Grace Bible Church of Bend
Staff & Leaders

  • Phil Kooistra

    Phil Kooistra is the lead pastor and primary teaching elder of Grace Bible Church. He has been married to his wonderful wife Heidi since 1997, and they have three beautiful children together. He served in various student ministries beginning in 1996, and graduated from The Master’s Seminary in 2003 with a Masters of Divinity. He is currently working on a Doctorate of Ministry at Western Seminary in Portland. Previous to planting Grace Bible Church of Bend, he was the Student Ministry Pastor at Independent Bible Church in Port Angeles from June of 2003 - June of 2011. The desire of his heart is to glorify God by using his life and gifts to help people follow the Lord Jesus Christ. He is committed to preaching the eternal truths of God’s holy Word and calling people to live as the body of Christ in community with one another. You can email Phil at [email protected] or connect with him on: Facebook: http://facebook.com/pkooistra Twitter: http://twitter.com/pkooistra