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

Associate Pastor
natesalinas@sunset.church

Meet Our Team

Brian Castaneda

Director of Youth Ministries
briancastaneda@sunset.church

Carol Means

Children & Family Ministry Coordinator
carolmeans@sunset.church

Carrie Peeples

Youth Ministry Coordinator
carriepeeples@sunset.church

Daphne Parker

Director of Children & Families
daphneparker@sunset.church

Eddie Gilbert

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

Lori Uhl

Senior Pastor Coordinator
loriuhl@sunset.church

Lorraine Prather

Publication Coordinator
lorraineprather@sunset.church

Maddie Brown

Outreach Ministry Coordinator
madalynbrown@sunset.church

Mai Anh Hall

Communications Manager
maianhhall@sunset.church

Mark Evensen

Ministry Host
minhost@sunset.church

Melissa Pearson

Early Childhood Director
melissapearson@sunset.church

Nick Lind

Student Worship Leader
nicklind@sunset.church

Nicole Flennaugh

Filmmaker/Storyteller
nicoleflennaugh@sunset.church

Sarah Salove

Helping Hands Director
sarahsalove@sunset.church

Sheri Schlief

Outreach Director
sherischlief@sunset.church

Steven Myers

Technical Arts - Audio/Visual

Travis Cibolski

Technical Arts Director
traviscibolski@sunset.church

Meet Our Volunteer Leaders

Alan Mitchell

Ushers & Greeters
alantmitchell@comcast.net

Buzz Strott & Jon Nicholson

Men’s Morning Watch
mensmorningwatch@sunset.church

Carrie Peeples

Reconciliation
reconciliation@sunset.church

Dania Behrens

Sunset Moms
moms@sunset.church

Jim Abdie

Communion
jimabdie@gmail.com

Jim Walcutt

Financial Assistance
jimwalcutt@icloud.com

John Cage

Security & Safety
johncage@sunset.church

Kristen Gustafson

Pack the Pack
kris10gus@gmail.com

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

Cheryl Hoy & Charlotte Douglas

Congregational Care
careteam@sunset.church

Mike Hildenbrand

Global Outreach
mhildenbrand@msn.com

Tina Rust

Christmas Outreach

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 session2023@sunset.church.

Bruce Hanna

Chris George

Jennifer Um

John Franklin

John Griffiths

Kathy Hartrum

Kent Richards

Randy Johnson

Rupa Devadoss