Staff and Board

Pastoral Staff

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Pastor Lester DeGroot, Senior Pastor
Education: Grand Rapids Bible College
Years in Ministry: 64 years
Life’s Verse: Psalm 34:8
Highlight of Ministry: Winning Souls to Jesus, building a new sanctuary; gym, and office, watching people grow in the Lord, and having the greatest assistant and youth Pastors! “My 50th Birthday and 50th Anniversary as Pastor of NBC and trips to the Holy Land, Hawaii, Alaska, Toronto, and Cruises are memorable moments. I love seeing lives changed, families put back together and the sweet sweet spirit at NBC. We laugh, cry, and love the Lord!”

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Pastor Deano Lamphere, Assistant Pastor
Education: Liberty University & Liberty Bible Institute
Years in Ministry: 40 years
Life Verse: 1 Corinthians 1: 26-29, 31
Highlight of Ministry: Seeing people come to know Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour and watching them grow in their faith and love for Jesus.

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Pastor Eric Lamphere, Youth Pastor
Education: Crown Bible College
Years in Ministry: 16
Life Verse: Proverbs 3:5-6
Highlight of Ministry: Getting to serve the Lord alongside my family and having the opportunity to serve in different parts of the country, and seeing God’s Word transform lives.
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