The Kalamazoo Jail Ministry Team

    Rev. Jeff Porte
    KJM Board President, KJM Chaplain. Lead Pastor of CenterPoint Church. Missionary. Church planter of seven Kalamazoo churches.
    Rev James Harris
    KJM Pastor
    Lead Pastor of Trenches Community Church
    Rev. Gordon Daam
    KJM Chaplain, Board Member, and Treasurer
    Floyd Williams
    KJM Chaplain
    Trustee at Galilee Baptist Church
    Rev. John Elieff
    KJM Pastor and Board Member
    Missionary to India
    Pastor Darrian Irby
    KJM Pastor
    Lead Pastor of Kalamazoo Covenant Church
    Austin Perry
    KJM Pastor
    Minister at Cornerstone Pentecostal Church
    Rev Mark Vanderson
    KJM Pastor
    Retired Lead Pastor of Southridge Church
    Rev Dan Johnson
    KJM Pastor
    Member Care Pastor
    Calvary Bible Church
    Daniel Guevara
    KJM Pastor to Spanish-only speakers
    Matthew Plantenga
    KJM Lead Aftercare Pastor
    Teacher/minister to the intellectually disabled, and
    Special Olympics coach.
    Evan Elieff
    KJM Pastor
    International missionary and seminary student.
    Officer Jed Reames
    KJM Pastor
    Police Officer, Battle Creek Police Department
    Rev. Jeff Kimmel
    KJM Pastor
    Former executive at Prison Fellowship
    Amy Grupp
    KJM Lead Chaplain (Women’s Ministry) and Board Member
    Pastor Jeff Grupp
    KJM Founder. KJM Lead Chaplain (Men’s Ministry), KJM board member, author and academic.

    Sermons from the KJM Team

    KJM Board of Directors

    KJM Financials and Annual Reports

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