Voyage Church Staff

Pastor Glenn received his calling to ministry at a young age.  During this journey of ministry, he has been blessed to serve in Southern California,  Bolivia and now at Voyage in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  He has an unwavering commitment to share the radical gospel of Jesus Christ. Glenn is married to his gorgeous wife, Laura Ramos, they share two children, Gabriel and Nicolas.  Glenn is passionate about racial reconciliation, gospel centered preaching and multiethnic ministry.  Glenn enjoys playing and watching basketball and he is a die hard fan of the Detroit Pistons. In his free time, he likes to bake, watch action movies, work in the garden, and game.

Courtney feels a passion for her local community and has been called to be a disciple of Jesus with her talents and skills! Always the communicator, Courtney is honored to take on this new role. She previously held positions in television production, local news, along with the banking and customer service fields. In her spare time she enjoys reading, photography, gardening, dabbling in painting and volunteering her time with animals. Courtney is married to her husband, Chad, who she loves to travel and enjoy the great outdoors with. They are both big fans of their home state (Michigan), and enjoy working on a variety of film projects together. Courtney is an animal lover, with no moment in her life spent without a pet sitting by her side. Courtney is excited to know that she will be a blessing to her home church in this position. She is passionately eager to connect and support others in a deep and meaningful way while in this role, showing Christ’s complete love and grace to everyone who walks in the Voyage doors.

Elsa  felt called to be a worship leader in college. She has been leading worship ever since. She came to Christ through music and experiences a lot of joy and closeness to God through music. For over 20 years now, it has been her goal to share truth about God, focusing our eyes on the Lord, and experiencing who God is in a different way through music. Elsa is married to the tech director Mike and has three wonderful children who are incredible helpers at church.

Sara is a homeschooling momma that truly appreciates nature and how it so greatly reveals to us God’s beauty, glory, power, wisdom, presence, and, most of all, His deep love for us! Sara is a daughter of God, married to her AMAZING husband and they have been blessed with three beautiful children. Family is of the utmost importance to Sara, she loves doing and experiencing all the beauty that God has created for us all! She loves animals, being outside and working closely with nature, going on adventures with her family, exploring, enjoying time out on the water, hiking, crafts and playing games. Sara has shared her love of God through singing, acting, community outreach and helping children know Jesus. Sara and her family feel so at home at Voyage and she is SO excited that God has lead her to teach our children about God and all of the beauty He has created for us and in us, to help them develop a deep understanding and relationship with God. Sara's main goals for our Kids Crew are to inspire the children to develop and grow in their relationship with Christ, to connect in a meaningful way with their family and friends, and to strengthen our community through faith based activities and service projects.

Mike has been serving in churches for a very long time.  Almost every Sunday and other days of the week he can be found behind a sound board for the last 20 years.   He is so glad that he can use his tech skills to serve the Lord.  Mike is married to Elsa and has three children that can all be spotted several times a week at church.  He's very excited to be worshipping at Voyage and would love to meet you.