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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.

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Caleb was born in Gainesville, Florida (so yes, “Go Gators” is basically in his DNA) and grew up in Kingsland, Georgia. He has been involved in music ministry since the age of 18, including ten years touring in a Christian band and living on coffee, grace, and guitar strings. He married his amazing wife, Kelly, in 2011, and together they have three awesome boys—Canon, Oliver, and Greyson—who make life loud, joyful, and full of snacks. A die-hard Florida Gators fan, Caleb and his family can usually be found outdoors adventuring and soaking up God’s creation when they’re not cheering on the Gators.

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!

Kayla grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and calls Whitefish home. She’s a proud mom to her 8-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter, and their favorite days are spent exploring the outdoors or tending their garden.
She brings more than a decade of experience as a photographer and marketing professional, along with a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership from Azusa Pacific University. Kayla loves bringing systems and structure to help organizations flourish. Kayla loves a good road trip and getting lost in a fiction novel. You’ll often find her camping with a camera in hand. 

Levi was born and raised in the Flathead Valley. He graduated from Bigfork High School and earned a degree in Ministry Leadership from Moody Bible Institute. He has served as an intern with three different ministries, most recently in Butte at the Baptist Student Union, where he served as a college campus minister.
Levi is married to Jayna, whom he met while they were both students in their church youth group. They are currently expecting their first child in October!
In his free time, Levi enjoys the outdoors, playing sports, and spending time with family. Some of his favorite movies include Nacho Libre, Napoleon Dynamite, and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Noah and his wife, Florence, grew up in the Flathead Valley. They were married in 2017 and currently have two sons, Matthias and Baruch. Noah was first exposed to worship & production in middle school by helping out in his church's youth group, which eventually led him to pursue a formal education in Audio Production.  

Kylie was born in Nevada and raised in California. Her and her husband, Zack, moved to Montana in 2024 after 4 years of waiting for God to give them His "yes" to move. They have three sons. Kylie gave her life to Jesus and was baptized in 2016. Since then, she has been serving in children's ministry. With a background in education and a heart for the Lord, Kylie is excited to serve the children of Veneration Church. In her free time, you will find her drinking an iced coffee, paddle boarding, snowboarding, baking, playing games, or spending quality time with her family.

Dr. Bruce Speer brings more than 50 years of pastoral ministry experience to Veneration Church, having served as Senior Pastor of several churches, including 19 years at Crosspoint Church in Missoula, Montana. Throughout his ministry, he has had the privilege of seeing churches experience significant spiritual and numerical growth.
Bruce believes that the foundation of a healthy, growing church is the faithful preaching and teaching of God's Word, combined with an intentional discipleship ministry that equips believers to become spiritually mature, fully committed followers of Jesus Christ.
His passion is to help Christians grow in their faith, develop strong biblical convictions, and become equipped to disciple others.
Bruce and his wife, Jill, have been married for 51 years. They have two adult children, Nathan and Rebekah, and three granddaughters. Outside of ministry, Bruce enjoys exercising, playing golf, and spending time with his family.

Originally from Kingsland, Georgia, Kelly had called it home since kindergarten. After working hard to pay off their first home in Georgia, Kelly and her husband Caleb felt God's call for them to sell their home and move their family of 5 into an RV. Little did they know, God was preparing them for a HUGE move cross country here to Montana. After her nearly 10 years at Chick-fil-A, including six years as a General Manager, Kelly and the Roddy family left everything and answered the call back to ministry. At home, life is full of loud, joyful chaos with three boys and now a baby girl! With a busy household, Kelly loves finding ways to organize for her family. In free time, you’ll find Kelly working on a puzzle (looking at the box for help is cheating!), playing board games, or watching football with the boys. Go Buckeyes and Browns! And if there’s one more thing to know, it’s that Kelly absolutely LOVES snow!

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