Each spring, church members are asked to affirm Elder and Deacon nominees as well as the annual budget. We encourage members to respond online using the 2025-26 BALLOT link below. Please phone the church office (616-868-7005) if you’d like a mailed paper ballot (to be returned by mail).
All ballots are due no later than Sunday, May 25, at 12:30 PM.
Please email Barb Bestrom at bbestrom@adabible.org with any questions.
Proposed Budget 2024-25 Ballot
ELDER NOMINEES
Justin Hutt
New Elder Nominee
Justin and his wife, Ali, have three children: Cooper (19), Davis (17), and Natalie (13). They have attended Ada Bible Church for over 10 years. Justin has served in Discovery Village as a small group leader and coach and as a benevolent deacon since 2022. He is a wealth advisor and managing partner of CooperDavis Financial Group.
Carlos Hidalgo
Renewing Elder Nominee
Carlos and his wife, Martha, have six adult children, 23 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. They have attended ABC for nine years and have been involved with hospitality and small groups. Carlos currently serves as a Men’s Small Group leader. He is employed by Hidalgo & DeVries, Inc., a strategic marketing and research firm he founded in 1989.
Tim Osbeck
Renewing Elder Nominee
Tim and his wife Jill have two married sons and five grandchildren, all of whom attend Ada. They have been married for 40 years and have attended Ada Bible Church for 16 years, currently at the Bella Vista campus. Tim retired from Meijer after a 41-year career in the Finance and Technology areas at the Corporate headquarters, and Jill retired from Youth for Christ. Tim and Jill have been small group leaders and serve on the prayer team. Jill also serves on the Hospitality team and Discovery Village.
Jim Ryerson
Renewing Elder Nominee
Jim and Jane Ryerson have been married for 43 years, and they have three married daughters and six grandchildren ages 9,7,5,5,3,2 (soon to be seven grandchildren as of June). We have been attending Ada Bible Church for 18 years. Jane and Jim serve as Marriage Mentor Coaches for the Cascade Campus, and Jim is a Men’s Mentor and greets children in Discovery Village. He currently serves as a Strategic Sales Coach|Consultant.
Kedron Rhodes
Renewing Elder Nominee
Kedron and his wife, Amelia, have two college-age children and have attended Ada Bible Church for 23 years. Kedron is actively serving as a small group leader in Men’s Ministry, Hospitality, Prayer Team, and as an Elder. He is currently employed as a corporate strategist with Crowe.
Greg Flick
Renewing Elder Nominee
Jerry Elve
Renewing Elder Nominee
DEACON NOMINEES
Scott Carlstrom
New Deacon Nominee
Scott Carlstrom and his wife, Lisa, have six adult children and five grandchildren. Scott attended Ada Bible Church for 35+ years and has been involved with LifeLine, Adopt-A-Room, The Father’s Garden and Divorce Care over the years. Scott and Lisa are currently serving as Atrium Hosts at the Kentwood campus. Scott is employed as a logistics analyst with Gordon Food Service.
Dustin Osbourne
New Deacon Nominee
Dustin and his wife, Sarah, have four children: Charlotte (7), Luca(5), Noah(3) and Mara(4 months). They have attended ABC for 11 years and serve in Discovery Village and Kids Hope at Alto Elementary. Dustin is a small business owner who works in Finance. They love attending Ada Bible, creating memories together as a family.
Bryan Odroski
New Deacon Nominee
Bryan and his wife, Lori, have three sons (Nathan-23, Owen-19 and Ben-17). They have attended ABC for 16 years and serve in Security, Hospitality and Prayer Team. Lori is on staff at Ada Bible Church as a Women’s Ministry Director. Bryan is currently employed as a sales representative at Boston Scientific in the medical device industry.
Joshua Hanenburg
New Deacon Nominee
Josh Hanenburg and his wife Katie have been attending Ada Bible Church for the past 15 years between the Knapp and East Paris campus’. Their children Harlyn (10), Henley (8) and Hollynd (1) have been attending regularly since birth. The Hanenburgs have grown up with the East Paris Campus and have found a great community here. Josh has served within Lifeline and in several positions on the Hospitality team at East Paris and is a current team lead.
Josh is an outpatient physical therapist at Good Life Physical Therapy, a small private practice serving the greater Grand Rapids community.
Jeremy Geerdes
Renewing Nominee
Jeremy and his wife Marci have been married for 20 years. They have three children: Ben is 16, Maddie is 15, and Niko is 9. They have attended Ada Bible Church for about 15 years and have loved serving in many ministries individually and together as a family. Jeremy loves serving as a deacon at the Kentwood campus. Jeremy is currently employed as a 5th-grade teacher at Caledonia Community Schools and has taught there for over 20 years.
Stephen Shepherd
Renewing Nominee
Stephen and his wife, Andrea, have two children, Caleb and Adele. They have attended Ada Bible Church for 20 years and, during that time, have been involved with LifeLine and Discovery Village. They are currently serving on the hospitality team and leading Bible studies. Stephen is employed as an accountant with Hutchinson Antivibration Systems.
STAFF ELDER NOMINEES
Aaron Buer
Renewing Non-Voting
Aaron and his wife, Katie, have five children. They have attended Ada Bible Church for 16 years, where Aaron currently serves as the Senior Pastor. Katie serves in Lifeline at the Kentwood Campus, where their family attends. Aaron, Katie and their family enjoy playing games together, going on road trips and going on family vacations.
Dan Erickson
Renewing Non-Voting
Dan and his wife, Nancy have two children. They have attended ABC for 9 years and is currently serving on staff as the Director of Human Resources here at Ada Bible Church.
Brad Holmes
Renewing Non-Voting
Brad and his wife Amy are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary in May, and they have three boys: twin 17-year-old juniors in high school and a 14-year-old in 8th grade. Brad has been a part of Ada for 15 years, dedicating 14 years to the Young Adult Ministry. For the past year and a half, he has served as the campus pastor of the North Satellite/Bella Vista Campus, where he loves investing in and building the newest addition to the Ada Bible family.
Ben Vaught
Renewing Non-Voting
Ben and his wife, Allison, have four children and live in Cedar Springs, MI. They have attended Ada Bible Church for 12 years. Ben has served on Ada Bible’s pastoral staff for the past 11 years. He has served as a small groups pastor, men’s ministry pastor and, for the past 2.5 years, as the Kentwood Campus Pastor. They serve as a family in various roles within hospitality and Discovery Village.
Kyle Pierpont
Renewing Non-Voting
My wife Elizabeth and I have been married for 20 years. We have three sons; our oldest is graduating from High School this year, and the other two are finishing up their Sophomore and 7th grade year. This April marked 10 years on staff at Ada Bible Church. Most of those years have been as the Campus Pastor of the Cascade Campus.