Meet Our Staff & Officers
Jules Grisham, Pastor
The pastor of Bucks Central Church is Jules Grisham. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he studied history and economics at New York University (B.A., 1990), and worked for several years in the technology industry in the Washington, DC, area. During this period he came to faith in Christ, and in 1999 he realized that God was calling him to the pastoral ministry.
He pursued theological studies at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida (M.Div., 2003), and from 2002-2005 served as Pastor of Adult Education at Fourth Presbyterian Church, a 3000-member congregation in Bethesda, Maryland.
On Sunday, October 23, 2005, Bucks Central Church voted to call him as pastor, and he began his ministry here on Christmas Eve 2005. He comes to Bucks Central with his wife, Virginia, and son, Guy, full of joy and excitement at the prospect of proclaiming the gospel of grace in Lower Bucks. To contact Pastor Grisham, please send an e-mail to Jgrisham@buckscentral.org.
Mitzi Shetzline, Music Director
Rachel MacKay, Assistant Music Director
Rachel and Mitzi had traveled very similar paths in life prior to meeting one another. They both began their classical piano training at a young age and they were both brought up to serve God with their musical abilities. "I knew early in life that I would always be involved in some aspect of music," says Mitzi. Playing in recitals, competitions, and musical productions further solidified Mitzi's commitment to pursue a musical career and more formal training in college. Rachel's similar background of recitals and competitions also pushed her to major in music in college, where she met Mitzi. "When I met Mitzi, I was not a singer. She made me sing that same week in church. I didn't think I had a choice, so I just did it." The rest, as they say, is history. They quickly formed a close friendship and have continued their involvement in their local church's music ministry each week while continuing to look for opportunities to use their musical abilities.
A couple of years ago they decided to try their hand at writing original songs when Rachel had a "chance" meeting with artist Ray Boltz. "We had only written one song (Hannah's Song), but I played it for him anyway. He was kind enough to listen and give me the name of a producer." After writing nine more songs, they headed out to Anderson, Indiana, and Nashville, Tennessee, to record their first CD, "Someday." With the completion of this CD comes Rachel and Mitzi's renewed hope and prayer that these songs will minister to people at any point in their life and that they will realize that God is a gracious, sovereign, and merciful God.
Click HERE for more information about the Music Ministry at Bucks Central, and HERE for links to music resources.
Lisa Reiser, Sunday School Coordinator
Lisa has a Master of Science degree in Speech Pathology from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and is certified by the American Speech and Hearing Association. Since 1992 Lisa has gained experience through teaching and coordinating children's ministry at the nursery, preschool, and elementary levels. She pursues continuing education in children's ministry and holds a Children's Ministry Coordinator's certificate from the Institutes for Higher Learning at Philadelphia Biblical University. Lisa and her husband Bob have four young children, who enjoy helping their parents serve the Lord in church and in the community.
Church Officers
Elders
Chuck Augustine, Clerk of Session
Elders are mature Christian men who have been elected by the congregation and ordained to oversee the entire ministry and its members. The Elders meet together regularly to pray for the church and its people and to deliberate on matters of importance to the congregation.
Teaching Elder: Jules Grisham
Ruling Elders: Chuck Augustine, Tim Clydesdale, Jeff Dearie, Steve Wittekind
Deacons and Deaconesses
Brian Smith, Chairman
Deacons are mature Christian men who have been elected and ordained by the congregation to oversee matters related to the physical needs of the ministry and its members. Deaconesses are mature Christian women who have been elected by the congregation and commissioned to serve with the Deacons, especially in support of the mercy ministries of the Church. The Deacons Board directs the mercy ministries of the church and cares for the physical property of the congregation; it meets regularly, usually on the 3rd Sunday of every month, to plan and coordinate the diaconal ministry.
Deacons: Paul Andrews, Eric Lindbloom, Jeff MacKay, Bob Reiser, Brian Smith, Mike Yorg
Deaconesses: Ellen Dougherty, Evelyn Thomas
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