Our Staff
Gary Snavely, Teaching Pastor
Joseph Thornton, Family Life Pastor
Joseph Thornton, Family Life Pastor
Gary, who has over 30 years experience as a lead pastor, has a passion for preaching messages that help people become what God intended them to be. Over the years, he has developed a type of preaching he calls Experiential Preaching. The emphasis is on a life changing encounter with the living Word of God and his motto is “to make God re
Gary, who has over 30 years experience as a lead pastor, has a passion for preaching messages that help people become what God intended them to be. Over the years, he has developed a type of preaching he calls Experiential Preaching. The emphasis is on a life changing encounter with the living Word of God and his motto is “to make God real, to see lives changed.” You can reach Gary at 541-567-3013 or hermistonfcc@gmail.com.
Joseph Thornton, Family Life Pastor
Joseph Thornton, Family Life Pastor
Joseph Thornton, Family Life Pastor
Joseph, our family life pastor, spent thirty years honing his communication skills while teaching English and working with at-risk students in public schools . He has a love for serving people through everything from mowing lawns and delivering food to prison visitation. One of his greatest joys come from teaching God’s word using a disc
Joseph, our family life pastor, spent thirty years honing his communication skills while teaching English and working with at-risk students in public schools . He has a love for serving people through everything from mowing lawns and delivering food to prison visitation. One of his greatest joys come from teaching God’s word using a discussion format. You can reach Joseph and his wife Denise at 541-567-3013 or at hermistonfcc@gmail.com
Dani Jackson, Office Manager
Joseph Thornton, Family Life Pastor
Sharon Wade & Amber Hansen, Children's Ministry
Dani, our office manager, brings youth, passion and a love for technology to our staff. As a wife and mother of three who did not grow up in the church, she loves to ask “Why?” She has totally transformed and enlarged our digital footprint. People love her bright smile, warm greetings and her attitude of “help me help you.” You can reach her at 541-567-3013 or at hermistonfcc@gmail.com.
Sharon Wade & Amber Hansen, Children's Ministry
Sharon Wade & Amber Hansen, Children's Ministry
Sharon Wade & Amber Hansen, Children's Ministry
Sharon and Amber head up our children’s ministry. Both have a deep love for kids and are dedicated to helping children learn who Jesus is and to grow in their faith..The two of them have done everything from running our nursery to running our Daily Vacation Bible School program. They also have experience teaching Sunday school, putting o
Sharon and Amber head up our children’s ministry. Both have a deep love for kids and are dedicated to helping children learn who Jesus is and to grow in their faith..The two of them have done everything from running our nursery to running our Daily Vacation Bible School program. They also have experience teaching Sunday school, putting on the Christmas pageant and operating a wide variety of special kids programs. You can reach them at 541-567-3013 or at hermistonfcc@gmail.com
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Jose Lemus, Building Grounds
Sharon Wade & Amber Hansen, Children's Ministry
Jose Lemus, Building Grounds
Jose, our maintenance specialist, who is bilingual, is our own personal MacGyver. He has a unique ability to repair anything, anytime, anywhere. He lives to serve the people of our church and community and takes great pride in maintaining the buildings and grounds here at FCC. You can reach him at 541-567-301