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==Addink family==
* Dirk Addink
* Maria Addink Glide. Husband: Lee Glide.
==Alexander family==
==Bloom family==
* Stanley Bloom
* Edith Bloom-Price '''+2004'''. 2nd husband: Stanley Price.
** John Bloom '''1963-1983+'''. Wife: Ruth Meinzinger Bloom. John was the 2nd director of Kansas Bible Camp, after Richard Burson passed, and later directed Immanuel Mission.
==Dickinson family==
* Glen Walter Dickinson '''1974+''' (b. 1927 Fort Scott, Bourbon, KS - d. 1994 Sedgwick CoHutch., KS), son ofThomas Herbert Dickinson (1901-1944 Pittsburg, Crawford, KS) & Sarah "Martha" Crawford Dickinson (b. 1903 Pleasanton, Linn, KS - d. 1985 Stanwood, Snohomish, WA). Martha was a retired schoolteacher in McPherson, Osborne & St. John and a member of the [https://www.wbfmc.org/ Free Methodist] church in Stanwood. In 1945, Glen was employed by Matt Shear with the McPherson Ice Co. He also enlisted in 1946 with the U.S. Army, serving thru 1950. See [https://www.newspapers.com/image/697497394 obit].
* Esther Dickinson '''1974-2017''' (1928-2017). See [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/esther-dickinson-obituary?pid=184417190 obit].
** Rodger Dean Dickinson, Sr. (b. 1948 Inman, McP, KS)
** James "Jimmie" Dickinson '''1974+'''
** Jerry Dickinson
** Craig Dickinson '''1974+'''
** Jane Dickinson '''1974+'''
** Jimmie Karen Dickinson Pitzer** Bonnie Dickinson Swenson** Judy Dickinson ==Dudley family==* Wayne Dudley* Tammy Bussard Dudley ==Earl family==* Jimmy Earl ==Ediger family==* Gary Ediger '''1999-2001'''* Joetta Ediger '''1999-2001'''** Greg Hanna '''1999-2001'''** Doug Hanna '''1999-2004''' ==Emmerich family==* Kip Emmerich '''19741990+'''
==Engle family==
* Kenneth Ercil Engle (1924-2009). Wife: Mary Lou Leonard Engle (1930-2003).
** Kevin L. Engle '''1980-1983'''
** Doug Engle '''2004-20142012''' ==Enoch family==* Johnny Enoch* Martha Enoch ==Foran family==* Dave Foranin ==Ford family==* Ethel Ford ==Foster family==Ailene Ethel McIver Foster, Gary's maternal grandmother, was born in 1894 in Abbyville, a paternal granddaughter of Thomas "Uncle Tommy" James McIver (b. 1837 Bolton, Manchester, [[England]] - d. 1917 Abbyville, KS) who was considered one of the pioneers of Reno Co., as per his [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80818547 obit]. Tommy had come to America with his father, Isaac, in 1848. In the old country, Isaac was a Methodist minister, he may have been Quaker in Pennsylvania. They resided initially in NYC, then in Patterson, [[New Jersey]] for a year. They then moved to Philadelphia where he resided in 1850 in Chester Twp., Delaware Co., PA, and at some juncture in the "William Penn House (either [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsbury_Manor Pennsbury Manor] or the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate_Roof_House Slate Roof House]), until Tommy moved to Illinois in 1855. In 1860, he was residing in Walnut, Bureau, IL and from 1863-1865 in East Grove, Lee, IL. Then he came to Kansas in 1872, settling near Abbyville about 1874. He was led to Christ under the ministry of Dr. Frynar in the mid-to-late 1870's, and affiliated with the Baptist church in Abbyville where he served as a deacon and S.S. teacher for a number of years. Maxwell "Max" Merle Foster (b. 1889 McCracken, Rush, KS - d. 1936 Abbyville, KS), Gary's paternal grandfather, was married to Ailene in her father's home in Abbyville in 1914, and settled initially on the farm of Lawrence Deck (b. 1871 Leon, Decatur, IA - d. 1959 Hutch., KS), their wedding was officiated by Methodist pastor Frederick Stolz. Lawrence managed a local grain elevator, his father Peter Deck (1850-1920), locally known as "Uncle Pete", was one of the early county commissioners in Reno Co., and settled there in 1874. William Kilbourne Foster (b. 1863 Malvern, Mills, IA), Max's father, was a son of George Kilbourne Foster (b. 1823 Hamilton Co., OH; m. 1848 Fort Madison, Lee, IA; d. ? California City, Kern, CA). George's father was John Wesley Foster (b. 1799 Baltimore, MD - d. 1865 Miami, Hamilton, OH), son of Absalom Foster (b. 1766 Hereford, Baltimore, MD - d. 