Pastor Jim Butler
Jim Butler was born and raised in Long Beach, California. After serving four years in the US Air Force, he was saved by the grace of God in Palmdale, California. He joined the Palmdale Reformed Baptist Church and received training for the gospel ministry under the mentorship of Dr. Richard Barcellos. In 1997, he was sent out as a church-planter to Chilliwack, B.C. and has since served as the pastor of the Free Grace Baptist Church. His formal theological education is through Whitefield Theological Seminary where he earned the Master of Divinity and the Master of Theology degrees.
He is happily married to Rebecca, has five children, and seventeen grandchildren.
Pastor Cameron Porter
Cameron Porter was born in New Westminster, British Columbia in 1975, and moved to Abbotsford, BC with his family in 1976. He was saved by the amazing grace of God in 2002, and promptly began reading and studying Christian theology. In 2005 Cameron discovered Free Grace Baptist Church in Chilliwack, BC and immediately started a theological training program under the faithful mentorship or Pastor Jim Butler. He was ordained as an elder in 2008 and served as such until 2020, when he resigned due to health issues. Cameron was re-installed as an elder in September of 2024, and is continuing his theological education as he serves alongside Pastor Butler.
He has been happily married to his wife Tracy since 1994, and has three children, and four grandchildren.