About Infinite Grace Ministries
Since 1999, Infinite Grace Ministries has been a state and federally recognized organization. We have been blessed with great leaders in this ministry effort. Dixie Yoder is the founding member who established the foundation and framework that has brought us to where we are today. In 2024, Rick Spain was elected Executive Director, and under his leadership, this ministry will continue to grow and bless even more in our communities. Find our list of leaders, counselors, and Board members below.
IGM is a ministry designed to bring greater understanding in 3 areas:
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Who is God?
Who are you?
Why are you here?
We believe in the process of uncovering these founding principles. You will be better equipped to overcome life challenges as you move through this process.
Our purpose is to equip you with the tools necessary for a successful journey through all phases of your life.
Does your life need a change?
Do you want to learn how to effectively deal with conflict in a relationship?
If anxiety and depression are becoming a normal experience, do you want freedom?
Do you desire a greater relationship with God?
Do you want to hear God’s voice?
OUR PURPOSE AND MISSION
With the help of the Lord, we do our very best to deliver people from what holds them back, help heal their wounded souls, and equip them with faith and strength for a hopeful future.
A Word from IGM's Executive Director, Rick Spain
Dr. Dixie Yoder has led this ministry for nearly 35 years. She has done an amazing job despite her many physical and emotional challenges. What she has produced does not always receive the accolades that are well deserved. She has simply kept putting one foot in front of the other, seeking our Lord’s guidance with every push. Her greatness has been displayed through the vast instruction of the Lord, Himself. Pride has not been her drive, or she would have given up a long time ago. Her strength has been displayed by her humility and the vision that God placed in her heart.
With all this being said, Infinite Grace Ministries has made some decisions with Dixie’s full approval. The ministry is going to transition in leadership. Dixie has decided that it is time for her to step down and allow the ministry to assume new leadership.
Through much prayer and a definite visitation of God’s Holy Spirit, I, Rick Spain, am humbly going to fill those big shoes. Leadership and renewed vision will be my responsibility. Do not get me wrong, I will continue to follow Dixie’s plan and application. I will continue to seek guidance from The Lord and Dixie. We will continue to grow in the grace and admonition of The Lord.
What does this mean?
We are not in any way removing Dr. Dixie Yoder from the ministry that she founded. Her role will be less. She will continue to counsel and help administrate from the background. She will always be a part of Infinite Grace Ministries.
With new leadership there will be a renewed vision. There will be some changes to the ministry’s application. The curriculum and process will basically be the same. How we do it may look a little different. Dixie’s vision will not go away, the expansion and application will grow.
The details of this renewed vision is still being formed. I would like to fill in all the details, but I am still working on this myself. I can assure you, it will be full of God’s goodness and fully equipped with our participation. Bigger vision requires bigger participation. There have been many who have helped fulfill Dixie’s vision through your support. We look forward to a strong and continuing relationship with you.
There are others who are new to this information. You are needed too! The lives that are changed will be credited to all those who participate. God Himself will see to that. This is His promise. As you give, the multiplied blessings that will unfold in your life will be the evidence. The final evidence will be in lives that are helping to restore.
There is so much more to come. I will keep you informed in the days ahead, and thank you for your support.
Executive Director of Infinite Grace Ministries,
Rick Spain
Meet Our Leaders
Kathy Boeckman, Board President
Margaret Schrock, Board Secretary
David Eyster, Board Member
Cassidy Listak, Board Treasurer
Kendra Slagell, Office Administrator
Meet Our Counselors
Dr. Dixie Yoder, Counselor
Dr. Dixie is an ordained minister and a Bible scholar. Her teaching emphasizes salvation through Jesus Christ and how knowing God the Father intimately makes it possible to enjoy a life filled with meaning and purpose. Through years of systematic Bible study, Dr. Dixie has gained a deep working knowledge of the principles contained in the Word of God and how they apply to practical every day living.
Ellen Vandeveer, Counselor
Ellen holds a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice, an M.Ed. in Counseling, and is a certified Facilitator for Prepare/Enrich, the #1 Premarital and Marital Assessment for over 45 years. Ellen has completed Dr. Dixie Yoder's program for Biblical Guidance Counseling and has been actively counseling since 2020. She is currently pursuing her LPC license.
"It is my joy, privilege, and honor to walk with those seeking the freedom and excitement of a life filled with fullness and abundant grace, offered through the lovingkindness of Jesus."
Robert Huckleberry, Counselor
Reverend Robert Huckleberry was ordained to the gospel ministry in 1978 and spent 12 1/2 years doing traditional church work. Trained at Scope Ministries International, Robert has been practicing biblical guidance since 1990. He is the founder and president of Grace Given Ministries, since 2008.
Infinite Grace Ministries is a biblical counseling service that began in the heart of God and was deposited and facilitated through Dixie Yoder. The ministry was conceived in 1990 and the vision has continued from conception to where it is today.
The purpose of the ministry has always been to deposit grace and truth into the hurt, the confused, and the ones seeking answers in the many trials of life. This ministry restores hope and changes the destiny of those willing to be a part of the vision. Lives are saved, marriages are intact, and people of all ages continue to be equipped with real solutions and a renewed faith. Infinite Grace Ministries is changing lives.
Maybe you have never thought about taking your own life or dissolving your marriage, but there are untold numbers of people that are facing these challenges. These people are masters at covering up their issues in life, just as we all do. They are your neighbors, the ones who work beside you or the person that sits next to you wherever you gather, including church.
This is why Infinite Grace Ministries Exist.
We have one source and one guide: God and His word. We do not rely on the world’s efforts and information. The world’s solutions are not our platform. We do not supply “good ideas,” we provide “God ideas.”
The world chases its own tail trying to provide what our Creator has already determined. He is simply looking for someone, or a group of someone’s who will deliver His message to the one who needs it most.
This ministry has developed people who have been trained and equipped to tackle this never-ending, ever-growing need. They have a commission and a calling from the Courts of Heaven. The proof is in the lives of those who have been restored.
To read testimonies of those lives changes, visit our Testimonial page.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3:5-6