1849 Colerain, Hamilton, OH), son of John D. Foster (1737-1826 Hereford, MD), son of Bazaleel Foster (1713-1753 Balt., MD), son of Thomas Foster (b. 1650 Buckton, Yorkshire, Eng. - d. 1710 Balt., MD), son of John Foster (b. 1624 Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, Eng. - d. 1650+ Salem, Essex, MA) who immigrated in 1635. * Gary Max Foster '''1999-2001''' (b. 1944 Hutch., KS - d. 2024 Abbyville, Reno, KS), son of Darrel Maxwell Foster (1917-2000 Abbyville, KS) & Elaine Fern Ehling Foster (1918-2003 Abbyville, KS). See [https://www.elliottmortuary.com/obituary/gary-foster obit]. Wife (1966): Lana Snay Foster '''1999-2001'''. Memorial grandsons include Josiah Roper (Aug. 23, 2007) & Jeremiah Foster (Dec. 15, 2005). ==Frees family==* Lyle Frees '''+1999'''. Wife: Joyce Frees '''+1999'''** Laura Frees '''+1999'''** Leah Frees '''+1999'''** Levi Frees '''+1999'''** Melissa Frees '''+1999'''** Rebekah Frees '''+1999''' ==Fullerton family==* Bob "Bo" Fullerton ==Gajewski family==* Kent Gajewski '''1983+'''* Annie Gajewski '''1983+'''
==Gardner family==
Dr. Gardner served as an elder at HGC. He founded [https://setfreeprayerministry.com/ Set Free Prayer Ministry] in 2010 in [[Oklahoma]], and another meeting in 2012 in Ft. Smith, [[Arkansas]], training hundreds in emotionally healing prayer to lead others in. He has authored several books, including his bestselling [https://www.amazon.com/Trading-Pain-Peace-Uprooting-Emotional/dp/1419697730 ''Trading Pain For Peace''], 2008. See [[Authors#Ga|Authors]] for his full list (with links).
* Dr. James "Jimmy" Noel Gardner '''+1980-1983+''' (b. 1950Wichita, KS -d. 2025Poteau, OK), son of Noel Jefferson Gardner & Edna Lee Turner Gardner. Wife: Gloria Becker Gardner.** Rachel Jeanne Gardner '''1981-1983+''' (b. 1981 Hutch., KS - d. 2019 Fort Smith, AR). See [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/poteaudailynews/name/rachel-gardner-obituary?id=12969176 obit]. She was later a member of Poteau Fuel Church. ==Garrett family==* Joel Garrett '''+1999'''. Wife: Kathy Garrett '''+1999'''** Annie Garrett '''+1999'''** Benjamin Garrett '''+1999'''** Jonathan Garrett '''+1999'''** Matthew Garrett '''+1999''' ==Gibbs family==* Dustin Gibbs '''1993-2006''' ==Gillett family==Jim was the founder of [https://ioiglobal.org/ Ireland Outreach International], and planted Emmaus Bible Centers in Africa, etc., and in 1969 were serving with [[International Teams|Literature Crusades]] in Lyon, [[France]]. See his [https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/houston-tx/james-gillett-11658859 obit]. For a good number of years, Jim and IOI were based in Dublin, the founding place of the PB. It may be worth noting that Jim's paternal grandmother, Lena F. Ferris Gillett (b. 1868 NY - d. 1957 Frederika, Bremer, IA), was a daughter of James Monroe Ferris (b. 1832 Columbus, Chenango, NY - d. 1923 Frederika, IA), who is likely a patriarch of the Ferris family that have served among assemblies in Lincoln, Nebraska and Marion, Iowa. Also as per [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28143037/likum_s-gillett#view-photo=276613807 FindaGrave], Jim's paternal grandfather, Likum S. Gillett (1867-1948 Frederika, IA), was a descendant of Jonathan Gillett, Sr. (b. 1609 Chaffcombe, Somerset, Eng. - d. 1677 Windsor, CT), one of three brothers who were among the earliest settlers of Windsor, [[Connecticut]] in 1636, having immigrated in 1630 to Dorchester, Mass., as members of a group of Puritans from England on the ship [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_and_John ''Mary and John'']. * James "Jim" W. Gillett '''1966-1968''' (b. 1949 Waterloo, IA - d. 2024 Montgomery, TX), son of James Likum Gillett (b. 1921 Woodbury Co., IA - d. 1986 Waterloo, IA) & Mabel Minnie Hersey Gillett (b. 1924 New Hartford, Butler, IA - d. 2013 Des Moines, Polk, IA). Wife (1969 @ Faith Gospel Chapel, Toronto, ON): Jean Brewster Gillett, daughter of William Brewster of Toronto. ==Greathouse family==* Ricky Greathouse ==Greene family==* Alicia Greene '''+2004'''** Brooke Greene '''+2004'''** Hailey Greene '''+2004''' ==Gregg family==* Jim Gregg* Celia Gregg ==Gregory