Bob & Deanna Deering, Founders

In 1979, God gave a vision to a 24-year old youth minister named Bob Deering. In that vision, God said that he would own restaurants that would help support a last days ministry called the Meeting Place. There were many other facets of the vision that Bob saw, but did not comprehend.

On November 11, 1991, Bob and his wife, Deanna, opened Alley Oops Diner. At the same time, Voice Ministries was founded. In its beginnings, the purpose was to help feed the poor. But in 1996, The Meeting Place began. God had impressed upon Bob’s heart a burning passion for unity in the body of Christ. And since 1996, proclaiming the vital, urgent message of love, forgiveness, healing, and unity between denominations has been going forth in the Michiana area.

Deanna Deering received her undergraduate degree from Notre Dame University and her Master’s of Ministry at Bethel College. In May of 2003, Deanna authored The Masterpiece of the Wilderness, a book of prophetic and devotional writings. She writes: Matthew 11:12 says that “from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and violent men take it by force.” In John 10:10, Jesus says “I come that they might have life, and have it abundantly. When He says this, He is speaking about our life here on earth, and this is the life that are seeking to discover as a present reality. How has the thief stolen from us? When we uncover the deception within our mental and emotional framework, we can receive the truth from Jesus and walk in greater freedom. “And you will know the truth and the truth will make youu free.” (John 8:32) As our mind becomes renewed by this truth, we can then obey His command to deny ourself and take up our cross daily.

Our desire is to see one another walking in the fullness of life that Jesus truly brings to us through His cross. We desire to see the body of Christ rise above its level of passivity and walk in the great and glorious calling that God offers to us here on earth (Ephesians 1:17-20). This will come through renewal of the mind and entering into the crucified life. We know that this is achieved degree by degree, yet we continually must press into the high calling of God in Christ Jesus (Phil. 3:14). We seek whole-hearted surrender as a lifestyle and believe that God desires to release great waves of love onto His end-time church (Eph. 3:16-21).

As Voice Ministries progresses on its journey, the original vision is becoming reality. The reality is a 24-hour House of Prayer – with continual intercession and worship, the Healing Rooms – with physical healings, a ministry – for mind renewal and inner healing, the Watchmen on the Wall, the Meeting Place, and Voice being a true end-time ministry mission base. Bob and Deanna’s heart is to see the kingdom of God come forth in an end-time victorious church.

Bob and Deanna have two children – Robert and Caleb. A verse that has greatly impacted Bob’s life is John 8:32,36 – “And you will know the truth and the truth will set you free … So if the Son sets you free, you shall be free indeed!” (See also Isaiah 61:1, Jeremiah 3:15, Matthew 6:33.)

CORE LEADERSHIP TEAM

David Ramer
Director of Restoration Healing Ministries
Dave Ramer is in charge of all of the Inner and Physical Healing facilitators at Voice Ministries. Dave is a graduate of Bethel College – with a BA in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Counseling. Dave has been trained in Advanced Theophostic Ministry.

Before coming to Voice, Dave was a marriage and family therapist and also worked in discipleship training with YWAM (Youth with a Mission). Dave and his wife Stephanie have a daughter, Mikayla, and a son, Ethan.

The verse that defines Dave’s life is Romans 12:1-2: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

Jerry Reeder
Director of Men of the Cross
For 17 years, Jerry Reeder was a missionary pilot in Indonesia. He spent nine years as a traveling Bible teacher and then eight years as a pastor and over the years, has been doing leadership training in the Sudan and China, teaching seminars on “Song of Solomon” and “Ministering Cross Culturally.”

Jerry has a passion for teaching the principles of growth to spiritual maturity from the Song of Solomon. He believes that it is absolutely essential for the church to come into intimacy with her heavenly bridegroom, the incomparable God-man, Christ Jesus in order to survive end time events. Jerry’s wife (and crown jewel of his life), Ethel, shares his passion. Jerry and Ethel have two children, Claude and Jesse.

The verse that defines Jerry’s life is Romans 6:6. 7, 11: “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Dennis Rogers
Joseph Storehouse Outreach
Denny has returned to many of his responsibilities following a complete heart transplant several years ago. Since then, he has made such miraculous progress. We know it is because of the faithfulness and fervency of your prayers that he is doing so well. It is a testimony to the greatness of God and of the power of prayer!

Denny is an ordained minister, and before coming to Voice he co-pastored at the Mountain Top Revival Center, worked for 10 years as an organizer and representative for March for Jesus, and was an elder for 20 years at Bethel United Methodist Church. For 20 years, Denny was also the plant manager for the Hingecraft Corporation in Elkhart.

Denny’s wife, Evelyn is also involved at Voice Ministries.

A defining verse of Denny’s life is Psalm 27:4-5: “One thing I have desired of the Lord and that will I seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and enquire in His temple. For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me up upon a rock.”