STAFF

  • James Leman

    Lead Pastor

    Lead Pastor James grew up a missionary kid on an Indian Reservation in eastern Montana. This childhood helped shape his worldview and his desire to see people come to a life-changing knowledge of Jesus. He felt called into full-time pastoral ministry as a freshman in college, but it took another 8 years for him to end up in a church setting. Walking with others at First Church since 2006, he is excited about pushing and challenging people to order their entire lives around Jesus Christ. His heartbeat is connecting those who currently know and passionately worship Christ, and those who are willing to live in authentic community, with those who have not yet had their lives transformed by Jesus. James is also passionate about his family. He's been married to Abby since 1999. They are blessed with two sons, Sam and JJ. James loves being in God's creation - backpacking, bicycling, rafting, camping, and the list could go on. But what he really enjoys is a good round of disc golf in just about any weather. He believes the disc golf course is the best place for an official "meeting!" Email Pastor James

  • Tim Scully

    Director of worship ministries

    Tim has been involved in worship ministry since he was in Middle School, and has led worship for around 15 years. He has a deep love and appreciation for many styles of music: from rock and rap, to jazz and classical. His mom taught him piano and clarinet which gave him the foundation he needed to learn vocals, guitar, bass and even a little drums. He also hopes to someday learn to play the cello. Tim is also a pretty big geek. One of his greatest joys is teaching others how to leverage technology to make life easier. When not leading worship, he works full-time as a web developer and IT Specialist for Numerica Credit Union. Tim was born and raised in Spokane Valley and currently lives in the Greenacres/Liberty Lake area with his amazing wife, Christi, and two adorable sons, Tayne and Thorin, and precious daughter, Thea. In his down-time, you can find Tim reading, playing video games, training for races, or wrestling around with his kids. Email Tim

  • Trevor Bachofner

    Associate Pastor

    Trevor has been in churches his whole life. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Trevor came to deeply love the way of Jesus and stepped into vocational ministry in 2017. He has been married to his best friend, Eedy, since 2018 and they have a son named Felix. Trevor enjoys "nerding out" by playing Dungeons and Dragons or Magic the Gathering, but also loves sports like baseball and disc golf. Trevor has been on staff at First church since February 2023 and oversees administration and family ministries.  Email Trevor

Board of Directors

  • Laurie Mcelroy

    FellowSHIP Pillar

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  • Vacant

    Member care Pillar

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  • Dick Winters

    Finance  Pillar

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  • Eedy Bachofner

    missional outreach Pillar

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  • PAtty Hands

    discipleship Pillar

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  • Don Merriam

    Facilities Pillar

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  • Cindy Matson

    Delegate

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  • Tim Scully

    Worship Pillar

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  • Frank Andersen

    Member at Large + Reserve Delegate

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PASTOR's cabinet

  • JAmes Leman

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  • Ron CURRY

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  • Jeremy Hands

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  • Cindy MAtson

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  • Ruth Wagley

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  • Frank AndersEn

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  • Merle Johnson

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  • Shari Murphy

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  • Terry Marquess

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