Statement of Purpose
The purest water is found at the source of the river or stream at the top of the mountain. God’s word is also the purest the closer it is to the source. According to the testimony of the scriptures, God spoke his word to mankind throughout the ages. Since the Word of God was given to humanity it has traveled down the mountain through numerous generations, cultures, religious systems, translators and interpretations. From the Mountain Ministry seeks to help the people of God find their way back to the top of the mountain where they may again drink of the pure water of the Word free from all the man-made defilement that has polluted the word over the course of time.
Through the study of archeology, anthropology, history, literature, linguistics, as well as other related disciplines we seek to study and teach the word of God, as much as is possible, in its original context. Through the employment and application of sound principles of biblical scholarship and integrity we hope to provide foundations for the development of a genuine biblical faith.
Statement of Faith
- We believe in one God the Creator of all that is seen and unseen.
- We believe that God, by right of creation, is sovereign over all creation.
- We believe that the Creator desires to be known and loved by his creation.
- We believe that God is manifested through his word, works and servants.
- We believe that man was specifically created to be the image of God
- The image of God has been corrupted by the fall of man through the mixture of God’s pure word with finite man’s interpretations, traditions, philosophies and religions.
- We believe that the Creator covenanted with the people of Israel to restore his image in the world by living exclusively by his pure revealed word without additions or subtractions
- The Creator sent Yeshua his son and Messiah to teach us through his life, word, ministry, death and resurrection how to live by the exclusive word of YHWH
- By the Spirit of the Creator the living word of YHWH is written upon the hearts of those who are willing to pick up their cross and follow Yeshua in loving obedience to the living word of God.
BROTHER GLENN MCWILLIAMS
Brother Glenn McWilliams has been studying and teaching the Word of God for over thirty years. Glenn began studying and teaching the Bible while still in high school. It was during that time that Glenn felt called to dedicate his life to the pursuit of understanding the word of God. Glenn graduated with a B.A. in Religious Studies, and Sociology from La Roche College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Glenn received his Masters of Divinity Degree from The Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg Pennsylvania and was ordained as a pastor in Lutheran Church of America where he served for twenty years. As Brother Glenn continued to climb toward the source of the word, he realized that many of the traditions, practices, and theological foundations of the Christian Church were not rooted in the scriptures but in paganism, ignorance, misunderstanding, mistranslations, and the traditions of men. As the search toward the source of the word continued, the word of God became increasingly clearer. In 2002 Brother Glenn left the Christian Church and began teaching the scriptures, as much a possible, free from the traditions and theological pollution that have been mixed with the word of God over the ages. FROM THE MOUNTAIN MINISTRY is the fruit of Brother Glenn’s love for the pure word of God.
BROTHER BRIAN PLESCHER
Personal and Ministry Highlights
Brian L. Plescher and his wife, Kathy, and their four girls, are originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition to his seminary studies, Brian has served various churches in central Texas as a speaker and as an ordained minister. In 2004, Brian resigned his position as a regional manager in a customer service business to follow God’s call to serve as missionaries in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On the mission field, Brian completed a pastoral internship at the United Community Church, which is an English-speaking, international, multi-denominational congregation. After his internship, he worked with the poor in the slums and shantytowns that surround the capital city of Buenos Aires where he also formed his own non-profit organization called Dando Vida.
Academic Background and Training
Being convinced of Brian’s call to pastoral and academic ministry, they returned to the United States, and Brian received his Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 2011 where he was awarded the Martin G. Miller Scholarship. He was privileged to study under the esteemed Dr. John J. Ahn (Ph.D., Yale University). His areas of research included Hebrew and Greek exegesis, Hebrew Bible text criticism, and wisdom literature. He received a B.A. in Philosophy and a B.A. in English from Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1989 where he received the O.K. Bouwsma Award in Philosophy.
Spiritual Journey and Current Projects
Over the last several years, Brian has been convinced that Christianity is irrevocably compromised by the assimilation of various cultural and religious practices, which began with the rise of the Constantinian Church and its appropriation of “holy” days such as Christmas and Easter. After considerable research, he and his family have left the Christian faith and are now part of the large, diverse, and growing Messianic movement.
He is collaborating on a team-based project researching and presenting on the origins of the Hebrew Bible, a multi-disc video series which will be released later this year. He is also working on presenting a paper for the Society of Biblical Literature/American Academy of Religion Conference in Chicago 2012 on the missional hermeneutics of the Torah.
Brian is also a member of the Board of Directors and a teacher at From the Mountain Ministries. He and his family currently enjoy studying the Torah every Shabbat (Sabbath) with “From the Mountain Ministries Fellowship” in Grand Haven, Michigan.
FROM THE MOUNTAIN MINISTRY is a Michigan Non-Profit whose office is located at
FROM THE MOUNTAIN MINISTRY
Brother Glenn McWilliams
524 Westwind Drive
Muskegon Michigan 49445
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mark Lewis
Glenn Klopfer
Brian Plescher
Stephanie Lewis
Brandon Cilla
Glenn McWilliams