meet the team

The Office Staff aka the people you will meet in the office

Kyle Nichols

Head Pastor

Head Pastor

The first thing you should know about Kyle is that he likes a lot of things.

So many.

He likes hunting and fishing, he like drawing and reading. Most recently he likes jumping on the new trampoline with his kids. He likes puttering around on his old motorbike. He likes building espressos and roasting coffee. One look at his fancy hair and beard, and you’ll know that Kyle likes growing, tending, and fixing things.

As such, his summers are full of too-big projects, gardening, and ridiculous, hippy-composting methods.

All of this might suggest that Kyle should be a landscaper, or a coffee shop owner, but he is not. Kyle is our pastor because among all his other likes, Kyle really likes the church.

Kyle and his wife Rachel (who is beautiful and amazing and who suffers patiently with Kyle’s many changing interests (imagine it!)), moved to Princeton in 2012 where they started their family (currently holding at three young kids), and where they first felt the call to ministry.

Kyle loves his family and is passionate about Christ’s church; passionate about seeing us move as a family in the direction God calls us.

Oh yeah, Kyle also really likes his wife’s sourdough bread, enough that it should probably be included here. He also probably would have enjoyed writing his own bio, but it would have almost certainly turned out too random and too absurd to publish (with far too many parentheses).

Susan Herczku

Church Administrator

Church Administrator

Susan and her husband moved to Princeton in 2019 planning to be semi-retired but God had other plans and she joined our team.  Susan feels God has lead her here for a reason and looks forward to seeing what it is. Susan quickly got involved with the Food Bank, Jr youth as well as Freedom Session and is enjoying jumping in with both feet.  You will usually see her greeting you as you come into the church before she scoops your children away for Sunday School.

Jeff Fry

Youth Pastor

Youth Pastor

Jeff and his wife, Katie have called Princeton their home since 2016 and have grown their family from two to now four.  Jeff joined our church as the new Youth Pastor in March of 2022 and looks forward to engaging with our town youth and leading them to Jesus.

Program and Ministry Leaders aka the volunteers who outreach, love and grow our community

Rob and Kelly Nicholls

Associate Family and Marriage

Associate Family and Marriage

Vision: To support, encourage, and provide biblical counsel to couples and families through the everyday challenges of life.

History: Rob and Kelly Nicholls started the Marriage and Family Ministry in 2017 after several years of informal couples counselling. It soon became evident that the need for Christian based marriage counselling far outweighed the supply of facilitators. Rob and Kelly are both certified facilitators for Prepare-Enrich, whose program provides relationship assessment tools for counsellors psychologists, social workers, and clergy. Kelly is a Certified Counselor through the Kelowna College of Professional Counselling and Rob is credentialed with the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches of BC as a Marriage Pastor.

Since 2017, the marriage ministry has seen many challenged couples come to understand God’s incredible desire for joy in their relationships by applying the Biblical principles of Faith, Hope, and Love. 1 Corinthians 13:13.

Rob and Kelly are looking forward to continuing to grow the idea of “Returning Christian Values to Marriage” in churches and communities throughout BC, by inspiring healthy married couples to get involved in the much-needed field of Christian Marriage Counseling.

Chris Mortensen

Worship Team Leader

Worship Team Leader

To some, Chris Mortensen is known as culinary experimenter, photographer, or dude to talk about fishing with. To Kaiden, he is known as Dad, and to Carolyn he is known as Husband.

At our Church, we also know Chris as our Worship Team Leader. Since he and his family moved here from the Sunshine Coast a year ago, he had agreed to take on the role of Worship Team Leader at our church.

His role as Worship Team Leader includes lining up the music team each week, curating a set list of songs, leading the worship team through practice and performance, getting tips from  Kyle on grooming his beard, and putting himself on the stage almost every Sunday to lead our congregation through the sacred time of worship.

Chris makes music his science and his art, if you have questions about music, or the role music plays in worship, he is your guy.

Susan Herczku

Sunday School Leader

Sunday School Leader

Susan and her husband moved to Princeton in November 2019 from the lower mainland.  Prior to coming here, Susan attended Northview Community Church where she was a Sunday School Teacher for preschoolers.  Now she is a part of our community, taking on the role of Sunday School Leader.  Susan has become involved in other ministries, such as the Food Bank and Youth as well as our Church Administrator.

Mark Howarth

Food Bank - Chaplain

Food Bank - Chaplain

Mark has been a Christian for 40 years. He went to Bible School shortly after being converted to get a solid grounding to his faith. Mark graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Baptist Theological School.

Mark is married to Edith, have 3 adult children, and have been members of Princeton Baptist church for 20 years.  Mark has been involved with church work of some kind for as long as he can remember.

Likes: seeing new people come to know Christ, seeing the church grow, preaching, playing guitar, geology, motorcycles, mechanics, camping, times with the family and studying the Bible especially the gospel accounts and the book of Genesis.

 

Chloe Minosky

KidCafe

KidCafe

My name is Chloe and I have been in Princeton for about 18 years. I have been attending the Princeton Baptist Church for 6 years. There I have built some of the most important relationships in my life. I have learned so much about community, deepening my roots and love for Princeton. I crossed paths with Kid Cafe a few years ago and immediately saw its value. A fancy latte in Princeton? Yes please! Rest and conversation during motherhood. Kids bouncing and playing. Everyone really looks out for each other and gives a sense of “it takes a village”. I feel blessed to be passed the Kid Cafe torch!

Stephanie Vermette

Women's Mental Health

Women's Mental Health

Stephanie and her husband Clayton have been attending Princeton Baptist Church for about 10 years and volunteering in leading Sunday School Programs, Youth Groups, worship and the wood ministry.

