Church Staff

“Our church is Christ centered and Bible based.”

Meet Our Church Staff

	Our Pastor: The Rev. Dr. David Bybee has been our pastor since November 2003. A native of Illinois, he received his Master of Divinity degree from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. His Doctor of Ministry was received from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. Prior to coming to this church, Dr. Bybee pastored Presbyterian churches in Illinois, Texas, and Kansas. He also did mission work overseas. His wife, Heidi, and two daughters are actively involved in the ministry of the church.
	Member Care and Concern: The Rev. Allan Sturtevant, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a graduate of San Francisco Theological Seminary. He was our Temporary Supply Pastor from August 2001 through November 2003, and he has also pastored other Presbyterian churches in California, Iowa, Illinois, and Arizona. His wife, Sue, is actively involved in the work of the church.
	Director of Business/Church Ministry: Ellen Kendig came on staff in October 2004. A native of Hastings, Nebraska, she is a long-time member of the church. She was a school secretary at Starline Elementary School and she has worked in various other capacities in the Lake Havasu School District.
	Church Secretary: Barbara Masden came on staff in May 2006. She is a long-time member of the church and has lived in Lake Havasu City since September 1971. Now a widow, Barbara was a stay-at-home Mom for many years. She has 4 children and has worked and volunteered in various capacities in the city.
	Ministry Assistant: Heidi Bybee joined the church staff in October 2004. She works with the Christian Education Team, arranges and leads the praise band's music, creates the projection presentations for worship services, is involved with the women’s ministry, and assists in other areas. Born and raised in Michigan, she received her Associate Degree from Lake Michigan College and her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Siena Heights University. Heidi has held various administrative assistant positions including one in Switzerland where she lived for almost eight years. She cherishes her past experiences with Youth With a Mission volunteering on their Mercy Ships and completing a Discipleship Training School and Outreach in Egypt.
	Choir & Bell Choir Director: Steve Wayman became our choir director in September 2005. A graduate of Northern Arizona University in 2002 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and a minor in music, he is a music educator at Starline Elementary School. Although he grew up in the Phoenix area, his family moved to Pinetop-Lakeside while he was in high school and there he began singing in a gospel trio with his mother and sister. Entering NAU on a vocal scholarship, planning to study vocal music with an emphasis in church music, he interrupted his studies when the church music program was cut. He sang at the Presley Theater in Branson, Missouri, for several years in the 90’s and also worked with a record company in Nashville before he returned to NAU to continue his education. Besides singing, he also enjoys playing the guitar and trumpet.
	Organist: Doug Los has been a professional instrumental musician, teacher director, composer/arranger, clinician, and a conductor of music. A high school band and choir director from 1963-1980 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and from 1980-2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada; he has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education and a Master of Science Degree in Music Theory and Composition from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has been an accompanist for various churches, schools, community choirs and soloists, and he has directed and sung in a number of church choirs. Doug is presently involved with several community musical groups; he plays tuba, euphonium, trombone, bass viol, organ and piano. In the summer of 2003, he began playing for our church services on a part-time basis; he became our full-time organist in September 2005.
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