconsin Parish Nursing Training Program in October 1998.

Ronda introduced the parish nurse concept to our congregation. A parish nurse is a registered nurse who serves Christ by ministering, assisting and advocating individual health concerns within the church family and the community. The Parish Nurse works with the pastors and other volunteers to help with physical, emotional, spiritual and social wellness.

Ronda and her husband LaMar are active participants at Stuts. They have two married daughters: Alisha and Rob Pangborn live in Harbor Springs and are active participants at Stuts. Keisha and her husband live in Tennessee.

Nancy Salar, Financial Counselor
Nancy became a volunteer staff member in 2004. She has facilitated Financial Peace University, a financial training program from Dave Ramsey, for several years at Stuts. She completed the training to become a certified financial counselor with Dave Ramsey Ministries in 2004. Nancy and her husband Romeo, live in Harbor Springs and participate with Stutsmanville Chapel.

Barb Goodman, Counselor
Barb was appointed to be the first staff member of a new counseling program being established in January of 2006 by Stutsmanville Chapel. Barb will provide professional counseling services to individuals of the congregation as well as in the community. She will work out of two locations: the church facility and the professional office of John Grebe at the Burn's Clinic in Petoskey. John is a a Christian counselor who also attends Stuts and serves on the advisory board of the new counseling ministry of Stuts.

Barb is a graduate of Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri and has her MSW counseling degree from Kansas University. She worked for several years in a community mental health clinic and a Christian counseling center before opening her own private practice. She saw clients full-time in her own practice for 15 years before moving to Michigan with her husband, Ron, Associate Pastor at Stutsmanville Chapel. Barb works with both individual and marriage issues.