Church Leadership

Pastors

Lead Pastor, Greg Carr

Pastor Greg is a graduate of Eugene Bible College, has been a licensed minister since 1990 and was ordained in 1999. Greg & Debbie Carr have been ministering together to people since June 14th, 1986. The Carr's have three daughters, Megan and her husband Joseph, Chantelle, and Danielle who all love the Lord and serve Him faithfully. They also have 3 grandchildren. Pastor Greg believes that it is important for the church to be better tomorrow then it was yesterday. His ministry focus is to put tools in the hands of the people of God so that they can grow the kingdom of God in the Bismarck/Mandan area.

As a 12 yr veteran firefighter, Pastor Greg believes that serving the community is very important and currently serves as a chaplain for the Bismarck/Mandan fire, police and sheriff departments.

Associate Pastor, Bob GreyEagle

Pastor Bob GreyEagle and his wife Tanya have been a part of PFC since 2000. He serves as Associate Pastor here, and serves as overall team lead for all departments at PFC. Bob is from the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota Nation (Lake Traverse). He also serves full time with Nations Movement, a ministry with Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ). He serves the communities of Cannon ball and Solen on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Bob and Tanya have two sons (Levi and Skylar), one grandson (Dante), and one grand daughter on the way.

Women's Pastor, Debbie Carr

Debbie Carr is a graduate of Open Bible College and is married to Pastor Greg. Debbie has a passion to minister to the women in the body of Christ by helping them grow in their understanding of God’s Word and in His love. Debbie is a wonderful example of a kingdom woman to her 3 daughters and to the women of PFC.

She works as an Executive Assistant at Sanford Health Occupational Medicine Clinic. One of her true passions in life is playing with her 3 grandchildren.

Team Leaders

Worship Leader, Chantelle Zika

Chantelle Zika is the middle daughter of Pastor Greg and Debbie. She is married to her best friend Matthew and has a young daughter named Alana. Chantelle enjoys new adventures, the outdoors, and playing with her daughter. Her number one passion is singing and playing the piano for God's glory!

Children's Ministry, Jay & Tamara Steckler

Jay & Tamara Steckler are natives of North Dakota and have attended PFC since 2005. Jay has served on the Board of Trustees and Tamara helps in many areas as well. Feeling the stirring of God upon their hearts, the Steckler’s have taken the reigns of our children’s ministry, including Junior Bible Quiz (JBQ) with a desire to see all children grow closer to God. They believe that no child should be left behind when it comes to discipleship and a commitment to God through Jesus. Jay and Tamara have the same philosophy in raising their five children, Kyle, Alyssa, Justin, Bridget and Cierra .

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Youth Group, Dan Szarkowski (right) & Randy Ables (left)

Dan Szarkowski is married to his beautiful wife Jessie, they have one son Alex who is currently finishing up school at Bismarck State College. Dan works as a contractor building houses and also do property management and maintenance. As a family they enjoy anything to do with motorcycles, riding, traveling the country, watching Alex race motocross, or just watching Supercross on TV. Dan really enjoys spending time with the youth of our church, trying to encourage them to have a relationship with Jesus and dig into the Bible. They in turn inspire him to be a better Christian as well. Just spending time with them and getting to know each of them is a reward in itself.

Randy Ables has been married to Brooke Ables for 19 yrs. and they have 2 kids. Son Tyler (16) and daughter Rylie (11). Randy works at Rapid Fire Protection as a Regional, Manager and Project Manager. He enjoys playing guitar, golf, and spending time with his family. Randy and his family moved to Bismarck from Rapid City SD in Oct of 2014, and became members at PFC. Randy also serves on the Board of Trustees at PFC. He enjoys being involved with the PFC youth group as he hopes to be an example and help these young adults build and grow their relationship with God. It means a lot to Randy as he had some amazing youth leaders in his junior high and high school days and hopes when these teenagers look back on their days at PFC they appreciate those who invested time in their growth and walk as he appreciates those who invested in him.

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Hospitality, Jessie Szarkowski

Jessie is a retail manager, currently at Sleep Number. She met her wonderful husband Dan in '94, and they have one great son, Alex. Jessie loves flip flops, sunshine and paddle boarding. As a family they spend time on motorcycles and traveling. She is a busy lady and a part of the hospitality team and The One Foot Project.

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Administration, Melinda Stevahn

Melinda Stevahn brings a wealth of talent and ability to help guide the administrative side of Prairie Family. A University of North Dakota graduate with an A.A. in Business Management and minor in Records Management Melinda and her husband Terry are the proud parents of Haley and Amber and have been members of Prairie Family Church since 1998.

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