Keith Kirkpatrick
Fearless leader - Bend LEad Pastor
Keith has surfed the west coast with porpoise, he has walked the streets of Disneyland, and has been to every dog park in Bend. When he’s not on an adventure around the world, he’s in a book or at a candy store. He’s madly in love with his wife and is humbled to be the dad of the 3 most amazing kids in the world. Keith also serves as an elder at Journey Church.
Journey pastoral team
KEITH KIRKPATRICK
FEARLESS LEADER
Keith has surfed the west coast with porpoise, he has walked the streets of Disneyland, and has been to every dog park in Bend. When he’s not on an adventure around the world, he’s in a book or at a candy store. He’s madly in love with his wife and is humbled to be the dad of the 3 most amazing kids in the world. Keith also serves as an elder at Journey Church.
ALEX MUTAGUBYA
TEACHING PASTOR
Alex has been a spiritual member of Journey since we opened our doors in 2010. While his full-time work is to be the Senior Pastor of The City Church in Luzira, Uganda... we are blessed whenever he is in the US and visits us to share God’s Word as well as updates from our sister church in Uganda. Alex is married to his wife Faith and has 3 amazing kiddos.
CHELSEY STEECK
CHILDREN’S PASTOR
Chelsey has traveled the western states in RV style with her electrifying husband Tim and their 2 awesome kids- Peyton and Abel. Sharing the love of Jesus with kids is her jam and fun is her middle name. Give this girl a high five and you’ll make her day.
DAVID HOOLE
EXECUTIVE CREATIVE ARTS PASTOR
David and the love of his life, Rachelle, have been blessed with 3 of the greatest kids on the planet – Micah, Josiah and Selah. Their home is usually full of students, who add a little chaos to everyday, and they wouldn’t have it any other way.
Ryan PALMER
YOUTH PASTOR
Ryan loves Jesus, his family and serving in youth ministry. He is a lifelong learner with a passion to see students become disciples of Jesus and to see families equipped to become disciple makers. Ryan is married to his best friend Alison and has 3 amazing kids, Elias, Bennett and Gideon.
JON WELTER
EXECUTIVE PASTOR
Jon ‘married up’ when he married his amazing wife Shannon and together they have been blessed with 3 of the cutest kids in Bend (Merritt, Teaghan and Aspen). Jon and his family have been enjoying Central Oregon all their respective lives, but only started calling Bend home in 2013. Jon also serves as an elder at Journey Church.
KIM ERDEL
CONNECTIONS PASTOR
Kim can do almost anything. She easily could be a super hero. However, she's under contract to serve at Journey Church. Little unknown fact about Kim (and her husband Bruce) is that they owned a Christian Bookstore. So, they know everything about Bibles. Kim loves road trips, unlimited fruits and veggies and in her free time has hiking poles or a kayak paddle in hand.