Woodmen Valley Chapel

Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus." (I Tim. 3:13)

Kevin has been a member of the Elder Council since 2001 and is currently serving as the Elder Moderator..

Kevin and his wife Dawn have one son, Noah. They have been active members of the Woodmen family since 1987. He has served Woodmen Valley in the past as an Awana leader, Small Group leader, Sunday School teacher and Finance Committee moderator. Kevin works as a Design Engineer for Intel Corp..

Kevin's ministry passions include developing a deeper amazement of God's grace through the study and teaching of His Word and integrating the next generation into the life and leadership of the church.

Matt serves as Senior Pastor at Woodmen Valley, as well as liaison between the staff and the Elder Council.

Matt and his wife of 25 years, Arlene, have three boys, Andrew (18), Joel (15) and Stephen (12). The Heards have been in Colorado Springs since August 2001, having left Grand Rapids, MI.

His four primary areas of passion and responsibility include vision-casting, shepherding, preaching and leading.

Jaan and his wife Shirley have been active at Woodmen Valley since 1992. They have one son, Matthew. Jaan has served as an Elder for more than a decade, and is currently serving his fourth term.

Jaan gives distribution oversight to a national outreach called Lift Up America and serves on the National Team of Here's Life Inner City. His passions include discipleship of the next generation, Biblical literacy, and evangelism. Jaan's areas of involvement at Woodmen are leading a young men's bible study in his home and co-leading a weekly men's Bible study/fellowship group.

Bill is serving in his second term as a member of Woodmen's Elder Council after having been involved in ministry for over 40 years. He and his wife Laurie have four adult children (all married): Donna Brady, Deanne DeVries, Darlene Dueck and Dale Keyes.

Bill is the Vice President of Resource Development with OC International (missions organization in Colorado Springs), traveling world-wide to encourage and equip pastors and ministry leaders.

Bill's areas of passion include helping people discover God's will for their lives; educating believers with a stronger vision for God's heart for missions; and helping people become more involved in kingdom activity. In addition to serving as an Elder, Bill is a community group Bible study leader.

David and his wife Sherry have been actively involved at Woodmen Valley since 1983. David has served as an Elder since 1987 (several different 3-year terms). He also served on WVC founding Pastor Bill Dodder's Spiritual Advisory Committee which was the predecessor to the Elder Council. David has served as an elder under all four WVC pastors.

David works at Atmel Corporation in the role of Manager of Environmental, Health and Safety. His ministry passions include missions and teaching adults. Over the years David has served on several WVC missions committees and he has taught several different adult Bible classes as well. David and Sherry have been involved at the Woodmen Heights campus since the first Sunday the Liberty Community opened its doors.

David and Sherry have three children; Ryan is a petroleum engineer in the Houston area, Rachel attends Baylor University, and Regan attends Liberty High School.

Carl and his wife, Ann, have lived in the Springs 12 years and have been at Woodmen for 10 years. They have one son, Chris, and his family also living here. Carl has served on the Elder Council for 5 of his years at WVC. In 1993, Carl retired from management with Halliburton Company.

His ministry passions include hospitality and helping people grow in their walk with Christ. Carl's involvement at Woodmen also includes the Finance Committee, Home Group leader, and Woodmen Heights greeter.

Randy and his wife BJ have been actively involved at Woodmen Valley Chapel since moving to Colorado Springs in 1995. Randy joined the Elder Council in 2008 and also services on the board of the Center for Strategic Ministry (CSM) and is actively involved in both Men’s and Impact Ministries (Global and Community).

Randy is semi-retired but very active in the community volunteering and with his consulting work with businesses, church and para-ministry organizations. Randy loves reading, golf and motorcycles.

Randy and his wife BJ have two son’s; Derek and his wife Katie, and their daughter, live in Colorado Springs. Kirk and his wife Debbee, and their three son’s, live in Indio, CA.