Matt DeCleene
Senior Pastor
Matthew DeCleene was born in Milwaukee and grew up in Lena, WI, the twelfth of thirteen children.
After graduating from high school, Matt moved to Sturgeon Bay and attended church for about a year before embracing faith in Jesus Christ. He became active in the church, teaching, sharing his faith, and serving as a deacon. In 1988, Matt left a supervisory position at a car dealership to pursue pastoral ministry, moving his family to Northland Baptist Bible College in Dunbar, WI.
After graduation in 1992, the DeCleenes moved to Marinette to “plant” (start) a church. God providentially provided a place for Twin City Baptist Church to meet: the former Sacred Heart Church building. After some much-needed renovations, regular services started at our current site on Sunday, May 3, 1993.
Pastor DeCleene supported his family with other employment until 2000, when the church was able to take him on full-time.
His philosophy of ministry is best described in the words of 1 Corinthians 10:31:
Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Pastor Matt and his wife Vicki have four grown children.
Adriel Solis
Assistant Pastor
Adriel Solís was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the second of two children.
Adriel grew up in a Christian home and church, where he weekly heard the gospel. At the age of 11, he placed his faith in Christ to be his savior. While a junior in high school, during a mission conference at his local church, he fully surrendered his life to whatever the Lord wanted him to do. Right after high school, he went to community college to study mechanics, and shortly after that, he went to Bible College to pursue pastoral ministry.
After graduating, he became an intern pastor at Twin City Baptist. During that internship, he went to BJU to pursue a master’s in counseling. Two years later, he joined the staff full-time.
Pastor Adriel oversees the youth and Hispanic ministries and is also one of our biblical counselors at the church.
His philosophy of ministry is best described in the words of Phil. 1:21:
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
He has a heart for young people. He desires to see this generation stand up for Jesus in the midst of a wicked world!
Pastor Adriel is the husband of Magdiel, and they have two beautiful kids: Hadassha and Tobías.
Our Lay Leadership
Our church is congregationally run and pastor-led. An eight-member leadership board, consisting of deacons and pastors, provides direction in day-to-day operational tasks and Christian discipleship.