Wes Linde
Growing up in Duncan, graduating high school and getting married here are only a few of the reasons why Wes and his wife Christy were called by Jesus to plant a church here in Duncan. Wes came to faith through his teacher at Cowichan Secondary and his calling to pastoral ministry was through prayer by the Cowichan River at McAdam Park. Wes has spent numerous summers at Camp Qwanoes and is currently speaking regularly at Junior High camps there.
Wes graduated from Northwest Seminary, through ACTS Seminaries of Trinity Western University in 2019 with a Masters of Arts in Christian Studies and is the Lead Pastor of Valley Church. Wes has been a pastor in local churches in BC for the past 22 years in Youth, Worship, Associate and Lead Pastor positions.
Wes likes running, hiking, music, coffee, growing garlic, the Vancouver Canucks and most of all spending time with his wife Christy and his four kids: Jayson, Emily, Benjamin and Elijah.
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Christy Linde
Growing up in Duncan, graduating high school and getting married here are only a few of the reasons why Christy and her husband Wes were called by Jesus to plant a church here in Duncan. Christy grew up in a pastor's family and her calling to pastoral ministry is through the planting of Valley Church. Christy is employed part-time on staff and co-planter of Valley Church with Wes. Christy oversees Administration and Pastoral Care, and is on our preaching team.
Christy has an Associate of Arts in Music from Briercrest College and is currently working on her Master of Arts in Christian Studies at Northwest Seminary through ACTS Seminaries of Trinity Western University.
Christy likes to read and write, to drink good coffee, to hike, to spending time at the ocean and to research for fun! Most of all Christy enjoys spending time with her husband Wes and her four kids: Jayson, Emily, Benjamin and Elijah.
Administration and Pastoral Care
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Ben Laird
Ben works at Camp Qwanoes as the Youth Leadership Programs Coordinator and was married to his wife Melissa at New Life Community Church in 2020. Ben has grown up going to Camp Qwanoes his whole life, volunteers as the Youth Pastor of Valley Church and is on our preaching team.
Ben has a Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Leadership from Pacific Life Bible College.
Ben is a master at trivia questions, is often seen wearing sports jerseys, loves Nicolas Cage movies and his dog “Louie”. Ben loves spending time with Melissa his wife, especially when its eating her favourite food…. Thai Food!
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AMANDA MOILLIET
Amanda is a wedding photographer and owner/administrator for Three Sisters Photography and is employed part-time as our Children’s Director. She also volunteers with graphics, social media and photography. Amanda grew up in Duncan, graduating high school from Duncan Christian School and was married to her husband Luke in Parksville in 2010.
Amanda has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Kings University in Alberta, and has taught English as a second language in Asia and Canada.
Amanda loves to teach children the truths of the Bible in creative ways. She loves to travel, to explore new places, to spend time at the beach and camp with her husband Luke and their three girls, Norah, Lilah and Emma.
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Tristan klassen
Tristan is currently an Associate Director at Camp Qwanoes and was previously a paramedic in Manitoba. Tristan volunteers in many areas, which includes being on our preaching team and leading our small group ministries at Valley Church-including our Young Adults.
Tristan is our Pastoral Immerse Student, which means he is currently working on his Masters in Biblical Leadership with the Immerse Program through Northwest Seminary at Trinity Western University.
Tristan enjoys cycling, boating, spending time with his wife Lycrecia and his three kids Addy, Tucker, and Maclyn. A little known fact about Tristan is that he can’t get enough coffee or pistachios!
Immerse student and Small Groups
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tate Priebe
From being born in Duncan to spending his childhood in Tanzania as a missionary kid, Tate has made a full circle worldwide only to find himself back where it all started. Tate now works at Camp Qwanoes on the Ministry Partnership Team, along with being a Youth Leadership Program Intern. Tate has many hobbies, but his greatest passion is seeing youth grow in their faith and discover Jesus. He serves as a volunteer as the Junior Youth Coordinator at Valley Church.
Tate has his bachelor's degree in Youth Ministry. He earned his degree through Briercrest while apprenticing in The Coalition for Youth Ministry Leadership.
Tate loves creating artwork, learning computer coding and the great outdoors. He and his wife, Kara, love exploring the PNW, and you’ll often find them using their creativity in many different ways.