Friendship Community Church

Staff

Pastor Spencer Stadler

Senior Pastor

Pastor Spencer Stadler was born and raised in Munich, Germany. He immigrated to Canada in 1972, became a citizen, holds two diplomas in forest resource technology and worked for five years for McMillan Bloedel before entering the ministry. After serving at Departure Bay Baptist Church in Nanaimo and Calvary Baptist Church in Coquitlam (where he was ordained), he began his ministry at Friendship as Lead Pastor in 1998. A big help and support are his wife Kathy and their three children, Stefan, Samara and Shantelle. He enjoys walks, reading and writing, and tries to keep his sermons practical and uplifting. He is also known for including a "story" (aka a joke) or two in every message. He has studied theology both in Canada and Germany and holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He currently serves both on the boards of the British Columbia Baptist Conference and the Baptist General Conference of Canada. Spencer is thankful for a great ministry team and the many wonderful people at Friendship.

Pastor Byron

Associate Pastor

Pastor Byron grew up in the Victoria area and has called the peninsula his home for over 20 years. He spent 10 years as a youth pastor at Saanichton Bible Fellowship and is delighted to be back in ministry after 5 years in the car industry. He is amazed at God's hand and guidance in bringing him to the role of Associate Pastor at Friendship Baptist. He and Bev have two young daughters, Emily and Rebecca, and are enjoying the adventures of parenting. Byron enjoys gourmet cooking, skiing, fishing, golfing, and working with computers. He is thankful for the great church family at Friendship.

Katrina Welle

Director of Youth Ministry

Katrina Welle has been attending Friendship Baptist Church for 4 1/2 years with her family and is thrilled to be able to work in the youth ministry. She has considerable experience working with teenagers, both in church and as a summer camp counsellor, where she has seen many lives changed. This has given her a huge passion for youth and for their potential as godly leaders in the world. She is very excited to teach, disciple and befriend the youth that God brings into her life and ministry and hopes to build up the ministry here at Friendship Baptist to the very best of her abilities, in order to do the work of Jesus Christ.