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US nonprofit · EIN 382157686 · Buchanan, MIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 382157686) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Life Action Ministries' network

11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Chad Williams ChairChairman of the Board2018
8 yrs
Charles Halford (also filed as Chuck Halford)Board Member2018
8 yrs
David CookeBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Donnell VankerCEO / Executive Director2021
5 yrs
Kara BishopBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Larry WilsonBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Michael AllenBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Richard MagnssenBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Scott FetzerBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Walter PriceBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Wendy FernandesBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

15 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Aaron PaulusCommunications Division Directorsince 2019
Byron PaulusPresident Onecry2023
Charles HogeInterim CFOsince 2019
DEL Fehsenfeld IIIChief Pastoral Officersince 2018
Delbert Fehsenfeld IIIChief Pastoral Officer Part Yearsince 2020
Gregg SimmonsRevivalistsince 2018
IRA ThompsonCFO Treasurer Part Year2023
Janine NelsonRoh Director of Marketing & Developmentsince 2020
John AvantPresidentsince 2020
Martin JonesSecretary/Treasurer Part Yearsince 2018
Meredith MillerChief People and Culture Officer2023
Mike LeeChief Impact Officer2023
Nancy Demoss WolgemuthRoh Division Presidentsince 2018
Richard CumminsCAO Secretary Part Year2023
Scott FetzerChief Financial Officer - Part Year2018

Colorado roster

14 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20183014231). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
John ShelfordDirector
Byron PaulusCEO
Marv SelgeDirector
David CookeDirector
Charles HalfordDirector
Greg BelserDirector
Byron PaulusDirector & CEO
Del Fehsenfeld, IIIChief Pastoral Officer
Walter PriceDirector
Chad WilliamsDirector
Martin JonesSecretary and Treasurer
Byron PaulusCustodian of Financial Records
William E. StedmanRegistered Agent
Richard MagnussenDirector

About

Legal name
Life Action Ministries
EIN
382157686
Address
Po Box 31, Buchanan, MI, 49107-0031
State
Michigan
Activity (NTEE)
X99 Religion-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Religion-Related
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1977
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsChad Williams
≥8years on the filingsCharles Halford
≥8years on the filingsDavid Cooke
≥8years on the filingsLarry Wilson

Filed finances

No Form 990 financial figures are held for this organisation yet (smaller organisations file a shorter return, and some filings are not yet read).