ACC Elders

Paul Dykshoorn
(Pastor)
I was born and raised in Orange County, New York, but I lived my early years wanted to get out and go somewhere else. Having been raised in a Christian home and having gone to Sunday school and catechism in my younger years, I had a wealth of knowledge about God. Knowledge, however, is what you can show on a test, belief, on the other hand, is what is lived out. And I wasn’t living it out. More…

Phil Dudek
(Elder)
I was raised in a Roman Catholic home with my two sisters.  All my grandparents were strong practicing Catholics as were almost all my aunts and uncles.  My family faithfully attended mass every Sunday and my sisters and I went to parochial schools for our entire grade school and high school years. I remember being taught by the nuns at a very early age about God as creator, Jesus his son and the Holy Spirit.  We were taught the importance of the sacraments, especially communion and confession.  These made a great impression upon me as a youngster and I had the desire to be as good a boy as I could.  I can never remember a time that I did not believe in God or have a fascination with Him.  However, I don’t ever remember being taught that I could know God personally in this life. More…

Ted Ohrn
(Elder)
Ted Ohrn was raised in Erie, PA in a Christian home, but turned away from his faith as a teenager. He did not really understand the grace of God until God revealed it to him in 1988 when hearing a message on the sinful nature of man before he is saved. He finally came to realize that only by Jesus’ payment on the cross could his sins be forgiven, and that God wanted to give him a new heart with new desires. From that moment on, God became central to his life and God gave him a desire to be involved with the Kingdom of God above all else. More…