LEADERSHIP

KINGDOM LEAD MINISTRY

A Kingdom culture starts with it’s leaders and then develops through the rest of the church body, like a head sets the tone for our natural body. Our Executive team of Pastors along with the Core team are dedicated to developing a Kingdom led ministry that not only impacts our church, but also our city and region. Our desire is to develop a culture that chases after the King and His Kingdom.

EXECUTIVE TEAM

Pastor Jeremy and Shekinah Carmichael

Lead Pastor

Pastor Jeremy is the Lead Pastor at Garden Valley Church. He and Shekinah have been married since 2003 and have 5 beautiful children. His passion is preaching the Word of God and making disciples — believing that we are always at our best when we are making much of Jesus. Jeremy pastored for 17 years at a Grace International church in Southwest Washington before God called him to Roseburg in 2023.

Pastor Nancy and John Carter

Administrative Pastor

Pastor Nancy is the Administrative Pastor at Garden Valley Church. She has been married to her incredible husband, John, for almost forty years and together they share two children, a son and daughter, and five dynamic grandchildren. Nancy has a background in bookkeeping but her true passion has rooted itself in ministry and she has served churches for the better part of forty years in varying capacities before completing her pastoral licensing with Grace International. She carries a passion for the motherless, fostering the next generation and supporting those in the midst of crisis and grief, while supporting the executive team in bringing their visions to life.

Pastors Shelly and Brian Bandelman

Associate Pastors

Pastor Shelly is an Associate Pastor at Garden Valley Church with over forty years of ministry experience. She and her husband, Brian, have recently returned to Roseburg after a season as missionaries in East Africa and she brings a unique perspective to life and ministry. She lives life abundantly, believes that God is way bigger than any situation, and is dedicated to bringing unity to the generations, helping others encounter God and move into all that He has for them. Shelly and Brian also share six wonderful children, joining the family by blood, marriage and adoption, and one grandchild who lights up the room.

Pastor Lynn and Richard Ferder

Associate Pastor and Prayer Strategist

Lynn is an Associate Pastor at Garden Valley Church and the director for the House of Prayer in Roseburg. Married to her husband Richard for over forty years, they share four grown daughters, 20 grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. She is a retired R.N., Bible teacher, speaker, harpist, and author. With a passion for theology and the behavioral sciences, she brings wisdom and simplicity of difficult topics in a time where it is so desperately needed within society. In her free time, she loves to spend time with her family and dogs.

SUPPORT TEAM

Steven Paulsen

Office Manager

Steven has a background in customer relations and community service. He has a great passion for people and sharing the truth of God’s love and grace. An avid musician, Steven is a member of our worship team, playing multiple instruments and leading worship services with an amazing team. Together with his incredible wife, Lacey, they share two dogs (Jack and Tilly) and two cats (Coda and Theo), and enjoys camping, adventuring, and enjoying the beauty of Oregon.

 

Pastors Mario and Ely Deramond

Garden Valley Espanol Pastors

Mario and Ely are the GVC Español pastors and serve as local missionaries for the Spanish speaking community. Together they share a young son and a drive to reach those in Roseburg in a personal and impactful way. Mario has spent over 20 years as an ordained pastor serving throughout the world and Ely has spent 20 years within pastoral service and functioned within church planting through the nations. Together they lead the Español Ministry at Garden Valley church, a Hispanic church that lives enjoying the life of Christ in a spontaneous way focused on constant renewal.

Isaac Senteza

Worship Ministry Director

Isaac is the worship ministry director at Garden Valley Church and is an accomplished songwriter, worship leader and an avid soccer fan. His desire is to see a generation awakened to the counter-cultural love of Christ through worship and discipleship. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Brie Senteza, after meeting her in Uganda since 2021 and is loving being a full-time Oregonian.

Emily Lowery

Marketing and Social Media Director

Emily is our long-time social media director and was handed the marketing department in 2021, amidst a variety of changes. She has a passion for seeing marketing done at a large scale level while still keeping the heart and excitement that comes with working with non-profits, small businesses and local people. A part of Garden Valley Church for almost 15 years, she has served in youth ministry, ProPresenter, and was a part of the Generation Interns final class in 2010-2011 with Pastors Matthew and Sabrina Schlesinger (now in Oceanside, CA). She is a mother of three incredible children, Isaiah (13), Harper (6) and Adeline (3), she partners with her husband, Donavon, in raising their children and serving in ministry together.

Shaun Konopaski

Video and Livestream Director

Shaun is the director of video and live stream at Garden Valley Church. He has been married to his incredible wife, Wyndee, for over twenty years and together share two amazing children and a soon-to-be daughter-in-law. Carrying a passion for leadership and development, his greatest joy in ministry is helping people discover their true Kingdom identity and to see them flourish while walking it out. He carries a deep-rooted vision and heart to see the Northwest impacted by the Kingdom of God and to see prophetic vision released over the region. In addition to the multitude of talents that he carries, Shaun is also a credentialed pastor of Grace International.

Shekinah Carmichael

Outreach Director

Shekinah loves Jesus, her husband, children, and the people that surround them with immense capacity. She has a hart to see people come to Christ and live their best lives within Him. As Outreach Director at Garden Valley Church, she hopes to fan the flame of the congregation and individuals to go out and love our community well and point them to Christ. She hopes that when people think of Garden Valley Church, they think: “Man, we’re glad they are here in our community!” In her spare time (apart from spending time with her husband, Jeremy, and 5 children), she enjoys creating art, especially painting.

Amy Wilson

Children’s Ministry Director

Amy is our Kid Valley ministry director and has spent the past six years serving in ministry and outside ministry with children as her primary focus. She has a heart for compassion to bring the Kingdom outside of the walls of the church and an immense dedication to the children she teaches and the team she coaches. Not only teaching truth, she also teaches Kid Valley how to be bold in their faith for Christ, as well as showing love and compassion to others and how to worship while having fun. She and her husband, Joe, have lived in Roseburg and surrounding areas for over five years and spend their free time loving on their children and grandchildren that they share.

Brandon Stone

Remix Youth Ministry Director

Brandon is the youth director at Garden Valley Church with a heart and passion to see young people equipped with the tools and ability to go out and change the world around them, living their God-given potential, facing life’s challenges. The founder of clothing line, band and movement RUVCH, he has a unique perspective on building a community within his company and the youth group. He is also the oldest of six siblings and many spiritual siblings who he loves, a favorite uncle to the kids in his family and a coffee addict. Brandon is also the inspiration and driving force behind GVC’s Youth Culture podcast.

INFORMATION

Garden Valley Church
3047 Garden Valley Rd.
Roseburg, OR. 97471

(541) 673-1293

OFFICE HOURS

Wednesday - Friday
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

SERVICE TIMES

Sunday Morning Service
10:00 am

Sunday Español Service
2:30 pm