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Bethel Leadership - Staff & Council Bethel Leadership Staff, Elders, & Deacons Staff Cris Harper Lead Pastor Pastor Cris joined Bethel Community Church in February of 2020. He is married to Christy and has two young children, Ruth and Gabe... Read More Selikke Duthler Children's Ministry Director Selikke has been attending Bethel for most of her life and started volunteering in the Children’s ministry in her early teens. She joined the Bethel staff in 2021. Read More Jason Wisselink Media Ministry Director Jason has been part of the community at Bethel for over ten years and has been volunteering with the technical team for the past 4 years... Read More Hilda Buisman Executive Administrator Hilda has been a member of Bethel Community Church since moving to Edmonton in 1985. She has worked as a trainer, manager, and director in the past. Read More Nicole Wildeboer Administrative Assistant Nicole is one of the Administrative Assistants at Bethel Community Church. She has been part of Bethel since 2008... Read More Wendy Werkman Pastor of Congregational Care and Discipleship Wendy has been a member of Bethel since 2003. She has a diversified work experience and brings that experience to Bethel Community Church in the Administrator position since August 2011. Wendy went back to school to pursue an MDiv from Kairos University Read More Camila Lazzarotto Youth Director Hi there! I’m Camila, the new Youth Director at Bethel Community Church. I’m from Brazil, happily married to Ed, and the proud mom of a sweet 7-year-old girl named Alice... Read More Kaitlyn Verveda Summer Intern Kaitlyn served as our Children’s Ministry Intern last year. She has attended Bethel her whole life and has served in various roles... Read More Cindy Harris Support Services Cindy is originally from Ontario and has lived in Edmonton since 1999. Through Bethel, she became a Christian in 2008 and was baptized in 2009. Read More Cathy Ferchau Pastor of Outreach and Missions Pastor Cathy has been a part of Bethel for almost twenty years, originally becoming connected through Dove Taekwondo. Cathy is passionate about prayer, building relationships, and pointing others to Jesus. Read More Lisa Vander Heide Worship Ministry Director Lisa has been attending Bethel for 42 years. She has been involved over the years as the coordinator of Oasis, volunteer for children’s ministry, and volunteer for summer camps. Read More Elena Kroeker Summer Intern Elena previously served as our Youth Ministries Intern in 2023. She has been attending Bethel since 2021, serving with the youth and children’s ministries and on the worship team. Read More Tara Kilkenny Administrative Assistant Tara is the Administrative Assistant at Bethel Community Church. She has been part of Bethel for many years and is excited to share this role with Nicole. Read More Council Governing Elders, Shepherding Elders, & Deacons Governing Elders Ed Dening - Chair Ivan Mast - Vice Chair John Buisman - Clerk Arnold Groot John Lendein Glen Oosterhof Curt Rozendaal Shepherding Elders Peter Rietveld - Chair Kevin Magnes Jare Osho Jeannie Visser Deacons Gary Simpson - Chair Doug Barr - Treasurer Jessica Kalf Helen Krol Shawn Meidl Ron Van Der Linden Jeff Van Niejenhuis Rebecca Werkman Do you have any questions, concerns, or comments? You can contact our Governing Elders, Shepherding Elders, or Deacons directly by the email address shown below. Governing Elders - governingelders@discoverbethel.com Shepherding Elders - ShepherdingElders@discoverbethel.com Deacons - Deacons@discoverbethel.com

< Back Youth Director Camila Lazzarotto Hi there! I’m Camila, the new Youth Director at Bethel Community Church. I’m from Brazil, happily married to Ed, and the proud mom of a sweet 7-year-old girl named Alice. I’ve been an educator for the past 19 years and have had the privilege of serving in various leadership roles throughout my journey. I love spending time with my family and friends and discovering fun, unique coffee spots around town. I also enjoy cooking and playing Uno with Alice. Camila@discoverbethel.com (780) 476-3762

< Back Summer Intern Kaitlyn Verveda Kaitlyn served as our Children’s Ministry Intern last year. She has attended Bethel her whole life and has served in various roles in the children’s ministry for many years. She is currently studying at NorQuest College, working towards her Early Learning & Childcare Diploma. She is also the assistant teacher at WillowWood Christian Preschool here in Bethel. Kaitlyn is “looking forward to building stronger relationships with the children and teens of Bethel, and is excited to join them on their walk with Jesus.” Kaitlyn@discoverbethel.com (780) 476-3762