RES LIFE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Worship Director
Born and raised at Resurrection Life, Brittany became an assistant to the pastoral staff at the age of 16. After graduating high school, Brittany moved to Sydney, Australia for three years where she studied and graduated with a degree in Theology and Worship & Creative Arts at Hillsong College. Upon returning to Buffalo, she rejoined the Res Life staff and has been the Worship Director since 2013. Brittany is passionate about seeing people experience the life-changing power of the presence of God. Through attention to detail and the creative process, she loves to create memorable service experiences for all people. Brittany's greatest joy is being a wife to her husband, Matt, and a mom to her daughters, Mercy & Madeleine. She loves to travel with her family, drink iced coffee, and spend as much time in the sunshine as possible! One of her favorite scriptures is Psalm 103.
Pastor Dan has been zealously serving the students of Res Life since 1993. He is the overseer of all aspects of Vertical Reality youth ministry, including the VR worship team. At his core lies a love for connecting with and training students. Pastor Dan sees student ministry as a grand adventure. His love for students and desire to see them grow in their faith has taken him across the globe having led student ministry teams on short term Missions trips to Los Angeles, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. Pastor Dan and his wife Jessica are the proud parents of four children: Matthew, Andrea, Amelia and Nicholas. He is also an ice and roller hockey referee with the USA hockey and American Athletic Union organizations. He considers Exodus 15:3 as a theme verse for his life: "The Lord is a Mighty Warrior. The Lord is His name."
Pastor Dave oversees Res Life's Community Groups ("LifeGroups") and the Men's Ministries. He's married to Trish, who is also on staff at the church, which means that they are together almost 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year…and he loves it! Really! They have two children - Nick and Mikaela. Pastor Dave enjoys his Gaggia Titanium Espresso machine, trying to keep physically fit, and loves reading (a lot), and one day would like to navigate a 36' Carver cabin cruiser around the Great Loop. One of his favorite Bible verses comes from the Book of Jeremiah, 9:23,24.
Job Titles:
- Children 's Ministry Director
Jessica has been an elementary school teacher and has taught in both public and private schools for over 20 years, grades PreK through 8th grade. She has her Bachelor's degree in Bilingual Elementary Education and her Master's degree in Bilingual Early Childhood Education. She is dedicated to creating a children's ministry that kids want to be part of and where every child and family knows that they are important and loved and where they feel connected. Res Life Kids is where the kids not only learn about God and His truths but they also have an exciting and fun time while learning! She loves serving alongside her husband Pastor Dan and with their 4 children, Matthew, Andrea, Amelia and Nicholas. Her family is truly the joy of her heart! Along with worship and all things hockey, she is passionate about teaching children of all ages and helping them grow into strong, confident leaders.
Job Titles:
- Director of the Resurrection Life Food Pantry
- Food Pantry Director
In December 2014, Kim was appointed Pantry Director of the Resurrection Life Food Pantry in Cheektowaga, New York. As a member of the pantry team for almost 20 years, Kim has been able to establish and maintain relationships with her pantry's 1000+ clients. She effectively leads her team of over 130 pantry volunteers, in their service to our community and has become an authoritative voice in the region on the issue of ever-increasing poverty within Western New York. Kim plays an integral role in the collaboration of many agencies and organizations within our community, in the fight against poverty and the meeting of basic human needs.
As an industry professional of 30 years, her experience in the wholesale and retail supply, preparation, distribution, marketing and sales of food, makes Kim an invaluable asset to her pantry, their clients and our community. Kim is an avid and knowledgeable Buffalo history enthusiast, a professional kayaker and docent with Explore Buffalo, and a 3rd degree Tae Kwon Do black belt. She, along with her six children make their home in Hamburg, New York.
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Pastor
- Co - Executive
Pastor John is the founder and Pastor Emeritus of Resurrection Life, a thriving church located in Cheektowaga, NY - a suburb of Buffalo in Western New York. The church was started in 1984 after he had systematically grew the church from a series of bible studies he had started in his parents home to what is now one of Buffalo's most contemporary, relevant churches. Pastor John is a graduate of Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has two children - Anthony and Katie, and they are the love of his life! Pastor is known for his straightforward and dynamic teaching ability and illustrates the truth of God's Word in ways that are easy to understand. Pastor enjoys spending time with people and is very passionate with just about everything he does - from woodworking, NASCAR, Scuba Diving and whatever else he manages to get involved in. One of his favorite scriptures is Isaiah 11:9.
Pastor Ken joined the staff in 1993 and is Co-Executive Pastor. He does much of the counseling (personal, marriage, financial, career) in the office as well as weddings and funerals. Pastor Ken also is responsible for managing all the IT systems throughout the building. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering at University of New York at Buffalo. He and his wife Dawnn have been married since 1986 and have four children and 3 grandchildren which are the most recent joy in his life! His family has been attending RLF since 1986 and Pastor Ken was ordained in 1993. In his spare time Pastor Ken enjoys sports, building/remodeling, working outside, as well as tending to his computer business. One of his favorite passages of Scripture is Psalm 37:4.
Job Titles:
- Women 's Ministries / Bookkeeper
Trish spent 15 years in the business community working in communications, training, and human resources before joining the Res Life staff. Trish has been attending Resurrection Life since 1989.She has been married to Pastor Dave since1990 and they have two children - Nick and Mikaela. Trish currently serves as Mentor to our MOPS program and Area Coach for the Buffalo; New York State; and New England area MOPS groups. She enjoys speaking at local women's meetings and conferences; and helping women discover their passion and purpose in Christ. One of her favorite scriptures is 2 Corinthians 9:8.