LEADERSHIP

Dave became the Lead Pastor at LvCC in August 2019. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA (Yes, he is a devoted Steelers fan). While at Geneva College, Dave met his wife, Janelle. Before having kids, they had the opportunity to do ministry in places like St. Petersburg, Russia; Charleston, SC; and Sheffield, England. Dave went to Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, PA, where he received his M Div. During that time, Dave and Janelle had two sons,…

Caleb began as the Discipleship and Community Life Pastor in August of 2022. He has an undergraduate degree in English Education from Bethel University in Mishawaka, Indiana and it was there he met his wife, Bre. While studying at Bethel he had an opportunity to study abroad in Mukono, Uganda at Uganda Christian University. After teaching High School English for a bit he got the call to ministry and completed a Master’s in Ministry from Bethel. Both he and his…

Matt recently accepted the position of Interim Director of Youth and Young Adults. He has been helping to lead the Young Adult Bible study for the past couple of years and was a youth ministry intern in April 2020. The youngest of 6 children, Matt has always had a desire to serve. After graduating from Mark Morris High School in 2016, Matt has spent a year attending college in Nashville, TN, before moving back to Longview. Matt also works as…

Sarah joined the team at the beginning of Summer 2021 with a passion to lead the next generation to the truths of the Gospel through children’s ministry. Sarah is married to Garrett Fix (Property manager) and mother to their two children, Weston and Norah. Originally from Greenville, South Carolina, Sarah moved to Pennsylvania after high school where she attended a gap year program called Onelife and met her husband there. After living in South Carolina and having two children, Kelso/Longview became…

Chris was born in Longview and grew up in Cathlamet. Chris graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Pastoral Ministry from what is now Bushnell University in Eugene Oregon. After graduating, Jan and he joined Youth With a Mission in Arkansas and Chris worked in the Audio Visual Department of the missionary training center and in various leadership positions. He also co-led short term mission trips for training schools and high school kids to Mexico and Guatemala. After 13 years…

Patty has been the Office Administrator, and more recently the Executive Director, at LvCC since May 2018 and is also the Women’s Ministry Team Leader. She was involved in women’s and music ministries for many years at previous churches in Tacoma and Bremerton. She also worked for fifteen years in Tacoma as the Northwest Regional Manager for J.W. Pepper, a national sheet-music distributor, and feels blessed to be able to utilize both her administrative training and ministry experience in her…

Jackie began her part-time position as Bookkeeper at Longview Community Church in 2015. Retired, with a bookkeeping and non-profit background, Jackie is a Longview native and loves reading, traveling and gardening. She and her husband Allan attend Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Kelso, where she is their bookkeeper also. They have four grown children and six grandchildren.