Pastor Patrick Bowler - Patrick is the lead pastor/preaching pastor of Valley Life Church. His experience in songwriting and band leading also finds him serving in worship through music as well. Patrick is the vision caster for Valley Life and keeps the church connected within the Acts 29 Church Planting Network.

Patrick and his wife Sarah live in Lebanon with their five children. For relaxation, Patrick can be found wrestling with his kids, writing and recording music and riding his motorcycle.

Pastor Steve McGuyre - Steve's ministry role at Valley Life is to do most of the counseling as well as overseeing the membership process. He also teaches at East Linn Christian Academy.

Steve and Mindy have three children but are empty nesters. Their daughter Kari is married to Carl Gerig. Kari and Carl have a son, Cole. Steve's passion (besides Jesus and Mindy) is hockey.

Jason Ogden
Pastoral candidate • Community Group leader and coach • Children's Ministry director
email:oggieboy@comcast.net
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Pastor John Wiens - John does the communications work at Valley Life which includes the bulletin, this web site, a weekly email and most things that get printed. He is also a Community Group leader.

John and Lynn have four children, all of whom are married. John's hobbies include watercolor painting, graphics and woodworking. His web site is here.

Jason Ogden - Jason is a Valley Life Community Group coach. Small groups are vital to the ministry of Valley Life and Jason works with his Community Group leaders to ensure that the groups are healthy. Jason is also an elder/pastor candidate at VLC.

Jason and Pam have four children. Jason is a police officer in Sweet Home.

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Dan Jones - Dan is a Community Group coach at Valley Life. In this role, he oversees several community group leaders and assists them in whatever way he can to make the small group experience a healthy one.

Dan and his wife Amy live in Lebanon and have four children. Dan enjoys motorcycle riding and being in the great outdoors for relaxation.

Gary Myers - Gary is a Community Group coach at VLC. Gary works for OMS, a missions organization, and applies his knowledge and experience in local and world missions to help Valley Life fulfill its missional mandate. Gary is presently in the Philippines.

Gary, who lives in Albany, is single and can regularly be found in far-away places like Africa and Asia where he leads training and equipping programs for native pastors.

Adrian Knox
Community Group Leader • Worship Leader
Email:aknoxy23@hotmail.com
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Adrian Knox - Adrian leads a community group. He is part of the VLC worship band where he often leads as well as playing drums and guitar.

Adrian is single and a fifth grade teacher at East Linn Christian Academy.

Sarah Bowler
Head of Women's Ministries
Email: sarah.l.bowler@hotmail.com

Sarah Bowler - Sarah heads up the recently launched Valley Life Women's Ministry. She leads a team that oversees women's Bible studies, monthly women's get togethers and retreats.

Sarah is married to Pastor Patrick and they have five children.

Abby Virtue
Accountant
Email: virtues5@msn.com

Abby Virtue - Abby is the Valley Life bookkeeper.

Abby has three children and works as an accountant out of her home in Sweet Home.