Elder Board

Mark Durben

Mark is married to a Proverbs 31 woman - Betty. He has 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren. Mark is involved in men's Bible study, Feed the Hungry, and is an Awana leader for middle school youth.

In the community, Mark is involved in prison ministry. He also runs a chapel service at Adobe Youth Detention Center every other Friday, and every Thursday runs an Academy at Florence Prison for men. Mark is a trained spiritual director and biblical counselor.

Mark's vision/passion for life is Jesus, to walk with Him, to keep in step with His Spirit, to make Him known to others, and to make disciples who make disciples, as well as to sharpen, and be sharpened by, other men.

Fun to Know: Mark is an old hippie, and once lived in a hollowed out redwood tree.

Sean Eddy

Sean is married to his college sweetheart (Tess) with seven children (four of them married), nine grandchildren (at the present time), two dogs, and two tortoises.

He serves as Lead Pastor and delights in praying for, preaching and teaching for the equipping of, and launching the people of Chandler Bible Church into God’s glorious Gospel purpose in and through their lives.

He yearns for increased opportunities to show and share the Gospel hope and God’s life-changing power through faith in Jesus Christ.

Fun to Know: Sean has coached some level of youth soccer (young elementary through high school) for over 20 years, played high school and college soccer, and is a soccer referee at the Grassroots level.

Kim Millhouse

Kim has been married to Victoria for 44 years after only four months of dating. They have two sons, Joshua and Andrew. Joshua and his wife Kristina are the parents of Kim’s grand twins, Audri and Sam. Andrew and his wife Lori are the parents of Kim’s grandson, Oliver. Over the past seven years, Kim’s family has all relocated to AZ from northern Illinois.

Kim serves as an elder and a member of the mission committee. He also tries to help wherever he can.

Kim’s passion for ministry is missions. Someday, he hopes to be able to lead a group from CBC on a short-term mission, in support of one of our mission partners.

Fun to Know: Kim has been blessed to participate in 13 short-term missions: two to the Gulf Coast following hurricanes Katrina and Rita, one to Greece to help with the Syrian refugee crisis, and nine to Brazil traveling with local pastors to villages along the Amazon River.

Merle Wiens

It’s a joy to be the husband of Claudia. God blessed us with two children, now both married, and six grandchildren. We enjoy the spice of different cultures in our marriage and our family. The Valley has been our “home base” since the 1970’s.

Prior to “retirement”, Merle and Claudia served with ReachGlobal for 31 years. They had the privilege of living in three African countries and engaging in various ministry roles. Their daughter and son graduated from an international high school in Nairobi, Kenya. Merle and Claudia continue as volunteers for ReachGlobal, traveling to the continent 1-2 times annually. Here in the East Valley, they enjoy connecting with and teaching English to refugees. And they love being a part of the Chandler Bible Church family.

Merle is a team member of the Elder board and supports the Deaconess team. He is also involved with Missions, children’s ministries, and Feed the Hungry. He desires to steward well the gifts and resources entrusted to him for God’s purposes.

Fun to Know: Merle grew up in a town of less than 100 people.