OUR STAFF

Luke was born and raised in Bigfork, Montana, and has been married to his beautiful wife Caroline since 2014. Luke, Caroline, and their two sons Asher and Rhett love the Flathead Valley and the culture of Northwest Montana. In their spare time, they can be found in the woods or on the river enjoying all that the Treasure State has to offer. Luke graduated with his Bachelor of Science from Montana State University, and later received his Master of Divinity and Master of Theology in preaching from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Tyler was born and raised in Texas where he made the conscious decision to follow Christ at the age of 25. He was a 5 year scholarship student athlete receiving a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Environmental Science from Post University in Waterbury, Connecticut, followed by a Master’s of Theological Studies from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2019. Tyler has been married since 2012 to his beautiful wife Alicia. They have three children; Payton, Cheyenne, and Lane. He enjoys the outdoors, fishing, hunting, and baseball.

Marquis grew up in Spokane, WA where by age 16 he had found success (and an unhealthy identity) in the local music scene. Sadly, a season of poor decisions followed, but at age 17, Marquis heard the gospel, trusted in Christ, and was radically changed. In 2000, after attending Bible College, he began interning at his church (Calvary Chapel Spokane) while also touring as an independent and major label musician. Marquis answered God's call and has served in full-time worship and pastoral ministry since 2003. He loves teaching younger creatives about worship and ministry and has hopes to start a worship school one day. He is currently writing a book on worship and recording a new worship album (to be released in 2025). He and his wife Allison (Veneration Kids Director) were married in 2003 and they have three amazing teens who serve alongside them in Worship, Production and Kids Ministry. Marquis enjoys family walks & bike rides, songwriting, designing and building things, fast internet, anything chocolate-peanut butter & naps.

At the age of 19 Gordon joined the Marines and served two combat tours in Iraq. Shortly after his service, God miraculously and radically changed his life. In an act of obedience, Gordon fully surrendered his life to Christ and realized the calling God placed on him. The Lord opened many doors for him as a successful entrepreneur using his platform to share the love of Christ to everyone he encountered. He has served in many leadership roles within the church over the past decade prior to becoming the Community Life Pastor at Veneration Church. Gordon is married to his wife Ewelina since 2012. They have three children: Gordon (Gordy), Rose, and Joy. In his free time, he can be found hunting, working out, or climbing mountains!

Raul was born in Wyoming and grew up in Washington. He moved to Montana in 1989 with his family and graduated from Bigfork High School. He then married his best friend from High School, Michell. They have four children, Matiana, Jonas, Oscar and Anias. Raul has been in ministry since 2005 as a Pastor in Youth, Young Adult, Kids Ministry, Multi-SIte Church and Church Planting. You can find Raul in his spare time in Glacier National Park, Range Rider baseball games, wood working, baking sourdough bread and crafting foods in the kitchen, and all the tacos!

Allison is the Veneration Kids Director. She grew up in Wisconsin and then Washington state, where she married her husband Marquis in 2003. She was raised in the church, serving in kids ministry as soon as she was old enough, and made her faith her own in high school. Moving to Kalispell in 2014 felt like coming home. Allison enjoys lake days, exploring new hiking trails with her faithful dog, watching her kids fly down the ski hill ahead of her, and curling up with a good book, especially on the gray, cloudy days. She homeschools her three children and loves seeing kids understand the Bible and God's great love for them.

Noah was born in the Flathead Valley where he and his wife, Florence, were married in 2017. His first experience running a sound board came in middle school with his church worship team, which eventually led him to pursue a formal education in Audio Production.  Various interests include Biblical study, fictional lore, technology and fantastic story-telling. He also enjoys sad piano music... considerably.

Meet Charity, a Minnesota native who grew up in a vibrant homeschooled Christian family of nine kids. From the start, Charity was surrounded by Bible teaching, and at the age of 10, she experienced the transformative power of salvation - forging a personal connection with Jesus that has guided her throughout her life. Charity and her husband Mike were initially drawn to the valley for the abundant mountain activities, but they soon discovered God had brought them here to be a part of Veneration. You'll find Charity basking in the great outdoors, experimenting with new recipes, writing by the fire, or indulging in homesteading DIY projects.

Michael grew up in Valparaiso, IN and has been married to his beautiful wife CammiAnn since 2014. Michael was raised in a Christian home and has been drumming since high school. He currently works as a Web/Application Developer, but he also loves serving the church and fostering worship environments through his musical gifts. Michael and CammiAnn moved to the Flathead Valley in 2015 and dream of owning acreage in the future. They have 4 beautiful girls, and enjoy hiking and taking family walks together.

Job was born & raised in the Flathead Valley & gave his life to Christ from a very young age. Although he called himself a Christian; he didn't fully walk the walk of faith until mid highschool when Jesus started to pull on his heart. He was then involved with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) alongside his wife Tessa (married since July 2022). They did a couple of schools with YWAM where Job found his passion & calling for the younger generation to follow Christ wholeheartedly. In Job’s free time, he enjoys camping, hiking, cooking & basketball.

Andrii was born and raised in Ukraine, but has lived and studied here in Montana for the last three years. He graduated from Montana Christian College with his Bachelors in Christian Leadership and is planning to attend Seminary this Fall. All year long you can find him enjoying the great outdoors - hiking, swimming, skiing, football (soccer), and volleyball.