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Staff and Leadership

Ministry Staff - Support Staff - Interns - Pastoral Fellows - Residents - Interns - Elders - Diaconate

Ministry Staff

Jason Helopoulos

Senior Pastor

Nate Groelsema

Assistant Pastor

Chip Cogan

Executive Director

Jon Anderson

Music Director

Pat Quinn

Counseling Director

Nick Setterington

International Ministry Assistant Pastor

Dave Hinkley

Children and Youth Director

Katie Middlestead

Children & Youth Assistant Director

Kevin McAlvey

Campus Ministry Assistant Pastor

Ella Harrell

Campus Ministry Associate

Ben Falconer

Part Time Assistant Pastor

Devon Rossman

Church Plant Assistant Pastor

Support Staff

Jenny Basch

Webmaster

Jennifer Lane

Assistant to the Senior Pastor

Kristyn Merreot

Hospitality Coordinator

Charli Sinnaeve

Financial Secretary

Thom Spalding

Operations Manager

Pastoral Fellows

Evan Cruse

Pastoral Fellow

Joshua Duemler

Pastoral Fellow

Ben Preiser

Pastoral Fellow

Residents

Boston Chabzola

MRN Resident

Alex Harmon

Pastoral Resident

Interns

Ben Ault

Pastoral Intern

Eric Berg

Pastoral Intern

David Knapp

Campus Ministry Intern

Jake Logan

Pastoral Intern

Isaiah Sinnaeve

Counseling Intern

Elders currently serving on the Session

Tim Herwaldt

(2025)

Dave Hinkley

(2026)

Greg Kamp

(2027)

Allan Knapp

(2025)

Dan Lohrmann

(2025)

Peeter Lukas

(2025)

Andy Middlestead

(2026)

Tim McCormick

(2027)

Steve Roskos

(2026)

Evan Vanderwey

(2027)

David Young

(2026)

Scott Zeilstra

(2027)

Greater Elder Board

BRAD BEALS

GERRY GOTHRO

JEFF MCALVEY

PAT QUINN

BRAD BRUS

MATT HERWALDT

KEVIN MCALVEY

NICK SETTERINGTON

CHIP COGAN

BYRON LANE

ZANE MEIBEYER

CHRIS SPENCER

LEE COGAN

SCOTT LAWTON

JOSH PUURI

KEITH WIDDER

Deacons

BLAKE BROGAN

(2026)

STEVE LONGABAUGH

(2027)

TOM CALDWELL

(2027)

PAUL SINZ

(2026)

BLAKE IMESON

(2026)

THOM SPALDING

(2025)

JOHN LANE

(2027)

CHRIS UMPHLETT

(2027)

Greater Deacon Board

MAURICE BENNINK

KEVIN KOORSTRA

STEVE LUKINS

BILLY YANG

GARY BRINKMAN

BRAD LANKHEET

NICK MINNAAR

SHANE ZUIDERVEEN

JON EHRLICH

DENNIS LEBLANC

JIM OLSON

JESSE KNAPP

ERIC LEWANDOWSKI

JOHN VANDERSLOOT

Deaconesses

(Current Assistants to the Deacons)

LAUREN BODINE

(2026)

AMITY HINKLEY

(2027)

DELIA CASTANEDA

(2025)

CONNIE KEEN

(2026)

KAITLYN CHEN

(2025)

LINNEA KNAPP

(2027)

JOELLA COGAN

(2025)

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