Staff
Mitch Connelly | Pastor
mitch@bereanspokane.org
Mitch and his wife Amber grew up on Long Island in New York, which is the most eastern part of the US. From there they headed west. First to Michigan, where Mitch spent 8 years as the Youth Pastor of Celebration Bible Church in Grandville, and then in 2021 he joined us here in Spokane at Waypoint. Some of Mitch’s passions include gaming (both tabletop and video games), comic books, podcasting, fishing, and gardening. But above all, Mitch’s desire is to strive to live a life following the teachings of Jesus, and to help create a desire in teenagers to want to do the same.
Jonathan Blycker | Pastor
jonathan@bereanspokane.org
Jonathan grew up as a missionary kid in Guatemala and Mexico. He met his wife, Blair, while they were both studying at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. His heart is devoted to building up and equipping people for worship music ministry and to make God's praise glorious. Pastor Jon and his wife, Blair, have served at Waypoint since 2000 and have six children. He wanted to say something clever about coffee; but in a wicked twist of irony, he had not had enough coffee before writing this blurb. If you ask him about his love for coffee, he will probably talk about it longer than you care to hear about it. He is still writing this and is growing increasingly uneasy referring to himself in the third person. Let’s just go out for coffee and get to know each other that way instead. This can be over now.
Stephanie Freeman | Administrative Assistant
stephanie@bereanspokane.org
Stephanie has attended Waypoint since 1997 and joined the staff team in 2015 after years of being a stay-at-home mom. She attended Trend Business College and has a background of administrative excellence. Stephanie and her husband Shannon have 2 boys. They like to spend as much time together as a family as possible, and enjoy movie nights and playing games.
Jeni Bailey | Children’s Ministry Coordinator
jeni@bereanspokane.org
Jeni has known Jesus her whole life as a result of growing up at this church, but she began a personal relationship with Jesus when she was in third grade and desires to serve Him with her whole heart. Jeni’s experience spans all areas of church life- children’s, youth, women’s, music, tech, esthetics, cleaning, summer camps, VBS. In college, she met Spokane native Jay Bailey. They were married in 1983. Jeni’s favorite pastime is conversation over good food with her husband, family, or friends. She enjoys the arts and her five grandchildren. Jeni started her service as Children’s Ministry Coordinator in the spring of 2022
Elders
Scott MacDonald
Sam Fletcher
Jay Bailey
Tim Jennings
Jeff Miller
Marc Mullenix
Stewards
Lori Baxter
Amber Connelly
Karla Maughan
Kathy Wagemann
Pam Miller