Leadership
Elders
Matt Borgstrom | Senior Pastor
Despite professing Christ for many years prior, Matt was converted by the Lord’s grace a couple years after graduating college and entering into the workforce. The Spirit’s transforming power was evident since from that time, he has lived to be a slave of Christ instead of being enslaved to sin. The Lord instilled in Matt an intense desire to study and preach God’s Word and over time the body of Christ affirmed this calling. After a fairly diverse church background, Matt and his family moved to Jupiter, FL in 2009 to become members of Grace Immanuel Bible Church (GIBC) and begin attending The Expositors Seminary. This proved to be a monumental time of spiritual growth and ministry training due to the faithful preaching, shepherding and body life at GIBC. Matt graduated with a M.Div in May 2015 and began the process of planting a church in the Orlando area during November 2015.
Matt was raised in various parts of Illinois throughout his childhood and eventually moved to South Florida immediately after graduating with a bachelors degree from Eastern Illinois University in December 1999. This turned out to be a good move, not only in terms of obtaining a more favorable climate, but also because of how the Lord used many factors to draw him to Himself. After being friends for many years, Matt was married to Tiffany in 2008 and they have since been entrusted with four gifts from the Lord: Layla, Lacey, Lucie, and Libby.
Philip Sanders | Pastor
Philip was converted as a young man by the Lord’s grace through the faithfulness of his parents and of his local church. Through their testimony and ministry, he was taught the truth from a young age, by which he was convinced of the reality and offense of his sin against God, of his need for salvation, and of the only provision of salvation through Jesus Christ. He was a member of Grace Community Church in Jacksonville from 2006-2022, where he also had the privilege of attending The Expositors Seminary, graduating with a M.Div in 2015. Upon graduating, he served for a year in Malawi, Africa, before returning to Jacksonville, where he ministered in various lay capacities.
Philip is originally from Jacksonville, Florida, where he grew up and came to know the Lord. In the beginning of 2023, Philip moved to Orlando, Florida to join the staff of RBF. Philip and his wife Lindsey were married in 2016 and they have been blessed with three children: Jane, Caleb, and Emma.
Deacons
Rick Bayle
Jose Reyes
Jim Burr
Tommy Spear
George Chessum
