Meet our Pastor, Elders &
Leadership Ministry Team
Pastor Ron & Gwen
Pastor Ron Finch and his wife, Gwen have been happily married for 64 years and have been serving their Lord in ministry for 50 of those years. Ron was raised in Oroville and graduated from Oroville High School in the great year of 1957 (the good old days!). His wife, Gwen, was born in Live Oak, but raised in Gridley and is a graduate of Gridley High School in 1960. They have two wonderful children, four super grandchildren, and three wonderful great grandchilden. The goal of their marriage is that Christ would be exalted and they would be a living example (object lesson) of Christ's relationship to His church and the believer's relationships to Him.
Pastor Ron graduated from Western Baptist College (B.S.), Denver Seminary (M.Div), and has done Doctor of Ministry studies at Dallas Seminary. God, in His grace, has used Pastor Ron and Gwen to start three new churches and rebuild two struggling churches over their 50+ years of pastoral ministry.
After 27 years of joyful ministry in Indio, Ca. God brought them back to Oroville in retirement, but little did they know that God brought them back to Oroville was to establish Grace Chapel Oroville.
Along with the joys of pastoral ministry God has allowed them to travel extensively around the world and be involved in ministry to Pastors in many different countries: Philippines, Ecuador, France, India to name a few. They are NOW EXCITED to see what God in His sovereignty will accomplish here in Oroville through Grace Chapel.
Pastor Ron graduated from Western Baptist College (B.S.), Denver Seminary (M.Div), and has done Doctor of Ministry studies at Dallas Seminary. God, in His grace, has used Pastor Ron and Gwen to start three new churches and rebuild two struggling churches over their 50+ years of pastoral ministry.
After 27 years of joyful ministry in Indio, Ca. God brought them back to Oroville in retirement, but little did they know that God brought them back to Oroville was to establish Grace Chapel Oroville.
Along with the joys of pastoral ministry God has allowed them to travel extensively around the world and be involved in ministry to Pastors in many different countries: Philippines, Ecuador, France, India to name a few. They are NOW EXCITED to see what God in His sovereignty will accomplish here in Oroville through Grace Chapel.
Doug and Amanda Sweet
They are followers of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Doug received Christ at the age of 15 and Amanda at the age of 5.
They have been married for 32 years and have two daughters. They have served in ministry all of their married life.
They have been at Grace Chapel since its inception when it was a small home Bible study. They appreciate Grace Chapel’s Bible based teaching: “verse-by-verse”, “chapter by chapter”, “book by book”! It is of utmost importance to both of them! They said, “We were drawn by Pastor Ron’s teaching style, and his passion for God’s Word. Not only does Doug serve as one of our Pastor/Elders, but he runs the sound board, and assists in Men’s ministry.
Amanda serves as Sunday School teacher and oversees and organizes our Children’s ministry.
They are followers of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Doug received Christ at the age of 15 and Amanda at the age of 5.
They have been married for 32 years and have two daughters. They have served in ministry all of their married life.
They have been at Grace Chapel since its inception when it was a small home Bible study. They appreciate Grace Chapel’s Bible based teaching: “verse-by-verse”, “chapter by chapter”, “book by book”! It is of utmost importance to both of them! They said, “We were drawn by Pastor Ron’s teaching style, and his passion for God’s Word. Not only does Doug serve as one of our Pastor/Elders, but he runs the sound board, and assists in Men’s ministry.
Amanda serves as Sunday School teacher and oversees and organizes our Children’s ministry.