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.
NOAH STEVENSON
ASSISTANT PASTOR OF CARE
Noah is blessed with both an amazing wife, Hannah, and an adorable son, Ezra. He has lived in Bend since 2000. He has a deep passion for skiing and playing bass guitar. But, his biggest and most important passion is Jesus.
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.
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.
JOURNEY support staff
HANNAH STEVENSON
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
MICAH HOOLE
VIDEOGRAPHY DIRECTOR
Kyle CORNETT
FACILITIES DIRECTOR
MARY TEBEAU
ELEMENTARY DIRECTOR
JACOB Wallace
AUDIO TECH
RACHEL Madzima
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
TO PASTOR KEITH
TO PASTOR KEITH
LORENA MATHERS
EARLY CHILDHOOD DIRECTOR
MIke Schaefer
AUDIO DIRECTOR
SHANNON WELTER
WOMEN'S COMMUNITY DIRECTOR
JOHN HOLOWATY
YOUTH INTERN
Lauren jackson
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
TO PASTOR JON WELTER
TO PASTOR JON WELTER