Our Team

Meet Our Pastors

Steve Ruetschle

Senior Pastor
steveruetschle@sunset.church

Phil Church

Minister of Worship and Creative Arts
philchurch@sunset.church

Rick Noling

Minister of Administration
ricknoling@sunset.church

Nate Salinas

Director of Ministries
natesalinas@sunset.church

Meet Our Team

Alex Gorshe

Technical Assistant
alexgorshe@sunset.church

Brian Castaneda

Director of Youth Ministries
briancastaneda@sunset.church

Donna Larson

Receptionist
donnalarson@sunset.church

Eddie Gilbert

Ministry Host
minhost@sunset.church

Ian Gorshe

Ministry Host
minhost@sunset.church

Jessica Marshall

Bookkeeper
jessicamarshall@sunset.church

Joshua Erickson

Ministry Host
minhost@sunset.church

Karen Carroll

Adult Ministry & Contributions Coordinator
karencarroll@sunset.church

Laura VanderGiessen

Worship Team Program Director
lauravandergiessen@sunset.church

Lorraine Prather

Publication Coordinator
lorraineprather@sunset.church

Mai Anh Hall

Communications Manager
maianhhall@sunset.church

Mark Evensen

Ministry Host
minhost@sunset.church

Melissa Andersen

Children’s Ministry Manager & Director of Preschool
melissaandersen@sunset.church

Myra Gassner

Facility Manager
myragassner@sunset.church

Nick Lind

Student Worship Leader
nicklind@sunset.church

Sarah Salove

Helping Hands Director
sarahsalove@sunset.church

Sheri Schlief

Outreach Director
sherischlief@sunset.church

Terry Foster

Ministry Host
minhost@sunset.church

Travis Cibolski

Technical Arts Director
traviscibolski@sunset.church

Meet Our Volunteer Leaders

Ada Howe

Sunset Moms
moms@sunset.church

Alan Mitchell

Ushers & Greeters
alantmitchell@comcast.net

Buzz Strott & Jon Nicholson

Men’s Morning Watch
mensmorningwatch@sunset.church

Carrie Peeples

Reconciliation
reconciliation@sunset.church

Jim Abdie

Communion
jimabdie@gmail.com

Jim Walcutt

Financial Assistance
jimwalcutt@icloud.com

John Cage

Security & Safety
johncage@sunset.church

Judy Norman

Family Promise
judy2norman@gmail.com

Kathy Hall

Food & Toy
foodandtoy@sunset.church

Lori Uhl

Women’s Bible Study & Jump4joy
womensbible@sunset.church
letsjump4joy@gmail.com

Lynn Moore

Small Groups, Assimilation, & Prayer
smallgroups@sunset.church
lynnmoore@sunset.church

Mark & Kathy Viers and Cheryl Hoy

Congregational Care
careteam@sunset.church

Mike Hildenbrand

Global Outreach
mhildenbrand@msn.com

Melissa Griffith

Small Group Questions
melissagriffith503@gmail.com

Robert Glenn

Pack the Pack
riglenn1963@gmail.com

William Efird

Contemplative Prayer
william.efird@gmail.com

Yukiko Flennaugh

Racial Justice
biblicaljustice@sunset.church

Meet Our Session

Our Session is the ruling body of the church, and each Session member has been ordained as Elders at Sunset. If you would like to connect with our Session, please contact them at session2021@sunset.church.

Bruce Hanna

Chris George

Dennis Kviz

Doug Morris

Jennifer Um

John Franklin

John Griffiths

Kent Richards

Randy Johnson