Our Board
Pastor Bill Stewart
For over thirteen years Bill served as a Pastor, overseeing a variety of ministries, at Pure Heart Church located in Glendale, Arizona. Pastor Bill, has recently retired and continues to serve as a volunteer Pastor at Pure Heart Church, serving Pastor Dan Steffen (Senior Pastor) as needed. Pastor Bill serves as an Elder for Pure Heart Church and as an Elder for the Better Together Church Pastors.
Prior coming to Arizona, Pastor Bill and his wife Pam served in various leadership and Pastoring roles in Southern California. Bill developed a Market Place Ministry providing Chaplain Services and Leadership Training to local businesses. In addition, Bill owned and operated his own Property Management and Small Business Consulting Firm.
Bill has been married for over 55 years; they have two adult children and seven adult grandchildren.
Bill has over 50 years in Pastoring and discipling God’s people. Pastor Bill continues to offer Pastoral Counseling and Mentoring.
Bill’s search for God is recorded in his first book, The Broken Road, the journey of one man lost then found. Available on Amazon Books, ISBN# 9781729706008.
Jim Tewalt, CFP
Jim, one of the owners of EPS (Estate Planning Solutions) Wealth Management, has over 40 years experience in the financial services industry as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), Registered Investment Advisor, life insurance agent, a licensed insurance agent and a Certified Legal Document Preparer (wills, trusts, quit claim deeds, LLC’s and corporations). Jim is a people-helper and a problem solver and has helped hundreds of families and business owners plan their financial future.
Jim has been married to Mary for 43 years and has 5 children and 7 grandchildren. He is an active member at Pure Heart Church and a past president of the Northwest Christian Business Networking Chapter. Jim is a Chaplin and enjoys playing softball.
John H. Payne
Born and raised in southern Arizona. John played 4 years of college basketball and baseball in the Midwest. John and his wife Pam have been married for 34 years. They have 6 children and 12 grandchildren that all live in the Phoenix Metro area. John has been in sales and customer service the majority of his career. He was on a church staff in the Phoenix area for almost 9 years. He felt God calling him back into the marketplace where he currently works. He has had a heart for marketplace ministry for many years.
Ricki Ray
Ricki is an ordained minister and serves as a Bereavement Counselor at Banner Home Care and Hospice. She is a Former Chaplain at Advanced Home Health and Hospice, and the Former Director of Clinical Management at Rehab Without Walls. Ricki, studied at Logos Graduate School.