CO-DIRECTOR

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Mary Beth facilitates grief groups for widows. Since Mary Beth and her husband Bob were music ministers for twenty years, she has a special love for “Ministry Widows.”

CO-DIRECTOR

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Linda facilitates three grief groups for widows and co-authored a book with Mary Beth Woll and Dr. Paul Meier in 2021. Don’t Lose Heart! A Widow’s Guide to Growing Stronger is a tool for processing grief, either in a group or individually.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Cindy Welk grew up as a pastor’s kid and has always felt compassion towards hurting people. Cindy serves as a Board Member. As a realtor, Cindy has worked with several widows to walk through the sensitive process of getting ready to sell their homes to take the next steps in their life journey.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rick Ruchty shares a strong belief that the church has a responsibility to the widowed. Over the years he has worked with Habitat for Humanity and participated in numerous foreign missions construction projects. Rick has served in churches as a layperson for over 50 years.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rev. Doug Martin has been an elder at Sonrise Christian Center for 28 years and on the pastoral staff as Associate Pastor for 27 years. Pastor Doug and his wife Faith have compassionately cared for the needs of many widows in the congregation of Sonrise Christian Center.

PASTORAL ADVISORY BOARD

Mark Ost has been on the mission field together for 40+ years. In addition to pastoring Faith, Hope and Love Church in Paris, Mark travels and leads two other congregations. The Widows Project is blessed to have Mark’s leadership in France and Mexico. Mark also serves as a member of the TWP Executive Board.

PASTORAL ADVISORY BOARD

Dr. Dan Hammer has pastored at Sonrise Christian Center since he and his wife Terry founded the church in 1986. For many years, Pastor Dan has led countless missionary trips around the world. Dr. Hammer graduated from Seattle Bible College, then completed his Masters of Theology and his D. Min through Bakke Graduate University. Dr. Hammer is currently the President of Seattle Bible College.

PASTORAL ADVISORY BOARD

Les Welk, a pastoral counselor and vice president for Ministry Resources International in Kirkland, Washington, provides pastoral care and counsel to pastors, missionaries, and full-time vocational Christian workers. A former pastor and superintendent of the Northwest Ministry Network, Welk serves as chair of the General Council of the Assemblies of God Mental Health Committee.