Meet the team

It has been Pastor Steve’s joy to serve as Bethel Church’s senior pastor since 1997. His primary responsibilities are teaching at our weekend services, shepherding the people, leading the staff, serving as an elder, and providing overall vision for the church.

Steve’s passions include expository preaching, the doctrines of grace, helping the church engage its culture, and the beauty of God. He often speaks in contexts outside of Bethel, is a council member of The Gospel Coalition, and enjoys traveling as a part of Bethel’s global mission efforts. He also serves on the board of Global Action, an international missions organization providing theological training for church leaders across the world.  

In addition to weekends at Bethel, Steve’s teaching ministry can be heard through Bethel’s media ministry, The Journey. This teaching ministry airs weekdays and weekends on stations nationwide, including the Moody and Bott Radio Networks. Steve is the author of Eyes Wide Open (2012) and Enjoying God in Everything (2022), and his most recent book, Loneliness: Don’t Hate it or Waste it. Redeem it (2024).

Elders 
Bethel is an elder-led congregation. This means that our Elder Team is ultimately responsible for the ministries and shepherding of the church.

Deacons 
Bethel’s deacon team provides leadership and coordination to many practical expressions of church ministry.

Ben Boggs
Tyler Carter
Steve DeWitt
Dan Douglas
Raj Selladurai
Kurt Hand
John Von Thaden

Tom Hill
Jack Huls
John Mirabella
Craig Pratt
Josh Taber 

Harry Beamer
Jeremy Pena

Tim Krug
Dave Lucas

Dan Craig
Jon Dykstra
Jim Escott
Brian Jonkman
Keith Kilby
Fred Mooney
Andy Mulder
Jeremy Pugh
Mark Smith
Joe Suppes
John Terpstra

Paul Diek
Tom Keithley
Phil Martin
Brent Mollema

Dave Carmein
Josh Dubach
Ben Fraley
Ray Ostrander
Rob Rodruigez
Dave Waechter
Charlie Ward
Bruce Wasko