MBC Leadership proclaiming the salvation of Christ and Him Crucified
David R. Grainge has been Millgrove Bible Church’s senior pastor since 2003. He was ordained by the church in 2004.
David is a western New York native, born in Niagara Falls, NY. David attended high school at Lewiston-Porter High School and graduated in 1980. He then completed a degree in German at Middlebury College in Vermont (including a year of language study in Vienna, Austria) in 1985. At Middlebury he also studied teacher education and writing. After a short stint as an English/Computer teacher at a Christian school in North Tonawanda, NY David moved to Winona Lake, IN where he attended Grace Theological Seminary. There he met his wife, Lisa. They were married in Warsaw, IN in 1987. He completed his theological studies in 1991, graduating with a Masters of Divinity degree.
In 1992 David, Lisa and his family moved to inner city Philadelphia where he served as a RUN - Reaching Urban Neighborhoods - missionary. In Philly, he was part of a church-planting team in the Kensington section of the city. He served as the new church's acting adult pastor.
In 1996 David and Lisa followed God's call to return to Buffalo to serve as Executive Director of the Buffalo Christian Center.
David considers it a supreme privilege to be a minister of the gospel. He loves the gospel and preaches it as ‘the power of God to salvation’ for everyone—especially the Christian! He enjoys reformed theology and reading the writings of the great theologians—past and present.
David also enjoys spending time with his wife and 8 children. David and Lisa recently adopted three children from Ethiopia. The family lives in nearby Clarence, NY.
David is an avid runner, completing a marathon in October 2002. He enjoys computers and finding new ways to apply technology in the church and at home. He is also a big, long-suffering Bills and Sabres fan.
Jim Crosley has been serving as the assistant pastor of Youth and Christian Education since August 2008. Before coming to Millgrove Bible Church he has also served as a youth pastor both in Dunkirk, NY and Emmaus, PA.
Jim was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Having been raised in a Christian family, he received Christ at a young age and was baptized when he was ten years old. He graduated of George Washington Carver High School in 1997. After taking a year off from school to recover from Lyme's Disease, he realized God's calling on his life to go into full-time ministry. Jim attended Philadelphia Biblical University where he received a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Bible with an emphasis in Pastoral Studies. After graduating in 2002, he entered the ministry full time as an Assistant Pastor. In May 2010, Jim completed his theological studies with a Master's in Ministry degree from Baptist Bible Seminary.
In 2000, Jim married his wife, Charlotte, whom he met while working at Victory Valley Christian Camp. Jim worked a total of five summers at Christian camps where he grew a love and appreciation for God's creation and beauty. Jim and Charlotte have two children together and they enjoy spending quality time together as a family. Jim also enjoys sports, including all the Philadelphia teams and is an avid cyclist.