Our Pastor, John M. Kless, Jr. is a native Pennsylvanian. He accepted Christ as Savior at the age of 15 and sensed God’s leading into the pastoral ministry at 19. He holds both B.A. and M. Div. degrees and pastored 2 previous churches in PA and Ohio before his time at Glenside where he is now in his 30^th year of service.  In recent years he has encouraged the church in the adoption of the Kyrgyz people group of Central Asia, continues to function as an advocate for the Kyrgyz ,serves on the Board of Directors of Central Asian Partners and the Advisory Board of CLC Ministries USA. He and his wife LuAnn celebrated 33 years of marriage in June ‘09. They have been blessed with 5 children, and two grandchildren! 

Our Assistant Pastor, Jim Garcia is a product of Glenside Bible Church. Born in Spain, raised in Colombia, S.A. and Chicago, Il. Jim came to the Lord in the U.S. Navy at age 19. The Navy brought Jim and his family to the Glenside area. He became involved in the life of the church to the point of being asked to come on staff in 1986. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science in Bible from Philadelphia College of Bible. Pastor Garcia’s areas of ministry include Youth and  Visitation. Under Jim’s guidance our youth groups have enjoyed challenging missions opportunities at home and abroad in such places as Mexico, Jamaica, Trinidad, Brazil and Canada. He oversees a large Pioneer Club program which ministers to many children each Wednesday evening throughout the school year. He and his wife, Lisa have been married since September 1979 and have been blessed with 4 children.

Our Office Manager, Marilyn Webber, is the one who really holds things together  and has been on staff since 1986. She welcomes everyone who visits. If you are of the canine variety she's got dog treats in her desk; if you're human, Thursdays are Donut Day! Be sure to stop in!

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