Leadership
Dennis St.John
Presiding Elder
Dennis grew up in the Stryker, Ohio community and graduated from Stryker High School in 1970. Dennis has attended the Pleasant Ridge Dunkard Brethren church near West Unity, Ohio his entire life. He gave his life to Christ and was baptized at the age of 14. In 1976 he was called to the ministry at Pleasant Ridge and to the eldership in 1989. He has served as the presiding elder at Pleasant Ridge from 1992 to the present. Dennis also served as the presiding elder at the Hart, Michigan, Dunkard Brethren congregation for over 30 years.
Much of his life’s work has involved agriculture as a farmer, seed salesman and operating a produce business. Dennis and his wife, Donna, have 4 children and 11 grandchildren.
Dennis has been given the opportunity to preach in many congregations around the country and the privilege to travel to Kenya, East Africa in 2000 to preach for the church there.
Ken Brock
Elder
Ken was born and raised in Ohio and came to know the Lord at age 28. He and his wife, Melissa, came to the Dunkard Brethren church several years later in 2000. He was called into the ministry in 2012 and later to the eldership. Ken and Melissa are the blessed parents of five children and a growing number of grandchildren.
“My desire is to be a part of the fellowship of believers, by the grace of God and to share of His love and truth with others.”
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalm 119:105
Jason St. John
Minister
Jason was born and raised in Bryan, Ohio, on the family's produce farm. He grew up attending Pleasant Ridge Dunkard Brethren Church, where he was also baptized after accepting Jesus Christ as his Lord in 1998.
He married Colleen in 2014, and they have been blessed with 3 children.
Jason served as a deacon from 2017 until he was ordained as a minister in 2024.
Ephesians 4:12