Our Staff

On Sunday 9/25/2011 Paul Stock, a missionary who ministers in Pakistan, gave us a taste of a Pakistani Christian Service. He led us in songs (some in a Pak language) and even dance. Videos of the entire service can be viewed by clicking HERE ... The 5th Annual Pipe Organ Festival was held here this Sunday (9/25/2011) Click HERE for videos ... Sunday September 18th at 7 PM there was a "Kick-Off" concert in our sanctuary , for Community Awareness Week. The concert featured IHS students and alumni. A freewill offering was held during the concert to benefit the Ionia Commission on Aging in its fight against cancer. Click HERE for videos ... The November ~ December 2011 Newsletter is now online Click Here or "Newsletter" on the menu bar above this message ... Music on the Green 2011 started on Tuesday, June 14th, featuring the Ionia High School Jazz Band! Click HERE for videos ... On Good Friday (April 22) there was a special service at 12 noon with guest speaker Drew Spanding, founder of "Big Ticket Festival". Videos from that service can be viewed by clicking HERE ... On Sunday (April 17) our choir presented the Easter Cantata: "A Time for Alleluia" at both our Traditional and Contemporary Services. A video can be viewed by clicking HERE ... On November 6 the 4th Annual Ionia Pipe Organ Festival was held in our Sanctuary. Video selections can be viewed by clicking HERE ... On Sept. 19 Brill Family & Friends gave a concert in our sanctuary for the benefit of the Pipe Organ Festival. Videos from the concert can be viewed by clicking HERE ... The Ionia High School Jazz Band went, once again, to Detroit to participate in the International Jazz Festival on Labor Day. A special "Send Off" concert was held on September 3 at 7 PM Click HERE for videos ... We now have a Facebook page. Click HERE to view ... DVD videos and audio CDs of our traditional service are available at no cost in the hall outside the sanctuary. We encourage you to share our services with your friends, particularly those who are unable to attend our services

		Larry Brown Pastor Larry Brown came to Ionia First in July 2006. (Click on Larry’s photo for the video archive of his sermons) E-mail: larrybev1@sbcglobal.net
		Mindy Talbot Mindy is our office manager, she is the newest member of our staff. E-mail: ioniafirst@sbcglobal.net
		Sari Mercer Sari is one of our two staff organists
		Char Doezema Char is one of our two staff organists.
		Beverly Brown Beverly (wife of Pastor Larry Brown) is the head of our Sunday School department. She also leads the Children’s Time portion of our Sunday services.
		Cally Redder Cally is our choir director
		Joel Kilgore Joel is our Custodian and Tech. He has been attending Ionia First since 2005 E-mail: joelkilgore@hotmail.com
		Stuart Church Stuart is our Assistant Custodian. He has been a member of Ionia First for over 15 years. E-mail: mlsb_church@hotmail.com