pastors
Rick Thiemke
Lead Pastor
Rick has been Lead Pastor since May 2011. He oversees the vision, teaching and our staff. He lives in Mesa with his wife, Susan. They have two adult children, Brittany & Kyle.
Donavon Hintz
Executive Pastor
Donavon has been on staff since January 2008. He oversees the church staff and manages the day-to-day operations of the church. He lives in Mesa with his wife, Kimber, and their two adult children, Kyra & Delia.
Dave Morton
Associate Pastor
Dave has been on staff since August 2002. He oversees our youth ministries 6th-12th grade and worship ministries. He lives in Mesa with his wife, Christine, and their four sons, Evan, Caleb, Gibson & Lincoln.
Kenny Kirscher
Family Pastor
Kenny has been on staff since June 2019. He oversees our families ministries with kids birth - 5th grade. He lives in Mesa with his wife, Amanda, and two daughters, Vivienne & Aurora.
Staff
Maurine Bierle
Bookkeeper
maurinebierle@viachurch.org
Sandy King
Office Management
sandyking@viachurch.org
Sheri Kephart
Events & City Initiatives
sherikephart@viachurch.org
David Leyva
Facilities Manager
davidleyva@viachurch.org
Tim Ramsey
Music Director
timramsey@viachurch.org
Jared Morton
Technical Director
jaredmorton@viachurch.org