Each Ashram has an Ashram Director, an Evangelist, and a Bible Teacher.
Ashram Director: Rev. Gary K Wheeler
Gary began attending Ashrams in Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina and Kansas as a teenager with his family. As Director, he guides the daily events during the Ashram as well as the Board of Twelve leadership team during the rest of the year.
He is a pastor in the Global Methodist Church who has served churches in Kentucky, Georgia, and Ohio, and is currently serving Germantown Methodist Church in Germantown, Ohio. His hobbies include flying (he has his Private Pilot’s License), watching sports, computers, and music. He is also an author of Bible Study, Christian Fiction, even Christian Romance, and they are available on Amazon. See his website: www.garykwheeler.com.
Gary is married to Myra, who serves as the Registrar for the Ashram. She leads Women’s Bible Studies at Germantown Methodist Church. She is a social worker with Children’s Services, and loves to shop!
They have four adult aged sons: Marty, Kevin, Matt, and Greggie.
Gary is passionate about helping people growing in the relationship with God, and reaching out to people who are far from Him. His favorite passage of Scripture is Joshua 24:15 “But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.”
2025 Evangelist: Wade Paschal
Brother Wade is a retired Methodist pastor who served as Senior Pastor of First Methodist Churches of Tulsa and Ardmore, OK.
Wade has degrees from Princeton University, Asbury Theological Seminary and Cambridge University. He served as the founding director of the Beeson Center for Biblical Preaching and Pastoral Leadership.
Wade served as the President of the Ashram Board of Directors and has been an evangelist and Bible teacher in several Ashrams.
He loves challenging people to a deeper walk with Christ through teaching and preaching.
Wade is married to Sandi and father of Trey, Katy and Nikola and grandfather of four.
2025 Bible Teacher: Keith Scholl
Our dear brother Keith returns once again to the Mountaineer Christian Ashram.
He is a graduate of Fort Wayne Bible College in Fort Wayne, Indiana with a Bachelor of Arts in Missions
He has served on staff at churches in Columbus, OH and Cedarville, IN as well as interim pastor at several congregations. After serving as both Associate Pastor and Lead Pastor of First Alliance Church in Toledo, OH, Keith was named Pastor Emeritus in 2016.
Keith has taught and preached at numerous Ashrams, including ours, as he is truly a favorite. Married since 1967, Keith and Dee have two grown sons.
His greatest joy is to awaken people to God’s truth through the preaching and teaching of God’s Word.