Our Staff
KGF Staff
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Joel Lise
Worship Pastor
Joel has been a Pastor at KGF since February 2019 when he moved here with his family from Toronto. His wife, Johanna, and their two awesome boys love living and working in Kelowna. Joel loves to lead and teach music, and laugh whenever he can. In his spare time he can be found playing board games, getting outside with his family, and enjoying good fantasy novels.
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Devan Scollon
Student Ministries Director
Devan has been attending KGF since 2013 and has been working with the youth program since 2016. He met his wife Annie serving in youth ministry together, a demographic in which they are devoted to for life. Devan loves teaching from the Bible and equipping the next generation to follow Jesus.
Volleyball, spikeball, board games, and motorcycles are a few of his favourite things.
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Sarah Howe
Executive Administrator
In August 2023, Sarah started attending and working at KGF. She loves to serve in roles that bring people together to cultivate solid communities and pursue God's mission together.
Sarah and her family moved to Canada in 2021 from North Carolina. She enjoys living the Okanagan lifestyle, spending time with family & friends, hiking, and board games!
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Lucy Joo
Communications Coordinator
Lucy has been attending KGF since April 2023, along with her husband, Dave, and daughter, Haryn. When they were seeking a new church after their Korean Church closed, KGF quickly became their first choice, and they didn't need to look any further.
Lucy loves crafting engaging experiences through design and has a strong interest in learning about cultural diversity.
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Ruth Walper
Administration Volunteer
Ruth moved to Kelowna in 2013 when she retired from municipal finance. She has attended KGF church since fall of 2016 and has volunteered in the office over several periods of time. She currently works Monday and Wednesday mornings answering phones, and other routine jobs. She really enjoys volunteering and walking and hiking around Kelowna. She thinks that Kelowna is a friendly place to live and KGF Church is a great place to learn more about Jesus and to make him known.
KGF Board
Sandra Robertson
Board Chair
A longtime faithful member of our KGF Church Family, Sandra returns to serve on the Board for the third time. She was affirmed by the Board as Chair at their first meeting on April 2, 2023. Most recently, Sandra was a member of the Policy Review Committee and frequently assists as a greeter.
Neil Dawes
Treasurer
Eric Wiens
Trustee
Andrew Labun
Secretary
Steve Perry
HR Representative
Betty Urness
Spiritual Vision & Direction
Chris Hendricks
Spiritual Vision & Direction
Heidi Myers
Spiritual Vision & Direction
Irene Dyck
Spiritual Vision & Direction
Nancy Tordiffe
Spiritual Vision & Direction
Martin Ishkanian
Spiritual Vision & Direction
