Elder Candidates
Brent Allan
I began attending Lake Tapps Community Church with my wife, Patti in 2015. After serving for 20 years in several areas of ministry in a church outside the Lake Tapps Community, we were excited when God called us to serve right here in our own community. Solid Gospel teaching, a warm welcome, and building relationships easily confirmed this was our new church family. We enjoy continuing to study God’s Word leading a small group in our home that began many years ago. Raised in a Christian home, it was not until high school in 1969 that I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior at a weekend Youth for Christ retreat. I am often called to serve where there is a need, most recently with facilities, greeting, scripture reading, and the transition team.
I have a passion for the gospel and compassion of Christ to be shared with the underprivileged throughout the state as board president of the Christian non-profit Compassion Washington by fighting human trafficking and providing free medical and dental clinics. We are thrilled that the LTCC family has been so involved in this outreach ministry each year coming alongside other like-minded churches in the area to help people follow Jesus. Patti and I have also served in short term missions three times in Nicaragua and in Uganda.
Patti and I have been married for over 52 years and are blessed with 3 grown children that live nearby, 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. It was an honor to serve in the US Air Force, then as Facilities Superintendent of an Air Force base and eventually the Portfolio Director for the Public Building Service NW Arctic Region. I am excited about our Lake Tapps family growing even closer together as we lean in to what God has planned for us, and our community.
Doug Goodwin
I was born and raised in Centralia WA. My family were not regular church attenders. After I became friends with the son of an Elder of a local church, I started attending even though the rest of my family did not.
I accepted Christ in 5th grade, but in hindsight it was like the proverbial “seed which fell on the rocky ground.” There was no root. By the time I was in High School I had fallen away from the Lord, and this continued through my time in college.
After college graduation, I moved back to Centralia. I met Robin and we married in 1990. Robin’s desire to be close to God, belong to a church and for us to be active in a Small Group Bible Study was the avenue used by the Holy Spirit to break through my rebellious spirit and surrender to God.
In the previous churches we attended I had served on Building Committees, Men’s Ministries, taught Sunday School, served along with Robin as Christian Education Directors, led Small Group Bible Studies and eventually served as an Elder.
Robin and I started attending LTCC in 2007 along with our three youngest children. In my time at LTCC I have served on the Building Committee, helped lead and/or host Small Group Bible Studies, served in Men’s Ministry and as a Greeter and an Usher.
Robin and I have 5 adult children and two granddaughters. I’m employed as a Structural Engineer.
Robin and I are so grateful for the community God has provided at LTCC and for the wisdom of the Leadership to go through this transition process with Interim Pastor Ministries (IPM). We are so encouraged and excited to see what God has in store for LTCC.
Kory Queen
My family moved to Bonney Lake in January 2022. We sought the Lord’s guidance on which local congregation to attend, and He brought us to LTCC.
My high school sweetheart, Sydney, and I grew up in a very legalistic denomination; but at the end of high school, I lost a dear mentor and abandoned Christianity altogether. After years of atheism and searching for the Truth, the real and living God broke in, and I entrusted my life to Jesus. Sydney and I left legalism behind and have come to cherish and celebrate the incredible grace of God as He renovates us more into His image every day.
I was a campus minister at the University of Tennessee from 2013 to 2015, after which I stopped my seminary training to become a lawyer. I made this transition believing that with the unique gifts and affinities God put in me, I would do more effective work for the Kingdom of Heaven as a lawyer. After attending the University of Alabama School of Law, I began practicing in Seattle. In my practice, I represent injured people against insurance companies and other corporations, and every day on my way to the office I thank God for the privilege of fighting on behalf of the poor and powerless against those who would exploit them if left unchecked.
We have three elementary-aged children, and one of my greatest joys in this life has been to witness Sydney homeschooling them with such wisdom, empathy, and patience.
After my years of skepticism, I wrote about my journey from atheism to hope in a little book titled, “A Path to Heaven.” I firmly believe that God is eager to reveal himself to anyone honestly seeking; and my family is thankful to be a part of LTCC’s mission, putting the love and wisdom of Christ into action in this community and around the world.
Matt Moench
My wife Krystal and I, along with our two children, began attending LTCC in 2021. We were thrilled with the clear, convicting, and compassionate biblical preaching, and also loved the church’s focus on the mission field . Our kids immediately connected with our wonderful children’s ministry, and we felt right at home as part of the family.
God saved me by grace, through faith in Jesus Christ, during my senior year of college at Eastern Washington University. By the Holy Spirit, I repented of sin and trusted Christ as my Savior. I had been born again.
Over the last couple of years, I’ve been volunteering with the children’s ministry and men’s ministry at LTCC. Additionally, I have had opportunities to preach God’s Word at Sunday services, and have experienced much growth in that process. Just recently, the church brought me on as a paid staff member serving in the areas of family ministry and general discipleship.
For the past two years, I have been working on a Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree with Southern Seminary with a focus on biblical counseling. I hope to walk alongside individuals at all life stages and provide encouragement through gospel hope. In the future, I want to see new believers come to faith, and all believers grow in their faith here at LTCC.
Mike Tedrow
I was raised in a Christian home and at age eight I gave my life to Jesus. He has walked with me through many adventures, triumphs, trials and failures. He has always been faithful even when I was not.
The first Sunday of 2007, my wife JoAnn and I found our family at LTCC. We were drawn to the biblical, expository preaching, warm worship, and the folks here were, well… friendly! We jumped in, head-first. I had come through a long stretch “in the desert,” and was hungry for the Word and Gospel-centered teaching… I needed to grow and never return there again!
At LTCC, the faithful teaching of Scripture, Small Group Bible studies, Mentors and Fellowship have been instrumental as I have grown in my understanding of who I am in Christ and His call on my life. I love Jesus, his Holy Scripture, the Body of Christ and the Hope of eternity that is ours to share, “…forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ.” -Phil 3: 13-14
Somewhere around 2009, Tim invited us to help lead Sermon-Based Small Groups, (we’ve been leading our current group ever since). I have helped with the Men’s Ministry for many years, and most recently we’ve been organizing “Supper for Six-ish”… if you haven’t tried S4S yet, give it a try, it’s fun! I enjoy studying theology (nerd alert), but to quote R.C. Sproul, “… our theology (study) should always lead us to doxology (worship),” so I strive to live what I know and praise the loving God who redeems us.
I recently retired from a career in manufacturing that required a lot of business travel, so the time I now have to connect with others in fellowship and study has been a blessing. I am excited, honored and humbled to be called to the office of Elder at LTCC. This will be a challenging opportunity to serve the Body of Christ. I am particularly excited for opportunities to work with folks who are passionate about discipling and spiritual disciplines.
JoAnn and I enjoy working in our garden together and when the weather is too wet for that, I’m likely to be found doing stuff in my workshop. (In an earlier time I would probably have been a tinker.) Visitors are welcome, but be prepared for some dust! We are also looking forward to traveling the country, and we have sons, daughters and grandchildren scattered from here to Tennessee, so we always cherish time with them.