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).

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.