Hello, I am Mike Van Belle—currently Chairman of the Leadership Council and Council of Elders. I have served as an elder for over 20 years. Celeste and I have been married for 46 years, have two children and three grandchildren, all living in Lancaster. We moved to Lancaster in 1988 and first visited Grace Church three days after arriving. We have been here ever since. Jesus as our Lord and Savior is our hope in all things. Serving as an Elder at Grace is a great privilege. As is always the case with Jesus, you get more than you can ever give. It is a blessing to us. I retired from business in 2019 and now serve on several boards, for-profit and not-for-profit. Celeste is a teacher's aide at the elementary schools in the Manheim School District. When we are not in Lancaster, we like to spend time at our cabin in Sullivan County, where I enjoy hunting, and Celeste is my "guide extraordinaire."