Statement of Faith

We believe that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, that He was conceived by the Holy Spirit of God and born of a virgin, and that He is the only absolutely sinless man this world has ever seen or known.

We believe that He was pronounced guiltless by His judges and yet was delivered up to be crucified and that He died a sacrificial, vicarious death of atonement on the cross for the sins of the whole world for all time.

We believe that He arose bodily from among the dead and ascended into heaven, and that He, the Son of God, is now seated at the right hand of God the Father, acting as man’s intercessor and high priest before God until the end of the age.

We believe that God sent the blessed Holy Spirit into the world to convict the sinner and empower the believer.

We believe that Jesus Christ is coming again in person, first in the air to catch away His saints, who will meet Him there with the dead in Christ, and later in great power and glory, Who will come to the earth to bring judgment upon all mankind who have rejected His full and free salvation from sin through His shed blood, which is the only atonement for sin, and will set up His Millennial Kingdom reigning as King.

We believe in the Holy Trinity. We believe that the Person of the Father, the Person of the Son, and the Person of the Holy Spirit in a tri-unity together, make up the One True God.

Furthermore, we hold to the Bible as the undeniable and complete inspired Word of God given to mankind. We recognize no other source as such, and for this ministry, the Bible shall be considered the final word of authority concerning matters of morality and doctrine.

Our Board of Directors

We are thankful for our committed, experienced board that allow us to operate with accountability, affirming our compliance with purposes and practices that promote integrity.  God has put together an amazing group of people; we hope you enjoy this glimpse into their hearts.

Becky Spencer
Becky Spencer
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Becky's desire to teach showed up early in life when she would line up her five younger siblings and give them spelling words and math problems to solve. Sure enough, she earned her degree in elementary education, with an emphasis in English and music. The call to help children carried over into her marriage; she and her husband Tracy adopted four children in addition to rearing four birth kids. Her first mission trip as a high school student was to a reservation in Arizona with her youth group, where they taught Vacation Bible School. Since then, she and Tracy and all eight of their children have been on mission trips, some together and some individually. Mexico, inner-city Chicago, South Africa, Peru, Romania, New Zealand, Houston (after Katrina), Mozambique . . . and their beloved, Swaziland, now renamed eSwatini. The Spencers' daughters Sara and Anna have both been to eSwatini, as well as their grandson Gabriel.

But Becky knows our mission field is wherever we put our feet. One of her greatest joys is sharing Jesus with her grandchildren--29 so far! And God has planted a vision in her heart to use business as a mission field to share Jesus with people who are unchurched or who want to know about what it means to really follow Jesus. That keeps her pressing on!

Tracy Spencer
Tracy Spencer
Co-Founder and Director
Tracy holds a three-year certificate of completion from a Bible college and serves as a lead man in his department as a CNC operator/machinist. The Lord put the call in his heart over 30 years ago that he would be a father to many more than he could see at the time. He's served with Becky on mission trips to inner-city Chicago, Mexico, and Africa. But he had no idea how God would fulfill that calling by allowing him to be a father figure to the children of eSwatini, who have captured his heart.
Julie Garrett
Julie Garrett
Director and Secretary
Of the many and varied jobs Julie has had, including being a dairy maid at DQ, a legal secretary and an administrative assistant to name a few, her most cherished “jobs” are that of mother to two wonderful grown daughters who love the Lord, and wife for 29 years to Keenan, her fun, generous, loving husband who loves the Lord. Most recently, Julie has become a children’s book author, releasing Otter in the Water in 2020.

Julie and Keenan began sponsoring GSM children in 2011. In 2019 and 2020, Julie traveled to eSwatini with Tracy and Becky – and is somewhat impatiently anticipating the day she can return! She fell in love with everyone there, children and adults alike! They are PRECIOUS people! While in eSwatini, she was overjoyed to meet her currently sponsored girl and, in a God-designed interaction, also got to meet a previously sponsored girl.

Lisa Barland
Lisa Barland
Director and Treasurer
Lisa Barland had a career as an aeronautical engineer then a high school math teacher prior to moving to a farm in Kansas. She and her husband have a few cows and she plants a huge garden every year. But Lisa also has a huge heart for hurting children. She first volunteered to help Becky with office tasks, but when the board treasurer retired, she answered God's call to fill that position. We're so grateful for her attention to detail--and her willingness to tackle the annual reporting forms for the IRS!
Cindy Hogan
Cindy Hogan
Director
Cindy has spent her career in special education as a school psychologist for the last 30 years, so enjoying and helping children is near and dear to her heart. She and her husband enjoy sharing their country home and property in Little River with friends and family, in addition to gardening, tending the farm critters, and experimenting in homesteading recipes, practices and projects—lots and lots of projects. She also enjoys beekeeping, listening to audiobooks, and discussing them with her book club. Cindy is a member of First church of God in Hutchinson, and serves with her husband as an usher/greeter, which is her favorite form of social media! She hopes to travel to eSwatini in the near future to meet and serve the adults and children in Africa that Grand Staff Ministries is striving to support!

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Grand Staff Ministries
PO Box 186
Hutchinson, KS 67504

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