Tony Appuglies, Pastor

Tony Appuglies is a native of Texas, where, for the first twenty years of his ministry, he has served in Children, Youth, and Adult Education, as well as, Worship and Music.  He came to Moscow in July of 2010 to assume the role of Pastor of Grace Bible Church.  He has a Bachelors of Arts in Communication from Angelo State University in San Angelo, TX and attended Dallas Theological Seminary.

He and his wife, Jill, have two beautiful daughters, Melody and Selah, and a son, Timothy.  Together they enjoy spending time together creating memories, going on hikes, singing and playing games.  When he has free time, Tony enjoys golf and fishing.

His passion is preaching God's word verse by verse and serving people.  His favorite passage of Scripture is 2 Corinthians 5:17-21,

^"17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. ¹⁸All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; ¹⁹that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. ²⁰Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. ²¹For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." (ESV)

George Reilly, Deacon

George Reilly grew up in Southern Connecticut, but moved to Fletcher, VT in 1983 to work for IBM as a customer service provider from Perkin-Elmer.  He met his wife, June, who grew up in Great Britain.  She works for the state of Vermont regulating underground storage tanks. June & George were married in April 2005.  They share a love for animals and enjoy walking their dog, Panda.

In his spare time, George's primary passion is reading and studying the Bible.  His favorite passages are Habbakuk 3:17-18,

^"17 Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls— ¹⁸ Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation." (NKJV)

and

Ephesians 1:7-8

^"7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace ⁸ which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence..." (NKJV)