John F. Coney Jr.
Preaching Minister
OBJECTIVE: To seek and share the love of God with all people! My true love is evangelism and people. My desire is to work for the Lord until He calls me home or until He returns to take me home. I look forward to preaching every Lord’s day and can not imagine not doing so. I have preached since 1983 for churches in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and presently in Illinois. I have served here since July of 2003. I ran a punch press plant for 17 years and worked in three different radio stations. .
ORDAINED: July 13, 1986 in Coldwater, Mi.
EDUCATION: Christian Bible College & Seminary; Independence, MO; Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies; 2002 His Word Training Center; Grand Rapids, MI; 1993 and Summit Theological Seminary; Fort Wayne, IN; 1992 (Continuing Education); Great Lakes Bible College; Lansing, MI; APT Certificate, Associate of Religious Education Degree; 1987; Won the National Church Growth Award from Washington DC; Graduated from Career Academy for Broadcasting, Columbus, Ohio; 1969; Graduated from Prairie Heights High School, LaGrange, IN; 1968
PERSONAL: Date of Birth: 1-25-50; Married to Anita Coney for 40 years (6-27-69); Two children: Brett and Christopher, both serving in minstries, Brett in Farwell, MI as a christian counselor and Christopher in Plainville, IN as a preaching minister. Seven Grandchildren. Enjoy: Family, Bible Study and Evangelism, Fishing, Hunting, Education, Travel, Golf.
Seth Bates
Youth Minister
Seth has been serving at ACC since May 2007. He is a native Nebraskan and graduated from Nebraska Christian College. He has been married to Sandy since August 2005 and has one son, Jack, who was born in August 2007. Seth enjoys following sports, listening to and trying to play music, watching movies and his favorite tv shows, and spending time with his family. To prove his commitment to youth ministry, Seth recently took a 2 day canoe trip... in January.