
Mike & Heather Gross
Missionaries to the Local Church
We met and were married at Grace Bible Baptist Church in New Paris, Indiana in 1997. We have served together in various ministries for over 27 years including youth ministry, mission work, and pastoring. We have three adult sons that are serving the Lord in South Carolina and Montana.
In April of 2018 Mike resigned as pastor from Grace Bible Baptist Church in New Paris, Indiana. We sold our home and logging business and launched Open Door Ministries with a burden to minister to churches that are without pastoral leadership.
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At the end of 2023, we prayerfully made the decision to move Open Door Ministries from New Paris, Indiana to Florence, Montana under the leadership of Pastor Tim Johnson and Florence Baptist Church.
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We are thrilled that God is allowing us to be a part of this needed ministry of helping connect churches and pastors. ​