Laurel Bible Church

Leadership team of Laurel Bible Church in Montana

LBC Leadership

Elders

Pastor-Teacher Rob Kimsey

Leadership of Laurel Bible Church in Montana - Pastor Rob Kimsey of The Master's Seminary.

In God’s mercy and loving kindness, Rob was redeemed in 2013 and saved by grace through faith in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Eph 2:8–9). By God’s grace, Rob was able to complete the Master of Divinity program at The Master’s Seminary in Sun Valley, CA graduating in 2021. Rob is also a member of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and became an ACBC Certified Counselor in 2022.

Before coming to Laurel, Rob served as a Pastoral Intern at Grace Community Church of Long Beach under the mentorship of Pastor Seymour Helligar; a revitalization ministry through Grace Advance as part of the ministry of Pastor John MacArthur at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA. While at GCCLB, Rob served in preaching, discipleship, counseling, and an evangelism ministry through local outreach. Rob has been married to his wife Laura since 2003. Rob and Laura have three children; Jackson, Madison, and Noah.

Deacons

Dave O’Rear

Leadership of Laurel Bible Church in Montana - Deacon Dave O'Rear

Dave O’Rear has been attending LBC for 30 years, and became a member about 23 years ago. Since then, Dave has served with the finance committee and the buildings and grounds ministry. He has been a deacon for 10 years, and was also a leader in the AWANA program in the past. Dave worked for the railroad for 37 years, and retired 11 years ago. He has been married to his wife Diana for over 50 years, and has 3 children with 6 grandchildren.

Rich McBride

Leadership of Laurel Bible Church in Montana - Deacon Rich McBride

Rich was born and raised in Billings. Rich served in USAR with the 592nd Ordnance Co. based in Billings. Rich’s work career included a thirty year stint at the Billings ExxonMobil refinery as a shift supervisor leading to retirement. He and his wife Lois raised their three children in west Billings and have five grandchildren. Rich and his wife Lois have attended LBC since 1998. He was the very first deacon installed at LBC. Rich’s church duties, in addition to serving as deacon, include building and grounds, helping with church cleaning, financial stewardship, participating in visitation out reach, and serving as an usher. Rich’s interests include gardening, tropical fish, watching grandchildren play sports, listening to music and weather watching. One of his favorite pastimes is having coffee especially with fellow brothers in Christ.