Our Team

Board of Directors

Staff

The staff team at Mountlake Church are a group of men and women who are passionate about making disciples and seeing broken people find renewal in Jesus.

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Noah Sutton
Janitor

Eric Johnson
Communities Pastor

Riley Taylor
Lead Pastor

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Claire Young
Kids Pastor

Bhritney Taylor
Women’s Pastor

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Alec Young
Kids Pastor

Javan Wallace
Youth Pastor

Elders

The Elders of Mountlake Church are the spiritual authority over the church as laid out in 1 Timothy 3v1-7, Titus 1v5-9, and 1 Peter 5v1-4. Their role is to oversee the doctrine, direction, discipline, and delegation of the church.

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Ray Aguilar
Non-Paid Elder

Riley Taylor

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Derek Sandbeck
Non-Paid Elder

Tucker Tillman
Non-Paid Elder

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Board of Directors

These local church members, who are neither staff nor family, provide guidance on the legal, ethical, and financial aspects of Mountlake Church’s business operations and the liabilities of its 501(c)(3) organization.

Riley Taylor — President

Todd Young — Secretary

Nikki Yates — Treasurer

Dave Tschirgi — Board Member

Cathy Herholdt — Board Member

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