Senior Pastor: Pastor James Pettit, Jpettit@griswoldstreet.org
Pastor James and Kelly Pettit met in high school in Western New York and
were married in 1997. After graduating from Crown College in
Minnesota, James taught secondary history at Elkhart Christian Academy,
formly Elkhart Baptist Christian School, in Elkhart, Indiana from
1998-2004. In 2004 James became the Associate Pastor of Outreach and
Missions at First Baptist Church in Elkhart and served in that role
until being called to be the Senior Pastor of Griswold Street Baptist
Church of Port Huron, MI in April of 2011.
Pastor James and Kelly love being the parents of two boys and four girls
ages 12 down to two. Pastor James is close to completing his Masters
of Ministry degree from Baptist Bible Seminary of Clarks Summitt, PA and
loves historical tourism, scuba diving, shepherding the awesome church
family of Griswold Street Baptist Church, his incredible kids, and his
phenomenal and beautiful wife.
An interesting ministry fact about Pastor James is that he has had the
privilege of traveling to 20 countries around the world to teach in
Bible schools, learn about culture, and see how The Lord Jesus Christ is
building His Church from "every tribe, nation, and tounge"
Missions/Outreach: Tim North, tnorth@griswoldstreet.org
drtjno2@hotmail.com
Pastor Tim North serves GSBC as Minister of Outreach and Missions. He and his wife Carmen also serve as Personnel Directors for Life in Messiah, International (see www.LifeInMessiah.org). Tim has served on national and local boards including St. Clair County Youth for Christ, and Francophone Ministries for Christ. He is responsible for local outreach events, including our Annual Single Parent Oil Change, Block Party, and Community Christmas Luncheon. He coordinates our missions program, working with the church Mission Board, in partnering with our 26 missionaries and 9 agencies. Pastor Tim comments: "Global ministry through missions and a heart for our neighborhood are core values here that we know the Lord has honored. You are welcome to become part of that blessing."