Pastor Craig is a native of Kansas, born in Newton. He attended Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. He met his wife Julie in Wichita shortly after graduating from Tabor. He and Julie have two grown children. He received his training for the ministry at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He has served in various leadership positions at Garden since 2012. In 2016, he began serving on staff as the Associate Pastor and was installed as the Senior Pastor of Garden Community Church in March of 2018.

Pastor Gary has served as a Senior Pastor at Garden Community Church from 2009 to 2018, and as Visitation Pastor from the fall of 2018 to the present. He received his seminary training at Grace Theological Seminary and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He and his wife, Kathy, have been married 52 years and have two grown children and six grandchildren.

Val was born and raised at Garden church. She is a graduate of Calvary Bible College with a degree in office management/Bible. While at Calvary she met her husband Chad. They have 2 children. She has served as the church secretary since September 2009.