{"id":129,"date":"2014-03-04T04:30:04","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T04:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.232.247.118\/imithemes.com\/dev\/native-church\/?page_id=129"},"modified":"2015-10-20T22:13:26","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T02:13:26","slug":"meet-the-leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/index.php\/home\/meet-the-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md- col-sm-\">\n                    <div class=\"grid-item staff-item\"> \n                        <div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=ben-spearman\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/BenS-e14447908106781.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/BenS-e14447908106781.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/BenS-e14447908106781-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\n                                <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=ben-spearman\">Ben Spearman<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Senior Pastor<\/div><nav class=\"social-icons\"><a href=\"mailto:ben@maranathaiphc.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><\/nav><p>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... <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=ben-spearman\" class=\"btn btn-default\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"col-md- col-sm-\">\n                    <div class=\"grid-item staff-item\"> \n                        <div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=mark-fuerst\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/MarkFuerst-e14447579717911.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/MarkFuerst-e14447579717911.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/MarkFuerst-e14447579717911-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\n                                <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=mark-fuerst\">Mark Fuerst<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Elder<\/div><nav class=\"social-icons\"><a href=\"mailto:mark@maranathaiphc.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><\/nav><p>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... <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=mark-fuerst\" class=\"btn btn-default\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"col-md- col-sm-\">\n                    <div class=\"grid-item staff-item\"> \n                        <div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=leo-ryan\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/LeoRyan1-e14447909286101.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/LeoRyan1-e14447909286101.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/LeoRyan1-e14447909286101-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\n                                <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=leo-ryan\">Leo Ryan<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Elder<\/div><nav class=\"social-icons\"><a href=\"mailto:leo@maranathaiphc.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><\/nav><p>Leo Ryan and his wife, Lorraine, have been involved in ministry at Maranatha Fellowship since 1982. They have four married daughters, four grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. Leo is President of the family owned business in operation since 1983.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=leo-ryan\" class=\"btn btn-default\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"col-md- col-sm-\">\n                    <div class=\"grid-item staff-item\"> \n                        <div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=rev-wesley-russ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/WesleyRuss2-e14447908421021.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/WesleyRuss2-e14447908421021.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/WesleyRuss2-e14447908421021-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\n                                <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=rev-wesley-russ\">Bishop Wesley H. Russ<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Elder<\/div><nav class=\"social-icons\"><a href=\"mailto:wesley@maranathaiphc.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><\/nav><p>Wesley Russ,\u00a0a pastor&#8217;s son,\u00a0accepted\u00a0the Lord as Savior at age eight.\u00a0His call to ministry was confirmed while attending Emmanuel College.\u00a0After graduating from Emmanuel in 1965, he accepted a\u00a0pastorate in South Alabama, where he served four years. While attending Jacksonville State University in Alabama, he served as pastor of a mission church... <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=rev-wesley-russ\" class=\"btn btn-default\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"col-md- col-sm-\">\n                    <div class=\"grid-item staff-item\"> \n                        <div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=solomon-dhandu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Solo-e14447909618881.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Solo-e14447909618881.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Solo-e14447909618881-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\n                                <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=solomon-dhandu\">Solomon Dhandu<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Elder<\/div><nav class=\"social-icons\"><a href=\"mailto:solomon@maranathaiphc.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><\/nav><p>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 &#8212; Judah, Allison, Valerie, and David.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=solomon-dhandu\" class=\"btn btn-default\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"col-md- col-sm-\">\n                    <div class=\"grid-item staff-item\"> \n                        <div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=gary-eisenbeiss\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/GaryE-e14447600073411.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/GaryE-e14447600073411.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/GaryE-e14447600073411-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\n                                <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=gary-eisenbeiss\">Gary Eisenbeiss<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Elder<\/div><nav class=\"social-icons\"><a href=\"mailto:gary@maranathaiphc.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><\/nav><p>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,... <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=gary-eisenbeiss\" class=\"btn btn-default\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"\">Ministry Leaders<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md- col-sm-\">\n                    <div class=\"grid-item staff-item\"> \n                        <div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=katie-eckenrode\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Katie2-e14447909938031.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Katie2-e14447909938031.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Katie2-e14447909938031-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\n                                <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=katie-eckenrode\">Katie Eckenrode<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Children's Ministry<\/div><nav class=\"social-icons\"><a href=\"mailto:katie@maranathaiphc.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><\/nav><p>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... <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=katie-eckenrode\" class=\"btn btn-default\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"col-md- col-sm-\">\n                    <div class=\"grid-item staff-item\"> \n                        <div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"media-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=lary-olepade\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/LarryO2-e14447910129111.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/LarryO2-e14447910129111.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/LarryO2-e14447910129111-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"grid-content\">\n                                <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=lary-olepade\">Lary Olopade<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Men's Ministry | Breakfast Ministry<\/div><nav class=\"social-icons\"><a href=\"mailto:larry@maranathaiphc.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><\/nav><p>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\u2019s. 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... <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=lary-olepade\" class=\"btn btn-default\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"col-md- col-sm-\">\n                    <div class=\"grid-item staff-item\"> \n                        <div class=\"grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"grid-content\">\n                                <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=cheryy-clevenger\">Sherry Clevenger<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"meta-data\">Health Ministry<\/div><nav class=\"social-icons\"><\/nav><p>Sherry Clevenger started going to Maranatha\u00a0Fellowship in 2001. One year later at the age of 42\u00a0she accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior. For\u00a0most of her life the Lord has allowed her to walk\u00a0through many deserts and valleys. In doing so He\u00a0was and continues to teach her how to relate... <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/?staff=cheryy-clevenger\" class=\"btn btn-default\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":955,"parent":505,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-129","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":814,"href":"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129\/revisions\/814"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maranathaiphc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}