family==* Jonathan Gregory '''1985+''' ==Halstead family==Helen was an early nurse at [[Kansas Bible Camp]]. They later resided in Wichita. * Norman Halstead '''1940's'''* Helen Halstead '''1940's''' ==Hawthorne family==* David G. Hawthorne '''+2012'''* Melanie Hawthorne '''+2012''' (b. 1954 Sublette, KS - d. 2023 Hutch., KS), daughter of Daniel Schmidt & Ruby Harms Schmidt. See [https://www.elliottmortuary.com/obituary/melanie-hawthorne obit]. ==Hays family==* Steve Hays ==Hoag family==Around 1985, with the Wedel family, Mike & Laurie planted a house church known as ''Agape Fellowship (Fellowship of Love)''. They were subsequently with Sunset Chapel in Salina for a number of years. * Mike Hoag '''+1985'''* Laurie Beckman Hoag '''1979-1985''' ==Hobson family==* Lita Hobson-Nelson '''2001-2010''' ==Hoff family==* Sue Hoff ==Holloway family==* Dan Holloway* Martha Holloway* Nancy Holloway* Ray Holloway* Richard Holloway ==Holmes family==* Angelena Holmes '''1999-2001'''** Jim Holmes, Sr. '''+2004'''. Wife: Betty Holmes '''+2006'''*** Jim Holmes, Jr. '''+2004'''. Wife: Joy Bloom Holmes '''+2004'''**** Josh Holmes '''+2004'''. Josh was the original youth pastor at CrossPoint, and also planted a house church.**** Jeremy Holmes**** Jessica Holmes**** Joey Holmes ==Hopper family==Orville was an elder from 1946-2012. * Orville "Willis" Hopper '''1946-2012''' (d. 2012 Hutch., KS). 1st wife: Mary Brown Hopper. 2nd wife: Wanda Burson Hopper.** Simeon Hopper '''1958+'''** Phyllis Hopper '''?''' ==Hubble family==* Mike Hubble '''+2004'''* Bonnie Hubble '''+2004''' ==Jantz family==* Leslie Jantz* Malinda Jantz ==Kavenaugh family==* Rex Kavenaugh ==Kendall family==* Bill Kendall '''2001-2004'''.* Kathy Kendall '''2001-2004''' ==Koehn family==* Ennis Koehn* Greg Koehn* Maxine Koehn* Tim Koehn ==Koob family==* Terri Koob '''1985+''' ==Larson family==* Mr. Larson '''early 1950's'''* Esther Larson '''early 1950's''' ==Littlefield family==* Ralph Littlefield* Mary Littlefield ==McCowen family==* Cheryl McCowen* Donna McCowen* Velma McCowen* Virgil McCowen ==McQueen family==* Della McQueen '''+2004''' ==Miller family==* Ray Miller '''1955-1958'''* Pat Miller '''1955-1958''' ==Milligan family==* Steve Milligan* Treva Milligan '''1999-2006'''. ==Mills family==* Rick Mills* Maree Mills** Jonathan Mills** Josh Mills** Matt Mills * Terry Mills Putthoff '''1975-1983''' ==Montgomery family==* Howard Montgomery* Ruthie Montgomery ==Moore family==Mr. Moore laid the concrete for the KBC gym. * Mr. Moore* Mrs. Moore ==Moran family==* Bill Moran '''1979+'''. Wife: Vicki Moran ==Munden family==Daniel was the original worship leader for CrossPoint. * Daniel Munden ==Myers family==* Richard Myers ==Nather family==* Jason Nather. Wife: Stacy Black Nather. ==Nelson family==* Brant Nelson '''+2004'''. Wife: Jo Ann Kingsley Nelson '''+2004'''* Carl Nelson '''1999-2004'''. Wife: Vernetta Nelson '''1999-2004'''.** Rebecca Nelson** Jonathan Nelson ==Newcome family==Willie & Connie were among the founders of Mizpah Bible Chapel. Connie has owned a vitamin store in Inman for many years. * Willie Newcome. Wife: Connie Newcome.** Gary Newcome** Tim Newcome** Jonathan Newcome. Longtime elder at Littleton Bible Chapel.** Sara Newcome** Linda Newcome ==Obee family==* Monty Obee ==Oswald family==* Wanda Oswald** Kathy Alexander ==Penner family==* Ernest "Ernie" Penner '''2002-2009''' ==Pinto family==* Sam Pinto '''1982-1984''' ==Pirate family==* Jimmy Pirate '''1951-1954'''* Tommy Pirate '''1951-1954'''
==Pope family==
* Russ Flora Pope* * Russ Pope. Wife: Golda Pope '''+2023''' (d. 2023 Hutch., KS). Golda was a longtime gardener and nurse at KBC, as early as the 1950's.*** Matt Pope*** James Pope ==Preston family==* "Grandma" Preston '''+1955''' ==Ragsdale family==* Vern Ragsdale '''1975+'''* Anabelle Ragsdale
==Ramsey family==
* Lowell Ramsey '''+1980-1983+'''. 1st wife: Nancy Farwell Ramsey '''+1980-1983+'''. ==Ratzlaff family==* Ivan Ratzlaff '''1999-2001'''* Leslie Ratzlaff '''1999-2001'''** Andrea Ratzlaff '''1999-2001''' ==Rice family==* Margaret Rice '''+2001'''** Ray Rice '''1975-current'''
==Wakefield family==
* Gordon Wakefield
* Florence Wakefield
