Meet The Team
CDS Principals
Glen joined Church Development Services seven years ago when his father approached him to help sell the business. Believing that God had prepared him for Kingdom expansion he joined the firm and then took over the business on the passing of his father. Glen was instrumental in growing the firm’s services offering by adding additional service divisions to provide an unparalleled level of service to churches.
Before establishing his church development and expansion ministry, Glen’s career in corporate America was spent in hospitality management and on Wall Street, primarily as a licensed proprietary trader. His time as a trader has helped him develop a keen sense for risk/reward assessment. He has led initiatives that reduced operating budgets, turned around business operations overall performance, created operating standards and procedures, and implemented quality assurance programs. He was a board member of a small publicly listed REIT specializing in age restricted housing, work force housing, independent and assisted senior living, and commercial land development. Glen hosted his own radio show, “All Things Financial”, has spoken nationally, and has been invited to speak from the pulpit. A respected leader, he is able to build highly motivated teams focused on achieving specific and measurable goals.
Glen is a member of Spring Branch Community Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is involved in several ministries as a servant, and has led Bible Study at the church in both youth and adult education. He is a member of the financial board of Young Life Capernaum of Hampton Roads, and a sponsor for Orphan Network. Glen is fond of exploring the Bible and lists among his influences Oswald Chambers, Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian, Bill Hybels, Richard and Henry Blackaby, Charles Stanley, Michael Simone, and Dallas Willard. Glen relaxes by spending time with his family, playing golf, and can occasionally be found doing endurance events and triathlons.
Kurt learned about Church Development Services (CDS) from his men’s group Bible study leader, Glen Trematore, principal and owner of CDS. When CDS wanted to find office space and administrative support, Kurt had open office space and an ability to provide the support Glen sought. At that time, Kurt didn’t know what God was planning for this “office sharing” idea, but God has no small plans!
Kurt became an investor in the Church of the Harvest construction project in Olive Branch, MS managed by CDS. He then provided CDS with its accounting and back office support as a “favor” to Glen. It was apparent that CDS needed full time administration because God was blessing CDS with more business than the current CDS staff could handle. Kurt’s background in investment banking and capital raising was an added value that Glen recognized was needed by CDS. Glen approached Kurt to become a partner/owner in December 2008 and Kurt became a full partner/owner of CDS in January 2009.
Kurt has been involved with church finance committees for over twenty years, both as a member and as chairman. Kurt is the Finance Board Chairman for Young Life Capernaum of Hampton Roads, which provides Gospel learning opportunities to young people with mental and physical disabilities. Kurt and his wife, Lori, have three children and are active members of Spring Branch Community Church where Kurt is a member of the Finance Committee and Kurt and Lori are both Small Group Leaders for Children’s Sunday school.
Steve’s history with CDS goes back over 8 years. Steve is a professional church building and capital fundraising consultant and a long time business partner of CDS. Steve left corporate America as VP of Business Development for Healthcare.com in 2000 to follow the Lord’s leading to minister to churches entering into building programs. In 2005, he founded AMI church consulting services, which was acquired by CDS in November of 2010 to become the consulting division of CDS. As part of that acquisition, Steve became a partner in CDS with Glen and Kurt and is in charge of marketing as well as director of consulting services.
Equally at home behind his computer, in a board room, or behind the pulpit, Steve combines God-given experience and wisdom with a plain spoken manner to help churches achieve their vision and mission. Steve is the author of Preparing to Build and Abundant Giving, is a seminar speaker, and has filled many roles in his church, including: administrator, treasurer, building committee chairperson, capital campaign chairperson, and teacher of both adult small groups and Pre-K children. Steve attends Community Baptist Church with his wife, Candace, and the 5 sons still at home.
CDS Team
Al is a registered architect with over thirty years of extensive and varied architectural experience, having designed over 5 million square feet of space in his career. At the completion of a seven year enlistment in the US Navy aboard nuclear submarines, Mr. Carver attended and graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree in 1974. Recent church designs would include the design of Harvest Outreach, a 25,000 contemporary worship space in Virginia Beach, the construction and renovation of the Epicenter Ministries building in Portsmouth, a new fellowship hall to the historic Old Donation Episcopal Church in as well as many other church projects. Al is also very….Al is also very experienced in project administration and management, having been the Staff Architect for the Virginia Beach Public Schools in Virginia Beach, Virginia and as the Albemarle County Capital Projects Coordinator. He was responsible for the development of project budgets and schedules, approval and monitoring of all CIP expenditures, selection of Architect/Engineer consultants, review of construction plans and specifications for accuracy and for compliance with established programs and budgets.
As Director of Construction Doug brings over 30 years of experience as a General Contractor, Construction Manager, and estimator. In the last five years Doug has been a part of over 50 million dollars of Church construction.
Graduating from Oral Roberts University with a degree in Business Administration, Doug’s organizational skills add value to every job we manage. Doug came to Church Development Services as a result of his brother, a local Pastor, recognizing CDS’s ministry in expanding the Kingdom.
Doug is a long time member of Victory Christian Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma with his wife of 35 years, Patti (also a graduate of Oral Roberts). Doug and Patti have been blessed with 4 children and 6 grandchildren.
Christine coordinates between Glen and the churches. Organizing the busy schedules of Pastor’s and Building Chairperson with Glen’s travel is a special gift. Christine is also excellent at answering just about any inquiry.
Before joining CDS Christine’s background was in the Securities and Financial Planning Industry. She served as a Compliance Officer for a branch office of a large, well known financial firm.
Christine held a Series 24 and was a Registered Investment Advisor member. Her compliance responsibilities included the supervision of over 24 housed and detached Registered Representatives; relating to daily activities of variable sales, investments, and financial planning.
