SENIOR PASTOR,
Bill Hayne
Bill has been the Pastor of Granite Lake since 2009. He and his wife, Jennifer, have been married over 40 years and have 4 adult children, 3 sons-in-law, and 5 grandchildren. Bill and Jennifer moved to Lewiston in 1994 to become full-time educators - Jennifer was an Art teacher and Gifted/Talented Coordinator for Genesee and Lewiston School Districts for many years and Bill was a professor of education for Lewis-Clark State College, retiring in 2022 after 28 years. Bill and Jennifer began their pastoral ministry journey a few years after arriving back in the LC Valley. Bill started as an Assistant Pastor at Warner Alliance Church where he and Jennifer jumped into ministry with Rod and Sherry Benner. Bill was Interim Pastor at Warner Alliance for just over a year when Rod and Sherry moved on to other opportunities, and then, in 2000, they brought in a new Lead Pastor. A few years later Bill was asked to be the Interim pastor for Orofino Community Church in 2006, and served there until a new Pastor was brought in 2008. Soon after that, Granite Lake Community Church was looking for someone to replace Buzz McKarcher, who was retiring. Bill joined Granite Lake Community Church as the Part-time, Interim Pastor in 2009. He became Senior Pastor of Granite Lake Church when our church became affiliated with Open Bible in 2022. "We have been so very blessed to serve our valley in many ways, and particularly over the past 16 years, Jennifer and I have loved being part of the Granite Lake Church family."