Elders
The elders of Faith Community Church believe very strongly that they have a solemn mandate to “shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood” (Acts 20:28). The men affirmed and appointed to this position have been examined according to the Biblical standards found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9 and have been judged worthy. We believe that this plurality of godly men to lead our church is a hopeful evidence of God’s continuing mercies toward us that we may remain faithful and fruitful in the Gospel ministry
Timothy Juhnke - Senior Pastor
Pastor Tim was born in Hutchinson, Kansas in 1967. His family moved to Kansas City in 1979 when his father was called into the ministry. Tim graduated from Open Door Baptist School, in Kansas City, Kansas, in 1985. After high school he attended The Master’s College in Santa Clarita, California for one year. The following year he moved back to Kansas City where he attended Calvary Bible College. On March 19, 1988, shortly after his return to Kansas City, Tim and Lori were united in marriage. Together they have four sons: Caleb, Seth, Micah, and Levi. Tim took a hiatus from college for several years to start his own business, which he operated for almost 10 years. During this time he served in various capacities within the church. In God’s providence, Tim was being prepared for ministry years before he became a pastor. He served the church in various capacities such as a children’s and adult Sunday school teacher, AWANA leader and commander, deacon, and Mission Board member. Tim graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor of Science degree. It was in1993 that God’s call to preach became evident to Tim, and in 1995 Faith Community Church began in Tim and Lori’s living room. He graduated with a Master of Divinity Degree with emphases in preaching and New Testament Greek from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2000. He has been involved in post-graduate work at the University of Wales. In 2002 Tim and Lori were instrumental in establishing a Classical Christian School, Faith Christian Academy, in which he now serves as president. God has surrounded Tim with good and godly men, who share his burden of ministry and for whose support and encouragement he never ceases to give thanks.
Jack Colwell - Pastor of Biblical Counseling
Jack Colwell and his wife Sherri have attended Faith Community Church since May of 1998. He and Sherri were married in 1980 and have five children; Zachary is a member of FCC, is employed full time and is a full time college student, studying Digital Design. Molly is married, her and her husband Garret live in Temecula, CA where they are members of a like minded church. Tyler, Grace and Jackson are students at FCA.
Sherri is the nursery coordinator at FCC. Jack has been a resident of Kansas City for most of his life. He has been employed by the Kansas City MO Police Department since 1981, where he currently writes curriculum, facilitates training and creates initiatives for the “Leadership Academy” at the Regional Police Academy. Jack holds a Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies, and is preparing to pursue graduate work. Serving as an elder, Jack is the Pastor of Biblical Counseling (Intensive Discipleship), teaches an adult Sunday school class (dealing with counseling / discipleship issues) and occasionally fills the pulpit at FCC.
Fred Juhnke - Pastor of Administration
Pastor Fred was in the construction business in Hutchinson, Kansas, when he received the call to ministry. He moved, with his family, to Kansas City, in 1979, where he attended Calvary Bible College. He served as senior pastor at an area church for seventeen years.
Fred was a principal influence in the formation of Faith Community Church and is the Pastor of Administration. The church continues to be blessed by his preaching and teaching ministry. He and his wife, Joyce, are the parents of Pastor Tim, and of Mike, who also serves as an elders at FCC, and are proud grandparents too.
Greg Dull - Chairman
Greg has attended Faith Community Church since its formation in 1995. He served on the Deacon Board for nearly 11 years, was the church Treasurer for 5 years, and currently serves as Assistant to the Treasurer. Greg’s calling, as evidenced by faithful service to the Lord and His church, was recognized by the church leadership in 2006 with his installation as a member of the Board of Elders. Concurrent with this call, he was selected to serve as Chairman of the Faith Community Church Board of Elders. Greg also served on the Missions Board for more than 6 years. His interest in missions led Greg to participation on a church-building team in Mali, West Africa and he has also engaged in gospel frontier work in Southeast Asia. He has also taught elementary Sunday School classes, currently teaches an adult Sunday School class, and is actively involved in the Awana program.
In 2002, the Lord faithfully brought his wife Allison to FCC where they met and the two were married on September 7, 2003. They are the proud parents of a daughter, Josie (born January 2005) and a son, Josiah (born October 2007).
Greg has a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Park University. He is employed by the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and is currently a Captain assigned to the North Patrol Division.
Mike Juhnke
After graduation from high school in 1987, Mike attended Moody Bible Institute for two years and Calvary Bible College for two years where he earned a degree in Biblical Languages. Mike and his wife Mindy have six children: Isaac, Judson, Luke, Rebekah, John Mark and Kodi. In 1988 Mike entered the Lees Summit Missouri Police Department. He transferred to the Kansas City Missouri Police Department in 2000, where he remains an active reserve officer. Mike is in business for himself (he doesn’t punch a timeclock). He farms, with emphasis on natural, or organic, production. Mike has been a member of Faith Community Church since its inception and has served for several years on the Deacon Board. He has served on the Missions Board and as an elementary Sunday School teacher. In 2006, Mike’s call to serve in Christ’s body was affirmed by his call to service as a member of the Board of Elders. Mike is a gifted father, and an able minister of God’s word, as well as being the younger brother of our senior pastor, Tim.
Milo Raub - Secretary
Milo received Christ as Savior at age 15. He has faithfully served the Lord for over 45 years as deacon, elder, Sunday school teacher, and on various school and church boards. Milo and Edie, his wife, met and married in California and have been married for 44 years. Together, they spent many years of their married life working with teens. In 1969, when Milo accepted a position with Trans World Airlines as an aeronautical engineer, Milo and Edie, along with their two daughters, moved from San Diego, California to Kansas City. When he retired from TWA after 31 years of service, Milo began his own aviation consulting company: Raub Aero Engineering Services, Inc.
The Carrolls: daughter Kathleen, and son-in-law Robert, are actively involved in serving at Faith Community Church. The Raub’s youngest daughter, Karen, is home with the Lord since 1995. Milo and Edie are blessed with six grandchildren, three of whom are the Carroll’s sons, Andrew, Aaron, and Adam. Milo is secretary of the Elder Board and serves on the Missions Committee at Faith Community Church.
John Worley - Elder Emeritus
As a result of health issues, John Worley stepped down from active service as Chairman of Faith Community’s Elder Board. He remains with FCC as Elder Emeritus. God has graced the church with John’s many years of faithful and wise service, and he continues to be of great service to Christ’s church.
John retired as Vice President of Development for Avant (formerly GMU). He was responsible for fundraising and communication and served on the management team. For seven years John worked in development for Moody Bible Institute, and functioned in a similar role with GMU from 1997 to his retirement. John is a certified instructor for estate planning seminars. He has served as a senior pastor for 18 of the last 30 years. The churches he has served have varied from small and rural, to a congregation with sixty percent students in a university town, to a large church in the Silicon Valley of California. He has earned Master of Divinity and Master of Theology degrees from Western Seminary and a Bachelor’s degree in political science from Cal State University. John resides in Kansas City with his wife Judy. They have two married daughters and eight grandchildren. Their daughter and son-in-law, Jackie and Scott Rebiger. are active members of Faith Community Church.
