Jeff Ellis has served at Walloon Lake Community Church for thirty years.
His great joy is to dig into God’s Word and teaching the story of Jesus in a clear and understandable way. Jeff enjoys golfing, reading, & hanging with his family. He and his wife Denise have 3 adult children and 4 grandchildren. - Contact Pastor Jeff -
CHAD OVERBEEK // aDMINISTRATIVE PASTOR
A Michigan native and father of four, Chad and his family really enjoy the outdoors and the activities of the seasons. Chad left the commercial work place and started in full time ministry in 2016.
His heart is to see the church stay fresh and relevant. Known as the "Marshmallow Guy", Chad strives to keep an idea of flexibility blended with the structure and organization of the church.
Holding a masters degree in Pastoral Ministry and Congregational Leadership from Moody Theological Seminary, Brant has a deep commitment to advancing the Gospel as he is preaching in the pulpit, engaging the community, coaching in the porn addiction recovery community, and even using digital ways to share the hope of Jesus.
As the shepherd of our Walloon Lake campus, Brant focuses on making the Gospel accessible and relevant to our community through deep, transformational preaching and engaging digital content. His heartbeat and prayer is for our church to dominate the narrative through our love and service, and to boldly point the way to Jesus through our courageous Gospel proclamation.
He is married to Christine, and together they have three children.
Laura was born and raised in Texas, but moved to Michigan in 2012. She came to WLCC as a member of the online campus in early 2020, in person soon thereafter, and quickly joined the worship team from there. Laura started singing in church at a very young age and has been involved in music ministry for well over a decade.
She is passionate about serving the Lord with her creative gifts and counts it the highest honor to lead God’s people in authentic worship. Laura loves to read, take on countless creative/artistic projects, and cannot resist a good prank.
Jeff is a lifelong musician who has always had a heart for worship. He started playing guitar in church at 8 years old, and has served in various worship ministries ever since, both in musical and technical capacities. His goal is to create a worship atmosphere that is free from distraction, glorifies the Lord, and allows God's people to experience Him for who He is.
Tayler Reed is married to her high school sweetheart Jon and they have two amazing kids. They made the move to Michigan in the spring of 2024 and instantly felt at home at Walloon Lake Community Church.
With a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction, Tayler has spent several years in education, primarily as a Curriculum and Instruction Specialist. She’s also loved leading the welcome team and serving in children's ministry at her previous church.
At WLCC, Tayler can’t wait to team up with parents and volunteers to share the love of Jesus and to teach God’s Word to all the kids!
Born & raised in Petoskey, Sabrina has been attending WLCC since she was 7 years old! She met her husband Stephen here at the youth center. They were married here & celebrated 15 years of marriage last year. They have the blessing of homeschooling & raising their two boys at their family farm.
One of her favorite parts about being involved in the Kids Ministry is observing generations of believers within the church serving & worshiping together!
Pastor Ben and his wife, Faith, joined WLCC in 2023. They both attended Moody Bible Institute.
Ben is passionate about making disciples, delighting in God’s Word, and equipping others to love Jesus and love like him. He loves to hang out with friends, drink coffee with his wife, and throw a frisbee.
JoDee Hissong has been part of the WLCC family for many years. In addition to bookkeeping, scheduling, and a million other essentials, she keeps everything running smoothly - including the pastoral staff! She is married to Dave Hissong and has three growing boys.
Pastor Jason, his wife Kelly, and their two children joined the WLCC family in 2005. After graduating from Moody Bible Institute in Youth Ministry, he served as a Youth Pastor for more than 15 years, including six years at our Walloon Lake campus.
Jason was surprised to see how God used all those past experiences to uniquely prepare him to go to East Jordan as the campus pastor in 2011. He's also very grateful that he's not alone.
Josh and Kristy, his wife of 23 years, along with their two teenagers, live in Central Lake. He grew up in a large family that was very involved with their local church in Lansing, MI. Josh began serving the in music ministry in middle school and continues today, almost 25 years later.
Josh has been working with young adults and youth ministry for years and loves to teach people of God’s love. Before arriving at EJCC, he worked for the State of Michigan for almost 18 years, in management for 16 years.
John felt God calling him into full-time ministry in 2008 at a Bible internship in Texas where he worked to mobilize leaders for short-term youth missions trips. After leaving the internship and marrying his wife Brittany in 2010, he began working for Liberty University while pursuing his B.S. of Religion in Biblical Studies and masters degree in Homiletics.
In 2019, John moved to Northern Michigan to start with Walloon Lake Community Church and currently serves as the Associate Campus Pastor at the Alanson Campus. His greatest passion in life is to see Jesus transform lives through the truth of God’s Word lived out with authenticity and grace! He enjoys reading, listening to podcasts, and can’t say no to a hot sauce!
Brittany was born and raised here in northern Michigan as an active member of Walloon Lake Community Church. Music, and specifically worship, has been a passion of Brittany’s since childhood, and she has always felt it would be a large part of her calling and ministry.
Brittany and her husband John prayerfully and excitedly moved back to northern Michigan last year, feeling God strongly call them to serve alongside WLCC with their new church plant endeavor in Alanson.
Brittany's prayer is that ACC’s worship will be a catalyst for every individual to meet with, hear from, and ultimately look more like Jesus through spending time in His presence, in His word, and doing it together with His people.
Greg has been a part of the WLCC family since 2015. He has since joined the worship team, enjoyed two mission trips to Haiti and took a part time job as the Technical Director for the Alanson Campus. He loves to bring people to God through worship Sunday mornings.
Greg enjoys music, fishing, hunting, golfing and clowning around. He spent his adolescent years in southern Michigan, a true country boy at heart joining the Army to see the world and learn a trade. Greg gave his life to the Lord at Promise Keepers years ago and still works at deepening his relationship with Jesus daily. He cut his teeth in the church by joining the choir, then graduating to teaching children’s messages soon morphed into youth ministry coming to rest in Worship Arts.
Melody was born and raised in Northern Michigan. She studied at North Central Michigan College, graduating with an associates in general studies. She grew up in the church, and she has worked in various areas of children's ministry, including teaching Sunday school, volunteering in nursery, and leading in an Awana club.
She and her family came to Alanson Community Church after moving to Alanson from Harbor Spring in 2019. She and her husband Luke are parents to three young children of their own, two girls and a boy. She is excited to help the kids who come to ACC see a glimpse of the love of Jesus and grow to seek him more!
KEITH BRADLEY // WLCC CUSTODIAN, chief security advisor
Keeping order and cleanliness, and organizing and facilitating building usage, Keith Bradley has served since September, 2020. Keith has three children, and he's thankful that WLCC is a welcoming, friendly church that teaches God's Word.
