Church Staff

Mike Preston, M.Div
Pastor
Mike has served as the Pastor of Graeagle Community Church since 1988. He spent most of his youth in Janesville, Wisconsin, along with other various cities where his family moved. He joined the U.S. Air Force after high school, and proposed to Carolyn while stationed in Okinawa, Japan. After the USAF, he attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and then pursued rural church ministry through Village Missions. Mike and Carolyn have been married since 1980 and have four adult children and eight grandchildren.

Daniel Ransom, M.Div
Associate Pastor
Daniel has served as the associate pastor of Graeagle Community Church since 2008. He leads music worship and youth ministry. He spent most of his youth near Dallas, Texas. After high school, he attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago where he met his wife, Erin. After completing his bachelor's degree, he and Erin moved to Boston so Daniel could pursue his Master's of Divinity degree from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. Daniel and Erin moved to Graeagle in 2006 and have four children.

Carolyn Preston
Ministry Assistant
Deacons, Trustees, and Financial Committee

Pete Hackbusch
Deacon

Jim Wheaton
Deacon

Stu Tant
Deacon

Duane Benedict
Board Chairman

Randy Mikesell
Trustee

Rodger Thompson
Trustee

Ron Tucker
Trustee

John Kolb
Financial Committee Chair

Shannon Tucker
Financial Secretary

Leslie Mikesell
Treasurer