Pastor Bruce and Merrilee Swanson are the Lead Pastors of Life Spring Church as of July, 2024. They served the previous two and a half years here as associate pastors. Pastor Bruce is a gifted teacher and loves to help people see the relevance of the Bible to their every day lives. Pastor Merrilee is also an ordained minister and leads the Women's Ministries and music teams at Life Spring Church.
After serving three churches in Oregon as associate pastor and two churches in Oregon as a lead pastor, the Swansons moved to Washington to serve as lead pastors in Montesano for twelve years. They returned to Oregon in 2021 to serve at Life Spring Church. Pastor Bruce and Merrilee have been married since 1985 and have two grown children and five grandchildren. |
Sue Smith serves Life Spring Church as our Families and Children's Pastor. Along with her husband, Jason, Sue has been a part of Life Spring Church for several years and after stepping in for a few years to lead Limitless Youth, she is transitioning to lead the charge on our ministry to families and children. Sue is also instrumental in service to our Sunday technical team. She typically runs the computer so you can see the words to the songs we sing and follow the message the pastor is sharing. Her day job is as a special education teacher. Jason works as a bus driver and trainer of bus drivers. They have three children who all also attend Life Spring Church. |