Meet Our Staff

A team of people who have received God's forgiveness and help and who are convinced that He can help you too!

Gary Knapp

Director/Biblical Counselor

My story is a story of amazing grace. God got my attention after spending the first twenty-two years of my life pursuing all the things every lost twenty-two-year-old young man seeks. I believed in God but didn't know God. In 1987 God granted me the gifts of repentance and faith, and my life was changed forever. After attending Bible college, I entered the ministry as an Assistant Pastor. My wife Alisa and I married in 1995.

Shortly after finishing seminary in 1999, I had another life-changing experience. I had come to know a believer who told me he had battled depression much of his adult life. I couldn't seem to understand; if you have faith, you won't be depressed. Shortly after that conversation, I descended into the abyss of depression. I didn't realize what was happening to me. Where was God? Would this ever end? My experience lasted five years.

God used depression to teach me things about Him I would have never known otherwise. He created empathy for people who face depression and has filled me with a desire to share my experience and His grace to help others.

At this point, I have been in pastoral ministry for almost thirty years. Alisa and I have six children, and we are a testimony that God is real, powerful, faithful, kind, and merciful. I look forward to meeting you and drawing near to God together.

(Gary will assume the role of Executive Director of SWBCM in July of 2022)

Liana Bomar

Biblical Counselor

My name is Liana Bomar; I am married 40 years to my high school sweetheart. Mother of one daughter, two sons, and Grammy to two beautiful little girls.

I came to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ at 18 years of age, and that is when I began my journey of learning what it meant to live a life for Jesus.

God tells me to come to him when I am weary, burdened, or overwhelmed. He tells me to cast all my anxiety on him because he cares for me (1 Peter 5:7) and he promises to be my refuge and strength an ever-present help in times of trouble psalm 46:1.

In 2006 I was introduced to Biblical Counseling. This is where I saw firsthand and understood that the word of God is all I need for life and godliness. I began counseling in 2009 and became an ACBC certified counselor in 2019.

I look forward to meeting you and helping you see our Lord's plans and purpose for you.

You can contact me @ lianabomar123@gmail.com.