Gary Blanchard now serves in the Texas Conference, but most recently was the associate/youth pastor at the Wenatchee church in Washington. An ordained minister and graduate of the Theological Seminary at Andrews University, Blanchard has been a pastor for 15 years and has served as a Bible teacher, academy chaplain, associate youth director, church planting coordinator, youth pastor and district pastor. He and Joe Goodrich have been close friends and partners in ministry for several years. Blanchard’s role in the Fisherman Ministry has been primarily to promote, encourage and to provide resources. He and his wife Erica have three children.