Church Planting Board And Staff | Church Planting For Church Planters

Leadership Staff

David Gundrum

Director

David Gundrum served as a pastor in the Bible Fellowship Church at Grace Bible Fellowship Church in Reading, PA and Grace Bible Fellowship Church in Quakertown, PA before accepting the call to be Director of Church Extension Ministries.

David is passionate about mentoring, equipping, and training the Bible Fellowship Church Planters so they can effectively reach their community for Christ. David is a graduate of Lancaster Bible College and Westminster Theological Seminary. He received his PhD in Christian Counseling with a focus on Life Coaching from Newburgh Theological Seminary.
David and his wife, Donna, have three grown children and live in Reinholds, PA. You can reach David by emailing CEMoffice@bfc.org or by calling 610-769-4337.

Ray Bertolet

Assistant Church Planter

After spending 22 years in the construction industry, Raymond went into missions with Trans World Radio serving on Guam. While on Guam, Raymond managed broadcast schedules on their…

five transmitters and taught and produced various programs. While on Guam, Raymond graduated from International Bible College and Seminary with a Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Ministries. In August of 2002, he began serving with Church Extension Ministries as Assistant Church Planter. He assists various church planters, oversees the properties owned by the mission churches, and assists the Director and church planters with various projects throughout the year. He is especially interested in helping existing, independent churches connect with the Bible Fellowship Church denomination.

Ray and his wife, Louise, have three grown children, Timothy, Marie, and Charles, and have eight grandchildren. You can reach Ray at raybertolet@verizon.net.

Mark Morrison

Development Director

Mark Morrison retired from many years of church planting and pastoral ministry through the Bible Fellowship Church and Village Missions, but he remains active with Church Extension Ministries as a Board Member, …

member of the Vision and Strategy Committee, and Development Manager. Mark Morrison is excited about what the Lord is doing through the Bible Fellowship Church Mission Churches and loves to meet with donors and share what God is doing. Mark is a graduate of Cairn University (formerly Philadelphia College of Bible). You can reach Mark Morrison by emailing CEMoffice@bfc.org.

Carlos Rodriguez

Hispanic Ministries Director

Carlos Rodriguez has been pastor of La Roca de Reading, PA BFC since its beginning over 20 years ago. He is passionate about seeing more Spanish-speaking churches and ministries in the Bible Fellowship Church.

As part-time Hispanic Ministries Director, he stays in contact with our BFC churches in Mexico. He also is actively networking with potential Spanish-speaking church planters in both the United States and Mexico. Carlos is a graduate of Lancaster Bible College.

You can reach Carlos at hispanicbfcinreading@hotmail.com.

Marcos Ramirez

Director of Church Planting in Mexico

Marcos Ramirez is the full-time pastor of La Roca de Merida, a Bible Fellowship Church in Mexico. Marcos also oversees our two church plants in Mexico, one in Villa Magna and one in Tapachula.

He also coaches and trains church planting interns. Marcos has also developed a strong elder training course.

You can reach Marcos by emailing CEMoffice@bfc.org.

Tim Zuck

Recruitment and Mentoring

Tim is a graduate of Lancaster Bible College (’04) and Missio Seminary (formerly Biblical Theological Seminary). Tim was instrumental in planting Saucon Community Church (2008-2014). He then moved on to plant…

Forks Community Church which became a particular BFC church in 2023. Tim is the full-time pastor of Forks Community Church and serves Church Extension as a part-time Mentoring Assistant. Tim is married to Tori. They have two sons, Dylan and Adam as well as twin daughters, Emma and Lily. You can schedule a call with Tim here if you have interest in becoming a church planter or have questions about church planting.

Richard Taylor

Mentoring Assistant

Richard (Dick) Taylor has been a pastor in the Bible Fellowship Church since 1973. He spent most of his pastoral ministry at Grace Bible Fellowship Church in Wallingford, PA. Since retiring from the full-time pastorate…

he has been a Mentoring Assistant to the church planters. He is also the chairman of the Board of Church Extension. Dick Taylor attended Ursinus College, Westminster Theological Seminary, and Biblical Theological Seminary (now Missio Seminary). Dick and his wife, Joyce, live in Chester County, PA, have six grown children, and many grandchildren.

Office Staff

Laurie Kuhns

Administrative Assistant

Laurie cares for the accounting and administrative needs of Church Extension Ministries in the Bible Fellowship Offices on Brookside Road in Allentown, PA. You can reach Laurie by emailing CEMoffice@bfc.org.

Rachel Schmoyer

Communications Coordinator

Rachel Schmoyer has a passion for communicating the ministry of church planting through print and digital media. Rachel is a graduate of Cairn University. You can reach Rachel by email at CEMoffice@bfc.org.