Tim Ryder

Executive Pastor, Church Ministries at Grand Rapids First

Pastor Tim, Executive Pastor, oversees Church Ministry. He and Pastor Candy Ryder were married in 1977 and have three adult children and nine grandchildren. They moved to the Grand Rapids area in 1988. He joined the Grand Rapids First pastoral staff in 1995. Ephesians 4:15-16 is a ministry motivator for him. He enjoys his family immensely and as strange as it may sound, he enjoys working in the yard.

Org chart

Manager

Sam Rijfkogel

Lead Pastor

Peers

Doug Tuttle

Executive Pastor & Chief Financial Officer

Thomas Fountain

Associate Pastor, Communications

Trent Roberts

President, Grand Rapids Campus of Northpoint Bible College

Reports

Jonathan Espinoza

Associate Pastor, Hispanic Ministries

John King

Associate Pastor, Groups

Jeremiah Moran

Associate Pastor, First Hope

Taylor Murphy

Associate Pastor, Next Gen Ministries

Teams

CEO and Executive Team

2 members

Leadership Team

5 members

Timeline

Executive Pastor, Church Ministries
Current role

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