Gary Pate

Bro. Gary and Linda came to Concord in 2012. Gary grew up in Southern Illinois. It was in Rockford IL that he was saved at the age of 24. He graduated from Boyce Bible School in 1988 with a diploma in Christian Ministry and Mid-Continent University in 2010 with a B.S. in Business Management. His passion is to lead people to know Christ and give them the tools to walk daily with Him. Gary and Linda have four living children Tonika and Chad of Dowell IL; Andrew and Jessica of Sherwood OR; Amanda and Chris; and Jeff and Carrie of Du Quoin IL. They also have eight grandchildren. Linda serves as our pianist and as Gary says, his biggest cheerleader.

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