Former Assembly Locations, Leaders and Outreaches
Long, long ago, in a land not far away, a young couple fell under the influence of a charismatic Greek who came from the Plymouth Brethren. He persuaded them that he was an anointed servant of the Lord with a unique Heavenly vision of what the church ought to be.
If the internet had been born, and church leaders in George Geftakys' former life had posted what they knew about him, the young couple could have been warned what he was up to. But it hadn't and they weren't, and you can read how it turned out for them on the About page.
In retrospect, they wish they had known more about the Plymouth Brethren, too, and been forewarned by the example of J. N. Darby that schism and harshness might be carried to an extreme to preserve the system of 'a simple gathering of Christians'.
Forwarding to the present, the older and wiser couple has determined to help others make better-informed decisions. To that end, they publish all that is known about groups and leaders that have had any connection with the Geftakys ministry. They do not support information control.
This list of Assembly locations and leaders traces the influence of the Geftakys ministry in groups that, at some point in their history, implemented to some degree G. Geftakys's "heavenly vision", either as a recognized Assembly, or by having "chapter summary" Bible studies, tape ministry from Fullerton, campus outreaches, or ministry by George or someone influenced by his ministry. The Assembly history timeline shows the sequence of this development over the period of its 33 years.
Existing groups and current leaders (to the best of our knowledge) are marked with an asterisk - *. It must be noted that many former leaders and groups avoid disclosing their past association with the Geftakys ministry. This is not a good sign. A former Assembly member suggests questions to determine whether a group or a former member is still entangled in cultish or performance-based Assembly thinking. A former member of the Seattle Assembly identifies some of the issues.
USA
California
Geftakys Assembly Arcata
Bruce Brady, Greg Fortezzo
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Fresno
Geftakys Assembly Fullerton*
George Geftakys (elder), Steve Irons (elder), Tom Maddux, Al Hartman, Mark Miller (elder), Timothy Geftakys (elder), Dan Notti, Dennis Patrick, Jim Hayman, Rod Zach, Albert Viramontes, Eric Farien (elder), Gary Halverson, Danny Davisson, Angel Galan, Bob Ressegue*, Keith Walker, Brad Federman*
Geftakys Assembly Huntington Beach
Earl Somerville, John Hinman, Bob Anderson, Chris Sapia, Randy Sutton
Geftakys Assembly Pasadena*
Jim McAllister*
Geftakys Assembly Placentia (became Placentia Christian Fellowship)
Joe Bush*, Jack Hanson*, Kurt Byword, Tom Summerford, Sterling Bennett*, Ron Womack*, Chris Sapia*
Geftakys Assembly Riverside
Mike Almanzor*, Jeremy Zimmerman*, Aaron Russo*
Geftakys Assembly Sacramento*
Carlos Deleon*, Dan Mattson-Bose, Carradog Anderton*
Geftakys Assembly San Diego*
Perry Minamide, Bob Starr
Geftakys Assembly San Fernando Valley / Northridge
Tom Maddux, Al Hartman, Mark Campbell, Tim McCarthy, Andrew Gunther, Mitch Schuster
Geftakys Assembly San Francisco / Daly City
*Scott Testa*, Jim Karditzas*
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, San Jose
San Luis Obispo ("SLO")*
David Geftakys, Kirk C., Jeff Lemkuhl*, Roberto Sanchez, Danny Edwards
Geftakys Assembly Santa Barbara / Goleta*
Wes Cohen, Mike Struven, Randy Sutton*, Randy Verhoeff*
Geftakys Assembly West Los Angeles* ("WLA")
Greg Brislawn*, Bill Bradbury*, Selvin Sotello*, Mark Geiger*
Illinois
Geftakys Assembly Altona / Galesburg
Howard Magnuson, Roger Brown
Bloomington
Geftakys Assembly Champaign
Kurt Green, Wayne Mathews, Bill Bradbury, Paul Hohulin, Steve Mbuvi, Tom Lessaris
Geftakys Assembly Charleston*
Bob Tucker*, Pat Schout, Art Farlow*
Geftakys Assembly Chicago (Oak Park)*
Roger Grant*, Ken Ludwig, Mark Lovik*, Gene Reisinger*
Geftakys Assembly Lombard*
Don Mader*
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Oakland*
Mike Hauk*, Chris Miller*
Geftakys Assembly Springfield
Mike Oldani, Bill Dey
Geftakys Assembly Tuscola
Fred Boyer, Gerald Mathias, Jim McCumber, Cecil Smith, Bob Middleton
Iowa
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Atlantic City
Minnesota
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, St. Paul
Missouri
Geftakys Assembly St. Louis
Jerry Robinson, Ken Teater, Larry Anderson, Paul Martin, Ray Dienzo, Gus Doderico
Nebraska
Geftakys Assembly Hastings
Dave Zach, Mark Millard
Geftakys Assembly Lincoln
Geftakys Assembly Norfolk
Geftakys Assembly Omaha
Mike Zach, Mark Sjogren, Jon LeGrand, Mike Ward, Bill Hines
Oregon
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Salem
Rhode Island
Geftakys Assembly Providence
Bob Anderson, Randy Spivey
South Dakota
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Sioux Falls
Virginia
Geftakys Assembly Annandale*
Ray Kruze*, Steve Taylor*, Dave Zorn
Washington
Geftakys Assembly Seattle
Mike Glesener, Russ Pittman
Geftakys Assembly Spokane
Mike Duwelling
Wisconsin
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Delafield
Gary Vose
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Madison
Gary Mau, Gary Vose, Dan McCarthy
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Eau Claire
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Osco
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, New Richmond
INTERNATIONAL
Canada
Geftakys Assembly Calgary
Bernie Cossette
Geftakys Assembly Estevan
Ronan Cossette
Geftakys Assembly Ottawa
Armand Cossette, Dina Dinakaren
China*
Geftakys Assembly Beijing
Ing Ling Chen*
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Changsha
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Nanchung
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Hong Kong
England
Geftakys Assembly Oldham/Manchester*
Les Roberts*
France
Geftakys Assembly Le Vesinet*
Frantz Galland, Alphonse Radja-Rock
Geftakys Assembly Paris*
Paul Vaiss
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Strasbourg
Kathy Gloeckler
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Chatou*
Ghana
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Hohoe*
Greece
These pre-existing Greek churches were influenced but not controlled by G. Geftakys:
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Athens
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Katerini
Annual conferences in the Greek Evangelical Church of George Kantartzis
Honduras
Hungary
Geftakys Ministry Outreach
Bela Dobos
Iceland
Geftakys Assembly Reykjavik
Paul Martin, Helgi Hannesson
Indonesia
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Bandung*
Kenya
So far as is known, these groups were influenced by not controlled by G. Geftakys:
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Eldoret
Edward Limo, Kathy Gloeckler, Peter
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Kesses and Nyaru
In November ater a three-day conference with George these two new Assemblies began.
Malaysia
Mexico
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Cuernavaca*
Marcos and Marta Deleon
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Tequesquitengo
Netherlands
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Middleburg*
Simon De Visser*
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Wageningen
Nigeria*
Geftakys Assembly Otukpo & villages*
Samuel Ochenjele*
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Makurdi*
Justice James Ogebe
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Kakuri
Peru
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Lima
Philippines
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Manila / Cason City
South Korea
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Seoul
Spain
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Olesa, Abrera, Cobrera
Adrian Kooiman, whose pre-existing ministry was influenced but not controlled by G. Geftakys, so far as is known.
Tanzania
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, Korogwe
Venezuela
Geftakys Ministry Outreach, San Cristobal
Art farlow
South Wales
Geftakys Ministry Outreach?