They have a passion for the lifestyle Princeton has to offer and along with their four-year-old daughter Emily, try to get out hiking, hunting and camping as often as they can.

Stephanie works in Family Services with a background in nursing and facilitates the Women’s Mental Health Ministry which started up in 2017. She hopes to see increased mental health awareness throughout the church and see women and men experience the restorative power of Christ and come to know their God-given purpose in sharing their stories.

Candace Stark

Women's Mental Health

Women's Mental Health

My name is Candace Stark and I lead one of the Women’s Mental Health groups. I’m a mom of 2 grown kids and 11 year old twins. We have dogs, cats and horses, we love to get out on the trails for a ride! Although my life may seem together now it wasn’t always so. I’ve struggled with a troubled and dysfunctional childhood, addictions, mental health, the challenges of being a single parent, and abusive relationships. God has brought me through so much and looking back I can see His hand on every part of my life. He has rescued me, healed me, protected me, strengthened me, and gave my life purpose. Sometimes it takes us a long time to end up where we were meant to be. I have found where I belong here in Princeton and through all the struggles God has built a solid foundation of faith in me that I hope to now share with others. 

Rhianfa Riel

Women's Mental Health

Women's Mental Health

Rhianfa moved to Princeton with her husband and their children in 2008 after many years working in camp ministry on the coast. 

When she is not explaining how to spell and say her name, Rhianfa takes care of her mother, works as a life coach, and co-leads the Women’s Mental Health Group.
 
Her past ministry experiences and her journey through infertility, pregnancy loss, depression, dementia caregiving, and crises of faith have grown in Rhianfa a deep compassion for the broken-hearted both in the church and in the community.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rhianfa Riel

Yup she does this too!  If you are in need of prayer, please email Rhianfa at prayers@princetonbaptist.ca.  If you would like to join us in person, this group meets Tuesday mornings 9 am at the Chapel (behind Town Hall).

Prayer Ministry

Yup she does this too! If you are in need of prayer, please email Rhianfa at prayers@princetonbaptist.ca. If you would like to join us in person, this group meets Tuesday mornings 9 am at the Chapel (behind Town Hall).

Karen Fulton

Women's Mental Health

Women's Mental Health

Karen has lived in Princeton with her husband and four children for over 11 years; they have attended the Princeton Baptist Church for 10 years. Karen has volunteered with many organizations in Princeton over the years, including the preschool, minor hockey and swim club.

 

Karen completed a nursing diploma in 2010 and was hired at Princeton General Hospital and Ridgewood Lodge. Following a workplace accident, Karen went back to school and retrained as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse and now works as a Community Mental Health Nurse here in Princeton.

 

Karen is passionate about learning and teaching; she has homeschooled her children on and off over the years and eagerly engages in education for herself. She strives to be an advocate for others, along with promoting improved mental health and coping strategies. 

 

Karen has been working alongside Stephanie and Rhianfa this year in facilitating the Woman’s Mental Health group. This group has reached out to so many women over the past year! It has been an inspiration to listen to shared stories of struggle and motivation, to provide support and understanding, and to witness Gods unfailing love in this opportunity to remind us that we are all perfect. Matthew 5:48 

Leadership Board aka the people running the business-y side of things

What is a Leadership Board?

Our Leadership Board consists of church members who are elected by the church to assist the pastor in the spiritual affairs of the church.  

Elected Board members act as a legal board of trustees for the church, they have regular meetings with the Lead Pastor on church business and they also advise on and approve our budget.

Rhianfa Riel

Rhianfa 2020

When she is not explaining how to spell and say her name, Rhianfa is training to be a registered professional counsellor, works as a life coach, serves on the foodbank committee, and co-leads the Women’s Mental Health and Prayer Chain ministries at Princeton Baptist. 

As a deacon, Rhianfa is excited to expand her service and heart for compassion into deeper places. Her ministry experiences and her journey through infertility, pregnancy loss, depression, dementia caregiving, and crises of faith have grown in Rhianfa a deep empathy for the broken-hearted both in the church and in the community. 

Mark Howarth

Mark Howarth 2022

Mark has been a Christian for 40 years. He went to Bible School shortly after being converted to get a solid grounding to his faith. Mark graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Baptist Theological School.

Mark is married to Edith, have 3 adult children, and have been members of Princeton Baptist church for 20 years.  Mark has been involved with church work of some kind for as long as he can remember.

Likes: seeing new people come to know Christ, seeing the church grow, preaching, playing guitar, geology, motorcycles, mechanics, camping, times with the family and studying the Bible especially the gospel accounts and the book of Genesis.

Rob Nicholls

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Rob joined the staff team in 2017 as Associate of Marriage and Family after many years of involvement in the Tech and Worship teams at the church.

He is in the last few years of his career as an Airline Pilot, and after retirement envisions pastoring in the area of marriage development with his wife of over 30 years, Kelly.

Rob enjoys the Princeton lifestyle and is so appreciative to share that passion with Kelly, and their two married children who also make Princeton their home.

Rob has spent many years informally talking with and encouraging couples to explore strategies for a better marriage. He enjoys officiating weddings and is available for premarital and marriage counseling with Kelly.

Art Goerzen

Art 2022

Art was born in Paraguay and moved to Vancouver as a child. He moved to the Lower mainland while in grade 4.  Attended and got baptized in Ebenezer Mennonite Church.  Married his wife, Elvira in 1990 and built their first home next door to his Parents farm, where they had 2 girls who grew up there. They started attending Langley Mennonite Fellowship in 1990.  Changed to Level Ground Mennonite 2011 which was closer so their children could attend youth.  They moved to Princeton after their children graduated and started attending Princeton Baptist around the same time.  Art became a member a year ago and is enjoying our community.