REGIONAL LEADERS

Pastors and Leaders caring and connecting with others in their local regions. Connect with your Regional Leader today.

REGION COVERED: CANADA

Regional Leaders: Matthew & Gillian Butler
King's Gate Church
53 West Aarsby Road
Cochrane, Alberta T4C 1M1

mbutler@kingsgatechurch.ca
gbutler@kingsgatechurch.ca

Matthew and Gillian are leading the church that Matthew’s father planted 38 years ago. From the beginning the church has been built on a high value for the presence of God and a culture of family, authenticity and excellence. Matthew and Gillian are passionate about seeing the body of Christ in Canada awaken to the fullness of their identity so that they can transform the nation through radical acts of love and power. They have a mandate to train, equip and release believing believers into every sphere of influence. Matthew and Gillian have 2 beautiful children, Hannah and Isaac.

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST

REGION COVERED: OREGON, WASHINGTON, IDAHO

Richard & Elizabeth Aronson
Revival House Church
16345 Birkland St SE
Yelm, WA 98597

Elizabeth and Richard Aronson have been involved in ministry leadership for over 20 years. They’ve been deeply involved in church planting, worship, youth ministry, outreach to the homeless, and, most recently, pioneering a network of house churches. They are currently on the leadership team of a house church network in Olympia, Washington where they train up others to lead their own gatherings and become disciple makers. On a more personal note, Richard and Elizabeth have been married for 30 years. They have three grown children, two boys still single ;-), who work with them to raise up disciple makers. Richard and Elizabeth have also been working with Shared Hope International for over ten years, fighting sex trafficking in the United States.

richardaronson@me.com
elizabetharonson@me.com

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CALIFORNIA/NEVADA REGION

REGION COVERED: CALIFORNIA & NEVADA

Bakersfield Central Valley South: Al & Catherine Jones
River Bakersfield
928 17th Street
Bakersfield, Ca 93301

ajones@riverbfl.org
catj@riverbfl.org

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South Valley Region 7: Nancy Boyd
Nancy Boyd Ministries
ngbn2grace@yahoo.com

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North Coast California: Jerry Heyne
Bethel Church Eureka
2734 Hubbard Ln
Eureka, CA 95501
jnheyne@sbcglobal.net

Jerry Heyne has been in Christian ministry for 40 years. He has served as senior pastor of three local ministries, including serving as an associate pastor for Bethel Church of Eureka for 19 years. Jerry has been ordained with the Assemblies of God since 1985. He received his BA degree from Southeastern College in Biblical Literature, and a MA degree from Liberty University in Religion and Theology. Jerry and Nancy have been married for 42 years. They are the proud parents of three sons and two grandchildren. Jerry now serves as a member of senior staff for Lifehouse Humboldt and is Director of Missions.

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HEARTLAND REGION

REGION COVERED: KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, TENNESSEE, AND KENTUCKY

Regional Leaders: Dustin & Carlene Beals
TrueNorth Ministries
5375 SW 7th Street, #100
Topeka, KS 66606

dbeals@truenorthtopeka.com
carlenebeals@gmail.com

Dustin and Carlene Beals are senior leaders of TrueNorth Church in Topeka Kansas. They have three amazing children who minister alongside them. For more than 25 years they have ministered in local churches leading worship, training up the Body of Christ as well as many other pastoral ministries. In June of 2015 they, along with their family, began TrueNorth Church in Topeka Kansas. Their heart is to host the presence of God, establish the Kingdom of God and to create a culture for Holy Spirit to establish transformation through the miraculous in Topeka, the surrounding region, and to the ends of the earth. They are available to minister in churches and conferences where they bring the Kingdom of God in power through the Word and miracles, signs and wonders.

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SOUTH CENTRAL REGION

REGION COVERED: TEXAS & LOUISIANA

Regional Leader: Chuck Maher
Kingdom Life San Antonio
1300 Wiltshire Avenue
Terrell Hills, Texas 78209
chuck@kingdomlifesa.com

Chuck is originally from eastern Canada where he served as an associate pastor for around 10 years. He met his wife Anna in Redding, California where they both attended Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. They spent the first two years of their marriage traveling in the USA and beyond, equipping the Saints to live a Kingdom Lifestyle. In 2015, they moved to San Antonio to be part of the pastoral team at Kingdom Life. Chuck helps to pastor the Kingdom Life community, preaches frequently at our Sunday service and helps to lead prophetic training and activation. Chuck is a gifted communicator with a strong prophetic anointing. He is passionate about seeing people understand their identity, walk in their destiny and transform society. Chuck and Anna have identical twin girls named Autumn and Charlie.

