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Senior Pastor Ted Swinburne

Senior Pastors Ted & Carolyn Swinburne

Pastor Ted and Carolyn and their three sons, Steve, Tim, and Phil came to Northside Community Church to serve as Senior Pastor in March of 2000. Returning to Bellingham was a welcomed opportunity, as Ted and Carolyn first met in Bellingham in 1980 when Ted was on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ on the campus of Western Washington University. After being on staff with Campus Crusade for four years, they were in California for the next 16 years serving three different churches as a youth pastor, church planter, and senior pastor respectively.

Pastor Ted earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah in 1980. He later earned a master's degree in Church Planting and Church Growth from Simpson Graduate School. He desires to be a lifelong learner, with some lessons coming from formal academics, but most from the school of life.

Ted's desire in his personal life is to daily restore a passion for God and from that a compassion for others. He believes that God loves every individual as much as an infinite God can possibly love, and that God's desire for humankind is that of restoration and not condemnation. Because of this deep belief, his sermons reflect God's grace and desire to restore the heart of everyone who will come. Pastor Ted sees the Christian life as being a daily journey with a loving God.


 

 

 

Associate Pastor Steve Swinburne

Steve, Renee' & Evan Swinburne

When did you come to Northside?

I came on staff at Northside in May of 2006. I'm so thankful that God called me to come to this church. Northside is an exciting place to be and God is using us to make a difference in our community.

What is your role at Northside?

I do a little bit of everything. I get to lead our Youth Ministry, oversee our Worship Teams, lead our Outreach Ministry, preach about once a month and use my creative side with media and web development.

What are your hobbies? What do you like to do in your free time?

I love basketball. I play pick-up games, watch it on TV and read the stats online. My hobbies include playing the guitar, hiking, camping, playing competitive board games, drinking coffee and hanging out with my son Evan and my beautiful wife Renee'.

Where's did you grow up?

I was born in Yakima, WA. The majority of my childhood was spent in San Jose, CA. When I was 16 my family moved to Bellingham. When I was 18 I moved to Redding and a few years ago I was blessed to return to the Pacific Northwest.

Where did you go to School?

I graduated from Squalicum High School. I have a BA in Pastoral Studies and minor in Bible & Theology from Simpson University and a MA in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University.

   

Administrative Secretary Gail Lober