Ben Spearman
Ben began his ministry career in Greenville, NC in 2002. He served as the youth pastor at Greenville First Pentecostal Holiness Church until the summer of 2007. In June of that year, he and his wife Christina moved to Maryland and Ben became the associate pastor of Maranatha Fellowship. Ben...
Mark Fuerst
Mark and his wife Lee live in Berwyn Heights and have lived in the College Park area nearly all their lives. They were raised in Riverdale and have known each other since first grade! They married after graduation from high school and have been married nearly 44 years. They have...
Bishop Wesley H. Russ
Wesley Russ, a pastor’s son, accepted the Lord as Savior at age eight. His call to ministry was confirmed while attending Emmanuel College. After graduating from Emmanuel in 1965, he accepted a pastorate in South Alabama, where he served four years. While attending Jacksonville State University in Alabama, he served as pastor of a mission church...
Solomon Dhandu
Solomon, a native of Hyderabad, India, was ordained as an elder at Maranatha in April 2005. His responsibilities include Church Administration and welcoming New Members. Solomon is currently working as a Manager in a Biotech Company. Solomon and Sarah have four children — Judah, Allison, Valerie, and David.
Gary Eisenbeiss
Gary Eisenbeiss has called Maranatha Fellowship his home church since 1992 and has served as an elder since 2006. Over the years he has worked with youth ministry, Evangelism Explosion, and is currently the church coordinator for Exodus Fellowship. He and his wife Sheilani were married in 2003 in Davao,...
Ministry Leaders
Sherry Clevenger
Sherry Clevenger started going to Maranatha Fellowship in 2001. One year later at the age of 42 she accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior. For most of her life the Lord has allowed her to walk through many deserts and valleys. In doing so He was and continues to teach her how to relate...
Katie Eckenrode
Katie began attending Maranatha with her family in 1982. Her testimony includes wandering away from her relationship with the Lord for a few years after becoming a single mother and how a faithful and loving God called her back to the church family that had always embraced her. Working with...
Lary Olopade
Olanrewaju Olopade was born to Nigerian Parents who immigrated to the United States with his older brother just before his birth in the early 1970’s. Thanks to a dedicated and loving mother who prayed faithfully for her sons, Larry accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior in his...