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 Have a Better Marriage 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.

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.

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 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 Café 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 Café torch!

I am Candace Stark and I own Stark Bookkeeping here in Princeton, BC. I am a bookkeeper, a homeschooling mom, church treasurer, and I run the Women’s Mental Health group at Princeton Baptist Church. Our family has been attending Princeton Baptist Church for over 5 years and have found our home here. I have been operating my bookkeeping business since 2022 and running the Women’s Mental Health group since the fall of 2020. I am passionate about numbers which is why my career choice makes sense. I love working from home and helping local small businesses to be successful. The other thing I am passionate about is mental health. I can personally relate to so many of the struggles faced with mental health difficulties and all the things life throws at us. I genuinely enjoy supporting other women in their journey to recovery. It is a blessing to watch women grow and flourish with the tools, information, and support our group provides. Other interests I have are, dirt biking, horseback riding, hiking, home renovations, cuddling babies in the nursery, and spending time at the beach.

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.

Tim was born and raised on the West coast of Vancouver Island in a Christian community providing health and spiritual care to the villages of the remote coast. 

After Graduating from Trinity Western University in Langley, he married his high school sweetheart, Judy and raised their 3 children in Port Coquitlam at Friendship Baptist Church.

He and Judy were called to Princeton in 2011 as empty nesters experiencing a new stage of life in a new community confident in God’s leading.

In the time here, God has blessed him with 4 grandchildren who are a delight to him and keeps him active.

Stephanie has been attending Princeton Baptist Church since 2006. She’s
been married to her husband Clayton for 15 years and they have two
daughters aged 12 and 7.
Steph and Clayton love the outdoors, particularly hiking the beautiful
mountain ranges surrounding Princeton. As a family they love to haul their
old trailer out into the mountains for a few days to hike, swim and explore
together.
Steph owns a recreational gymnastics gym here in Princeton. Her
involvement in church ministry has ranged from starting the Women’s
Mental Health ministry and serving as leader for several years, as well as
teaching Sunday School and serving on the worship team over the last 10
years.

Kyle and Meagan have been married for 12 years, and have 3 children. They moved to Princeton in 2021. Princeton Baptist quickly became a place to call home, and they enjoy serving and helping out in many different capacities. 

They enjoy all things outdoors; hunting, fishing and exploring on their side by side. Winter seasons are spent mostly living at any number of arenas watching their 3 kids play hockey. If they aren’t out in the woods, or at the rink, you can find them in the shop working on any number of project vehicles.