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UPPER MIDWEST REGION

REGION COVERED: MINNESOTA, IOWA, WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, OHIO

Wisconsin & Iowa: Rodger & Melissa Frievalt
Victory Center
(located in the East Pointe Plaza)
1711 Thierer Rd
Madison, WI 53704

rfrievalt@ivictorycenter.org
mfrievalt@ivictorycenter.org

Rodger and Melissa have a passion to proclaim the incredibly good news of Jesus Christ, release the supernatural Kingdom of God and ignite the Fire of Revival in the hearts of everyone they encounter. They truly demonstrate the supernatural Gospel of Jesus Christ. They lead the vibrant body of believers as senior pastors of Victory Center Church in Madison, WI as well as ministering nationally and internationally.

They have been called to train, impart, and activate the body of Christ to walk in His love and the supernatural reality of the Kingdom of God through every sector of society. They are rooted in the scriptural truth that all believers have been commissioned to preach the gospel, heal the sick, and bring deliverance. They are equipping believers everywhere to live a supernatural life that demonstrates Christ’s love.

Rodger and Melissa also have a strong business and leadership background. They long to see the men and women of the business world walk in a higher measure of authority and success as they are released and empowered through a personal revelation of the love of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit within each of them.

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Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio Region 15: Rebecca & Vince Oblak
Ignite Church Freeport
623 N Warren Ave
Freeport, IL 61032

rebecca@ignitefreeport.com
Vince@ignitefreeport.com

Rebecca and Vince Oblak are the co-founders and leaders of Ignite Church in Freeport, Illinois. They dream of establishing actively involved, wholehearted communities of people who passionately pursue a relationship with Christ, their city, and their region. They are not satisfied with “just doing church.” Rebecca has a big heart for worship and leading people to encounter the manifest presence of God. She passionately pursues raising up empowered leaders that will ignite identity, purpose, and destiny in those they serve. Vince is passionate about guiding people into a greater revelation and understanding of Scripture. He has a real passion for seeing women set free from the bondage culture and religion have placed on them throughout history. His desire is for every woman and man to know their God-ordained identity in Christ, and walk in complete equality in all areas of life as God always intended them to. Vince and Rebecca have two daughters, Amber and Michaiah who are extraordinary in every way.

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Minnesota Region 13: David Gravgaard
The Gathering
1021 Meadow Lane SW
Willmar, MN 56201
david.gravgaard@gmail.com

NORTHEAST REGION

SOUTHEAST REGION

REGION COVERED: FLORDIA

Florida: Shawna Carpenter
shawnaps48@gmail.com

My ministry is Love on Fire. I am passionate about helping disciples of Jesus engage the Bible in a transformative way so that they are encountering Jesus everyday. I’m an author, speaker, and people connector. I’m also a professor for Regent University where I teach online Bible and Theology classes while I’m pursuing my Ph.D. in Renewal Theology. I live in central Florida where I serve The River as a regional leader.

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MOUNTAIN CENTRAL REGION

CENTRAL EAST - NORTH REGION

CENTRAL EAST - SOUTH REGION

REGION COVERED: SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, ALABAMA

Richard & Elizabeth Aronson
Revival House Church
104 Battery Creek Dr
Gaston, SC 29053

Elizabeth and Richard Aronson have been pastoring for over 20 years. They’ve been deeply involved in church planting, worship, youth ministry, outreach to the homeless, and, most recently, pioneering a network of house churches. They are currently on the leadership team of a house church network with locations in Washington State and South Carolina. Richard and Elizabeth train up others to lead their own gatherings and become disciple makers. On a more personal note, Richard and Elizabeth have been married for 30 years. They have three grown children, two boys still single ;-), who work with them to raise up disciple makers. Richard and Elizabeth have also been working with Shared Hope International for over ten years, fighting sex trafficking in the United States.

richardaronson@me.com
elizabetharonson@me.com

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