Love, Joy, Peace...
Elder Mike Waters
Fulltime Pastor

Mike Waters has been Pastor of Heritage Reformed Baptist Church in North Canton, Ohio since 2003. He was converted through the ministry of the Holland Rescue Mission in Holland, Michigan in 1994, and served as chaplain at that mission for nearly ten years. He attended Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  He and his beloved wife Angeline are the parents of five children and proud grandparents of four.  They live in the city of Canton, Ohio.



Dan Detwiler

Elder Dan Detwiler
Bi-vocational Pastor

Dan Detwiler was born on a dairy farm in Seville, Ohio. He became a Christian at the age of eighteen. He married Mary in 1981, and they have been blessed with eleven children, six daughters-in-law, two sons-in-law, and currently twenty-one grandchildren. He joined Heritage RBC in 2007 and became an elder in 2014. Dan works full time as a stone cutter in a granite shop.  He enjoys reading the masters of the Reformation of the 16th century, home remodeling projects, and going on hikes.



Mike Spickard

Deacon Mike Spickard
Head Deacon

Mike Spickard has been a member and deacon of Heritage Reformed Baptist Church since the church was constituted in 2002.  He and his wife Penny live on a small farm in Akron, Ohio and have four grown children and an increasing number of grandchildren.



Michael Stauffer

Deacon Michael Stauffer
Building Maintenance and Activities Oversight

Michael Stauffer was blessed to be raised in a loving, Christian home and was brought by grace to trust in Jesus Christ at a young age.  He joined Heritage RBC in 2011 as a member and began serving as a deacon in 2017.  Michael and his wife Ashley enjoy hiking, gardening, and fellowshipping with the brethren.



Rod Yoak

Deacon Rod Yoak
Treasurer

Rod Yoak was born and raised in the Akron, Ohio area and now lives in Hartville, Ohio.  He and his wife Donna have three married sons and ten grandchildren.  Rod became a member of Heritage Reformed Baptist Church in 2017 after the merger with Hilltop Bible Fellowship.  He began serving as deacon at Heritage in early 2019.  In their spare time,  Rod and his wife stay busy following the school and sports activities of their grandchildren, spending time with family, and bicycling.