Pastor Phillip J. "Phil" McClain

I just heard about the passing of a beautiful soul. In 1993 I was the youngest person "ladies Unit, to graduate Western Michigan teen challenge. God placed two beautiful people in my life, Mama Sue and of course brother McClain. I Will always Love You, thank you so much for all you've done for me and for everything you instilled in me. Job well done. Rest Now

Amazing man of God there´s no way I can thank you enough. I graduated at 1991 And God is truly blessed my life thank God for you, Pastor Phil McClain

Just heard the news. I graduated from WMTC back in August-1992. He was used by God to help set my feet upon the path of knowledge. I will always be grateful of this! Great teacher and I always loved to hear him sing. Thanks Brother McClain for helping me to find Joy in my Journey and helping me find my way home. I love you brother! Save me a seat at the table, unless you´ve given me a meal-miss! LOL. But I know you´ll still feed us sheep with His Word from the pulpit. What a man of God.

My friend Phil was a giant of a man in the faith. I had the privilege of working with him and knowing him since I was 16 and that was 55 years ago. Second Jesus he was a rock I could go to count on and often did. See you soon brother. Jerry R

I have to say, thank you Dad and Mom for raising us in a Christian home, and church. I met Jesus at an early age, not because I had to, because I wanted to commit my life to him. Dad used to say, you don´t work, you don´t eat. He had a couple of us work at TC. I was there from 12-18. I worked in the kitchen. I also traveled MI, with Dad on weekend rallies. Sometimes, UP and overnight. In the kitchen, I overheard students talk about this guy who played the violin at their church. I...

I just learned about this today. i graduated back in like 82 or 83. from Connersville ind. and Pastor Mark House drove me up there and it was all new to me bcuz i was raised in catholic church. never seen any demons ejected before, but this was my crash course on the bible and the beginning of my new addiction - all things God and my need to learn. we didn't have memory verses, we has memory chapters !!! i loved everything about my new family. I even went on church fundraising and worked at...

Brother he was .I was very Blessed To know him as a real man of God.

Pastor McClain was my very first head pastor, I'll never be able to repay my debt to teen challenge for saving me. Godspeed Phillip, Good flight.

I am so sad to hear of Pastor Phil McClain´s passing. I can remember growing up at First Assembly and having Pastor Phil & the Teen Challenge choir sing to us while several of their students shared their testimonies of Jesus transforming their lives by healing them and delivering them from bondages. I always loved it when they came to our church because Pastor Phil loved Jesus and you could tell by his depth of faith and the way he prayed. In the fall of 1997, Pastor Phil came once again...