Pastor Vic Van Schaik was born and raised in Huber Heights, Ohio. After graduating from high school, he went off to college to study Industrial Engineering at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. During the last two years of school God worked dramatically in his life. and he gave his heart to Christ.  Shortly later, he began to feel called into the pastoral ministry.  Around this time the Lord led him to his future wife, Angela. She was born in Honduras, Central America, where she was adopted by a missionary family. The two of them met at a Christian College and were married two years later.

 

In 1993 Pastor Vic received a Master of Divinity degree from Andrews Theological Seminary. In 2009 he completed the Doctor of Ministry from the same institution where he gave special focus to Biblical principles of Christian Leadership. In July 2014 he and his family moved from St. Louis, MO to Cicero, Indiana, where he served as lead pastor until 2018.  Currently, he serves in church administration and is one of the co-hosts for Hope for Life TV.   He has been pastoring and in church leadership for over 34 years. 

 

Pastor Vic enjoys reading, lap swimming, spending time with his wife and two children, and telling others about the love of Christ. He knows that the merciful God who changed his life is willing and able to do the same for all those who are open to His leading. Pastor Vic believes that all are important to God and have been gifted through the Holy Spirit with unique talents and gifts to be used to further God's work on earth.