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Our National Leadership Team

Our BFC National Leadership team is comprised of a staff and Board of Directors who work together
to lead and serve our fellowship and who love, care and pray for our churches and their leaders. If you have any questions for anyone on this team, feel free to reach out to them through the contact buttons provided below.


  • Tyce Jensen ~ President ~ tyce@weareberean.org


    Tyce and Bethany Jensen live in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Tyce served as the BFC Vice-President since 2016 and recently became President in July, 2024.  Tyce and Bethany met at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.  Bethany is from Tyler, Texas, and Tyce is a Broken Bow native.  After serving 4 years as Assistant Pastor in Broken Bow, Tyce attended Dallas Theological Seminary from 2007-2011.  Tyce served as the Lead Pastor at Berean Bible Church in Broken Bow since 2014.  Tyce and Bethany enjoy reading, good discussions, laughing, and watching British stuff.  Most of their free time is devoted to training up their five children in the way they should go, including being Husker fans!  Tyce is passionate about communicating God's truth, training future leaders, and seeing God's people live in Christ-centered community.

  • Justin Bebb ~ Vice President ~ justin@columbusberean.org

    Justin and Megan live in Columbus, Nebraska, where Justin serves Columbus Berean Church as the Senior Pastor. Prior to serving as the Vice President, he served on the Board of Directors for the BFC. Justin and Megan met while serving as VBS leaders after college and were married shortly thereafter. Justin graduated from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, in 2014, and has served as a pastor of Columbus Berean Church since 2016. The Bebbs enjoy reading, coaching baseball and softball, playing disc golf and much of their time is given to raising their three children. Justin is passionate about working for healthy local churches that have the gospel at the core of everything they do.

  • George Cheek ~ Generosity Coordinator ~ gcheek@maranathacamp.org

    George & Jan Cheek live in North Platte, NE.  As Generosity Coordinator, George proactively encourages households to live generously as Christ followers and invest wisely in their local church and Berean Fellowship.  It's hard to think of George without thinking of Maranatha Bible Camp, where he has been on staff since 1973, and the Executive Director of the Maranatha Ministries Foundation since 2005.  He and Jan have two children and six grandchildren.

  • Terry & Bev Jensen live in Broken Bow, NE.  As the Treasurer, Terry leads the Finance Team which builds the annual budget.  He also monitors any major income/expense deviations from the budget, and reports financial results and concerns to the BOD.  Terry is retired from a career in banking and now has a small accounting business called Touchstone Financials.  Terry & Bev serve the Lord at Broken Bow Berean Church and have been associated with the Berean Fellowship since 1967. They have four children and twelve grandchildren.  

  • Scott Maxon ~ Administrator & Secretary ~ secretaryofbfc@gmail.com

    Scott & Lyndsey Maxon live in Colorado Springs where Scott is the Lead Pastor of Freedom Church, a new church plant.  Prior to pastoring, Scott spent six years in the United States Air Force as a Space Operations Officer.  They have two daughers.

Board of Directors

  • Dan Jerred ~ Chairman ~ djerred@ellipse.net

    Dan & Lillian Jerred live near Valparaiso, NE and are very involved at Northwest Community Church in Malcolm, NE.  where Dan has served as elder and taught adult Sunday School.  Dan works for LiCor Biosciences in Lincoln, NE. and Lillian stays busy taking care of their home, helping her adult children and serving kids through the Good News Club at NWCC.  They have four adult children and one grandchild.

  • Daniel & Mary DeRoss live in Weed, CA where Dan has served on the Elder Board at Weed Berean Church for over 30 years.  They spend their days operating a driving school and periodically taking care of their five grandchildren.  

  • Josh Nighswonger ~ joshnighswonger@gmail.com

    Josh & Heidi Nighswonger live in Cheyenne, WY where Josh is the lead pastor at Cheyenne Berean Church.  Josh has the unique and rare privilege of pastoring the very church he grew up in! Josh & Heidi have three children.

  • Bob Teters ~ bobatscbc@gmail.com

    Bob & Sara Teters live in Mullen, NE.  Bob is a retired Berean pastor and before being a pastor he was a teacher.  Bob & Sara love people and gardening.  They have three children and three grandchildren.

  • Trent & Caryn Fugitt live in Ellsworth, NE and Trent is the lead pastor of Pleasant Point Church.  They have four children.