Pastor John JenksJohn grew up in Palo Alto, California and graduated from UCLA in 1978. John & Ann met in 1977 at Mount Hermon Camp & Conference Center near Santa Cruz, California and married in 1981.

John earned his Masters of divinity Degree from Fuller Seminary in 1985 and also studied at North Park Seminary in Chicago. John served as an assistant pastor at Newport Covenant Church in Bellevue from 1985-89 before becoming the founding pastor of CCC in 1989.
 
John & Ann have 2 sons, Jason and Brian. Jason graduated from Western Washington University and Brian graduated from Whitworth College in Spokane. John loves to spend time with his family, read, bike, travel, exercise, be with friends and win his fantasy football league. He enjoys vacationing in warm weather and having a burrito at the Qdoba Mexican Grill. John loves talking with people about living life as a follower of Jesus.

You can e-mail John by clicking here.

Mark grew up in a very musical family in San Andreas, California.  He received his Bachelor of Music Education (BME) from Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, WA). Following college he taught high school choir and guitar classes for three years at his alma mater in San Andreas (Calaveras High School). During this time he served as a worship and youth ministry leader at San Andreas Community Covenant Church. Mark has also spent 6 summers in camping ministry. After teaching in CA, Mark then moved to Chicago to study at North Park Theological Seminary, where he received his Masters of Divinity degree in 2007.  Mark has been serving as the associate pastor of worship and community groups at CCC since November of 2007.

Mark’s passion and experience in the realms of worship and community groups is extensive.  He has both solo and team led worship in church, summer camp, small group, and special event settings.  He is passionate about pursuing and teaching a life of worship that goes far beyond the realm of music and the framework of Sunday mornings.  Mark has also served in various small groups settings for over the past ten years as a leader, mentor, and coach.  He is absolutely convinced that we are called to live an authentic life in relationship both with God and with our neighbor.

If you haven’t had a chance to meet Mark, please either introduce yourself to him at church or shoot him an email.

Kirsten grew up the oldest of 5 daughters and was raised in a Covenant Church in Jamestown, NY.  After graduating from North Park College in 1989 she made the bold decision to accept a job with Covenant Retirement Communities and move to WA in 1990.  In 1991 she married her high school sweetheart Jay and they began the adventure of their life together in WA.  They discovered CCC in 1994 and feel their friends at CCC have become like family to them. The Cheney’s have two boys, John and Asa.

Kirsten has volunteered in children’s, youth, community group and women’s ministries. She has  served as the treasurer prior to joining the staff as combo Administrative Asst./Treasurer. When asked how God has blessed her at CCC she says “It’s been amazing to see God work in this church and lives of people for over 10 years!  It’s neat to have friends for that long, but it is truly phenomenal to share in other’s ‘God-walks’ for that long and watch God work in this church!”

She’s the face behind the Front Office so feel free to email just to say hi or for general CCC info!

Email Kirsten

April joined the CCC staff in 2008 as our Facility Coordinator. She enjoys the challenges of maintaining our church facility and loves working with our church family. April is married to her sweetheart of 15 years and is the proud mother of two young children.

April grew up in North Carolina and loves the mountains. She enjoys hanging out with her family and friends. April has enjoyed serving in our women’s ministry at CCC, especially in the Friday morning community groups and with our annual women’s retreat. April is aspiring to be a Christian comedian and wants to glorify Jesus and his presence in all areas of her life.

To find out about how you can help with April's ministry, or if you have questions or comments, to reach April by email click here.

Angela has been serving in Children's Ministry at Cascade Covenant Church since October of 2004 and has served on staff since 2006.   Angela loves children and serves with great joy and excitement.  She is passionate about teaching kids to know the love Jesus has for them.  She is committed to partnering with parents, to equipping teachers, leaders, and volunteers, and to serving our awesome God.

Angela grew up in Southern California where she met, went to prom with, and later married Tom.   A year later they moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and began a family.  In 1994 they moved to North Bend and now have 3 children.  Elizabeth is in College, Emily and Dylan are attending MSHS.

To find out more about children's ministry at Cascade Covenant Church or to just chat with Angela she can be reached by phone at 831.6222 ext. 103 or click here to email Angela.

Julie was raised in the Northwest. She grew up in the Seattle area and spent most of her childhood years in   Ballard, where her Scandinavian roots go back four generations. In 1990, she received her Bachelor’s Degree from Central Washington University in Political Science with a minor in Business Administration. She enjoys running, swimming, hiking, reading and most of all, spending time with her family. 

In 1997 she married her husband, Rob. Taken with the natural beauty of the Cascade Mountains and Snoqualmie Valley, they made their home in North Bend in 1999. They have two sons, Justin (9) and Jacob (4). They were drawn to Cascade Covenant Church by its vibrant youth ministry program. Julie has served as a Preschool and Elementary Sunday School Teacher in Children’s Ministry for many years. She directed the VBS program at their previous church which included families from Cascade Covenant Church. She loves teaching children about God and His love for them.

Julie is excited about God’s will for the opportunity for continued spiritual growth in Children’s Ministry at Cascade Covenant Church!  If you would like to know more about the Preschool or Nursery Ministry, or would like to contact Julie, click here.

Heidi has grown up here in the Northwest, and lived most of it in Kent.  She received her Bachelor’s of Arts in English/ Language Arts from Washington State University.  She met her husband Craig, while working in Seattle as a purchasing agent for a computer store.  They then married  in 1995 and decided to make roots here in the Valley in 1997.  They have 2 boys, Cameron and Ryan, who are enjoying and thriving in elementary school.  Heidi loves to make cards with rubber stamps, go to the movies with her friends, and spend time with her family either camping or riding ATV’s (or both!). 

Heidi has been enjoying Cascade Covenant Church since about 2006 where she started attending Women’s Bible Study.  She then joined MOPS (Mother’s of PreSchoolers) in the fall of 2006.  She fell in love with the ladies in MOPS and served on their Steering team for the next 3 years ending her last year in MOPS as Coordinator.  Heidi feels so blessed in the friends that encouraged her to attend Cascade Covenant church so that she could find her way on the path that God had intended her to be.

If you have any questions concerning Family Experience, Crosswalk or just want to chat please contact Heidi via email or call her at 425.831.6222 x122.

Amy grew up in North Bend and began attending Cascade Covenant in 1991 at age 8 with her parents and five siblings.  She is now married to Jason who she met in kindergarten, and they have two young sons.  In her spare time she enjoys reading, snowboarding, hiking, traveling, doing puzzles, and quite ironically, spending time with middle school students.

To find out more about the Middle School ministry at Cascade Covenant church, or just click here to email Amy.

In 2005, Amy graduated from North Park University in Chicago with degrees in Political Science and Biblical & Theological Studies.  She also spent a year studying at Covenant Bible College in Ecuador and received her Certificate of Christian Studies.  Amy began working with Middle School students at Cascade Covenant when she was in high school.  This passion continued into college where she worked on a teaching certification while working part-time with special needs 7th graders in the Chicago Public Schools.  She felt especially drawn to this age group while coordinating an after school program for at-risk junior high students.  She is thrilled to be continuing this calling in her hometown.