Our Board

Dr. Greg Glenn M.D.

Poolesville, Maryland
Greg made his commitment to Christ as a young and searching college student though Intervarsity and now providentially is serving the same age group via GCM. He first met Jeff and Val in Germany in 1992 and accompanied Jeff and Erin Glenn (Frerichs) as the attending Pediatrician on a mission trip into barely post-communist Romania. Besides putting Romania on Erin’s heart (now full time GCM staff in Iasi, Romania), the trip gave Greg a desire and vision to partner with Jeff and Val in ministry, which, by God’s grace, both then and today, bears a great and eternal harvest. Greg is currently a Chief Medical Officer working in medical research and has served as an advisory board member for GCM since 2009.

John Gunden

Pigeon, Michigan
John is President of R U Red E Ministries and senior pastor of The River’s Edge Church in Caseville Mi.  Together, he and his wife Margaret have seven children and three grandchildren. John has been involved with GCM since its inception and is dedicated to her mission of raising up young people to preach the Gospel.

David Frerichs

Bethesda, Maryland
David is the Director of Young Adult Ministries at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, MD. He and his wife Erin have five children. After nine years leading the GCM team in Iasi, Romania, he was called back to minister in the U.S. and is thrilled to stay connected to GCM and continue to serve through this new role on the board.

Steve Hayes

Eugene, Oregon
Steve is the National Sales Manager for Juanita’s Snacks/LLC based in Junction City Oregon. Steve and his wife, Lori, have 4 children & 12 Grandchildren. Steve is on the GCM board to further the kingdom of Jesus Christ, to help support & serve the leadership at Great Commandments Ministries which he has been a part of for over 40 years. Steve is also the father of Daniel Hayes, Director of the ACTS Essentials discipleship program.

Wes Schut

Yakima, Washington
Wes is a retired banker. He and his wife, Karla, live in Yakima, WA. They are blessed with four children and one grandchild. Wes has been involved with GCM since 2017 and is excited to be a part of a ministry that is dedicated to raising up the next generation of leaders for gospel believing churches and ministries worldwide.

Rod Knipper

Yakima, Washington
Rod is an architect and feels blessed to integrate the abilities and talents he was given with his calling from the Lord. He began his architectural practice soon after trusting Christ in 1971. He designed projects of all types, and his most reqarding have been hospitals and health care missions in Haiti, Ethiopia, Uganda, Ghana, Egypt, Indonesia and Honduras. Rod and his wife, Patricia, have five children, eight grandchldren and seven great-grandchildren. Rod loves the commitment of GCM to help young people grow in their relationship with Christ and discover God’s calliing on their lives.