Mr. Bill Watson was ordained into the ministry in 1986, and presently serves as the Northern Regional Coordinator of the USA, which includes the nation of Canada, operating from his local pastorate in Medina, Ohio. The CGI Medina congregation serves Northern Ohio, which includes the metro areas of Cleveland, Akron and Canton. Bill also serves on the CGI’s Ministerial Council and is a member of the Canadian Board of Directors. He has also published many booklets and articles over the years of his ministry and is a regular contributor to the CGI’s Flag-ship publication, The International News. He is also the managing editor of the Armor of God Periodical Magazine and is currently the Senior Producer / Director and a Commentator of the CGI’s International half hour program, The Armor of God; and hosts the internet program called, "Web-Chat." He is also a regular commentator on CGI’s program, called: Biblical News Updates & Commentary.
David Rusinko Biography
Dave is native to the northern Ohio area. He served for 6 years as a US Marine, serving in various locations in the US and overseas. After the Marines, Dave obtained a masters degree in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and began a career in the chemical industry working in product development, innovation management, strategic marketing, and general business management. He's held multiple global roles, requiring him to travel to more than 30 countries. When not traveling for work, Dave and his wife Terri spend much of their time driving their 3 teenage children to their sports and activities while working to instill in them healthy habits and Christian values. Dave has been an active member in the Church since the mid 1990s.
John Nicoletti Biography
John is 46 years old and has worked in sales management / marketing for over 25 years with the same fortune 500 company. He was brought up in God’s Church and represents the fourth generation from his family. He grew up in the Worldwide Church of God, but left in 1993 and started attending the Church of God International. He has been serving in the Medina congregation since 2008 and was baptized in 2009. He is very selfless in his service and has been helping out in many areas, which includes much of the camera work for many of the CGI’s video products such as the Armor of God, Biblical News Updates & Commentary, as well as the Web-chats, and the weekly Sabbath Web-cast from Medina.
John was married to his beloved wife, Michelle in 2021. Michelle was baptized in 2022. Both are sincerely committed to raising their children according to the Word of God and continuing to serve God’s people wherever they can.
Dave Bezon Biography
Dave Bezon grew up in a Roman Catholic family and has 4 grown boys from a previous marriage. In 2010 his eyes were opened to God’s truth and started attending the Medina congregation. He was baptized in 2012. He also remarried a long time member of the Medina congregation, Karen Barthel, back in 2012 after initially attending with CGI for about 2 years. He is 53 years old and has worked in the steel industry for about 26 years in Canton, Ohio. He throughly enjoys spending time with his family and spoiling his grandchildren every chance he gets.
He is fully committed to growing in God’s Truth and looks forward to contributing to the education of those that hear him in whatever way he can, as God leads and inspires him. Though he is somewhat anxious over this speaking opportunity, he is learning to embrace it and hopes God will guide him to be a blessing for the "greater whole" of benefiting God’s people.
Jeff Flanick Biography
Jeff has worked as a college chemistry/physics lab technician for over 30 years. Both he and his wife Maureen (Mo), who is working on her doctorate, have grown children from previous marriages and live in the greater Cleveland / Akron area. They were both baptized in August of 2021 and have been regularly attending the Medina congregation since about 2020. After many years of searching for the truth and life’s circumstances steering them by God’s guidance they have come to deeply appreciate and thank God for His patience in allowing both he and his wife, time to finally start trying to walk in the proper direction.
Jeff is a regular contributor of articles for the International News and helps compose quiz material for Burlington Canada’s, “Line Upon Line” bible study course. Music has always been Jeff’s passion, with classic rock-n-roll being the foundation of his eclectic collection. He also enjoys collecting antiquarian and unusual books.
Michael Lively Biography
In 2009, Michael was married to his high school sweetheart, baptized and attended his first Feast of Tabernacles. His wife Tiffany gave birth to their son Luke in 2015. Tiffany coordinates and teaches the Bible school program for young children at the Medina congregation.
Michael is the head of an Information Technology (IT) department for a government agency in Cleveland, Ohio. He enjoys spending time with his family, reading, running and lifting weights. He’s completed 11 marathons including Maui, the Boston Marathon (2) and one across the border from New York to Canada.
Mike’s dream in life is to continue to grow in God’s word and raise his son to do the same.
