Ministry Preparation
Steve and Susan met at the junior college in Marysville. They were married November 3, 1973. In May of 1975 they both rededicated their lives to the Lord for full time Christian service. Steve is a graduate of Louisiana Baptist University. They attended the missionary candidate school for Word of Life clubs in Schroon Lake, New York. They were accepted as missionaries to Northern California and have served there since January of 1981.

Ministry
They currently minister to more than 100 churches with evangelism and discipleship ministries. They meet with Pastors to promote the Word of Life Local Church Ministry. Once established, Steve & Susan have an ongoing training and discipleship ministry to the leaders in the ministry.

During their 21 years of ministry over thousands of young people have attended over hundreds evangelistic events with more than 7000 young people and adults making professions of faith in Christ. Their ongoing discipleship ministry helps local churches train young people to be productive and godly Christians. Steve is also used as an evangelist at Word of Life events from coast to coast. He is also on the Teen Bible Study writing team and the leadership training writing team.

The Family

Steve and Susan have been married for 26 years. They have two daughters, who have grown up in the Word of Life clubs ministry. Laurie has been on a short-term missionary trip to Israel and Sweden and in 1995 attended the Word of Life Bible Institute for 2 years. She is married to Chris Finchum. They are missionaries with Word of Life clubs, appointed to Texas. Leah went to Spain and Portugal on a short -term missions trip in 1996. She is attending a school of dentistry to become a dental hygienist. She is married to Geoff Harris, a fine Christian young man.They are currently living in Yuba City.

Steve & Susan Gledhill currently minister to more than 100 churches with evangelism and discipleship ministries. During their 20 years of ministry they have held over 206 evangelistic events with more than 4,900 young people and adults making professions of faith in Christ. Their ongoing discipleship ministry helps local churches train young people to be productive and godly Christians. Steve is also used as an evangelist at Word of Life events from coast to coast. He is also on the Teen Bible Study writing team and the leadership training writing team.

Personal History
Steve and Susan were born and raised in Marysville, California. Steve was involved in drugs and alcohol from the ages of 14 to 21. Steve ended his search to fill the void in his life on September 30, 1973, when he received Christ into his life at the office of Pastor Mike Lamb. Susan received Christ at the age of 10 when she realized Christ could forgive her sins and give her eternal life.

Steve and Susan met at the junior college in Marysville. They were married November 3, 1973. In May of 1975 they both rededicated their lives to the Lord for full time Christian service. Steve received his Bible education from Moody Bible correspondence courses and from Word of Life Bible Clubs. Steve will be graduating with a BA degree from Louisiana Baptist University in May of 2002 through correspondence. In 1981, after 5 years of leading Word of Life Clubs as club leaders, they attended the missionary candidate school for Word of Life clubs in Schroon Lake, New York. They were accepted as missionaries to Northern California and have served there since January of 1981.

Our Call To Full-Time Ministry
In May of 1975, God broke my heart with a dynamic message from the Word of God. That day was the beginning of a new full life of commitment to Christ. A month later I went forward in a church-service and surrendered- for full-time service. I didn't know how, I didn't know when, all I knew, was God wanted me full-time in the ministry of reaching people for Christ.

In October, we were asked to attend a youth meeting of the Baptist Youth Fellowship at our church. We arrived a few minutes late to the meeting. When we enter the room, the youth leader handed me the book he was using to teach the young people. As he handed me the book, he said, "I am glad you are here, I have had it up to here with these kids, from now on they are yours." Then he left the room. That was how we became the new youth leaders at the Linda Baptist Church. After that youth meeting I informed my Pastor that I would lead the youth but that I would need to be trained. He called the Word of Life Clubs Missionary. Susan and I were trained for the club leadership position. In January of 1976 God directed in our lives. He wanted us in youth ministry as a youth pastor or Word of Life Missionary. We sought the Lord's leading for the next year. In January of 1981 my pastor offered us the ministry as the full time youth pastor of the church. We were also scheduled to attend Word of Life Missionary Training School in January at Schroon Lake, New York. I was very anxious to quit my secular job and get busy doing the work I believed God called me to do. I called Rick Brooks, my Word of Life Clubs Missionary, and discussed the situation with him. Rick said it was great that the church had hired me, but encouraged me to go to the school if I believed Word of Life could be a possibility in the future. My wife and I attended the school. On Wednesday night, January 14, 1981, God made it clear that He wanted Susan and me to be Word of life Missionaries.