Leadership
The Leadership team at Valleyview welcomes you! Each member on the Leadership Team has certain areas of responsibility. See below for each member's area or view our Organizational Chart.
Lead Pastor
Dan Warkentin, our former Lead Pastor, has retired after 17 years of service. We're now looking for a new Lead Pastor. If you're interested or would like more information, please visit our Lead Pastor Position Posting as our Pastoral Search Team is currently seeking and interviewing candidates.
Please pray as we step through this process of identifying God's man for our church."
Dan Warkentin - Preaching Pastor
Dan's duty as Part-Time Preaching Pastor include:
- Preaching
Pastor Kurtus Niessen - Associate/Youth Pastor
Kurtus' role as Pastor includes:
- Shepherding Youth and Young Adults
- Preaching, Teaching, Counselling
- Visitation
- Outreach
James Cathcart - Elder
James oversees these vital functions:
- Sound and Music and all the church's technologies
- Initiates and coordinates Evangelism programs and training
- Men's Ministry
Gerald Wiens - Elder
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Building projects and maintenance
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Small Groups
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Prayer
Ken Baerg - Elder / Dana Baerg - Team Member
Ken Baerg serves as Elders Board Chair and oversees:
- Financial functions (Banking, Receipts and Bookkeeping)
- Benevolent Fund
- Administrative functions
- Policies and Liaison with BC Conference
- Church WebSite
Dana, in addition to supporting Ken, works in these areas:
- Kitchen Ministries, Coffee and Banquets
- Caring Ministries
- Children's Ministries (Sunday School, Nursery)
- Library
- Decorating
- Women's Ministries
Scott Carlson - Elder
Scott is tasked with
- Frontline Ministries
- Oversight of Pastoral Associates