Brian Buhler--Senior Pastor

Myrna and I are native Albertans who grew up in Calgary and attended First Alliance Church.  Almost every significant spiritual event in our lives happened at First Alliance.  In that one church I was baptized, discipled, called to ministry, married, ordained, and inducted as youth pastor.    It's impossible to imagine our lives without the influence of  Sunday School teachers, youth workers, camp counselors, and committed adults who discipled us in our formative years.

It was at an official church youth event (New Year's Eve Party) that I first kissed Myrna.  I was 13!  It was a holy kiss of course.  There must have been something in that kiss because seven years later we got married.  We packed up and moved to Regina where I finished my schooling at Canadian Bible College.  Upon graduation we moved back to Calgary where I served for seven years as Youth Pastor at First Alliance.  In 1986 we left our home town for the West Coast and have served at Sevenoaks Alliance and North Shore Alliance.  On Jan. 1, 2008, we opened a fresh new chapter with the congregation at Pacific Community Church. 

We have three married children, Grady (and Carly), Charlie (and Becky), and Annie (and Spencer).  Hanging out with these six wonderful people is the joy of our lives.  As of Dec. 28/08, our nest is empty and our hearts a little sad.  God has assisted in the transition, however,  by placing us in a new family at PCC.  We're anticipating a wonderful season of life with you.

My hobbies are painting and racquet sports.  Myrna is an avid reader.  We've enjoyed a weekly date almost every week of our married life.  Now that we're empty nesters, our whole life will be a date!  Our favorite cheap date is dinner at Presto Panini on Hornby and Smithe.  Home made Italian food, and nothing on the menu over ten bucks.  Our favorite coffee is JJ Bean Inferno.  I anticipate many cups of coffee with our new friends at Pacific in the coming years.

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Tracy Cudmore -- Bookkeeper

I have been attending PCC for about 12 years now and in March I will have been on staff for 10 years.  Those 10 years have been times of great joy for me, even in the hard times.  My character & faith have been shaped through the good and the bad and I have definitely learned a lot.  It has been a great blessing to work with many different people over the years and each one has taught me life lessons and shared the gift of their friendship.  I have been married to Kevin for 23 years and have 3 children, Josh (22), Sarah (20), and Kory (16). 

My greatest joy in life is being a mother and seeing the world through the eyes of my kids.  I love going for walks with them and enjoying nature.  As they have gotten more independent there is the struggle between sadness, in the letting go, and joy, in seeing who they have become.  I look forward, with excitement, to see how God is going to shape PCC in the years ahead.   

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Isaiah 40:31    "but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary,   they will walk and not be faint."

Jim Heuving--Executive Pastor

The beginning of 2010  means that I will have been around PCC for 10 years.  Monica and I grew up in the Christian Reformed Tradition (dutch sub-culture of post WW2 immigrants).  After seminary training at Calvin Seminary and receiving our first call to Surrey BC we eventually made our adventurous journey into Pacific.  We became involved in Pacific when we were just on our own and now there are two littler Heuvings, Eric and Iain, making noise.  Life happens and life at Pacific will always happen.  That is what we love.   We consider it a great privilege to serve the King in the way he has called us and we love serving among those with the same love and purpose.   One day, after some of the parent duties settle a bit, I hope to make myself a kayak and paddle to Vancouver Island but don't tell Monica. 

My Doctor of Ministry Study in Congregational Mission and Leadership.  Pacific has allowed me to enter a course of studies that began April 2008 (Graduation is 2013 if i complete my dissertation on time).  I am attending Luther Seminary in Minneapolis.  It is a five year program.  Every course lasts six months and requires that I take a one  week trip to Minneapolis for class time.  I started a blog that provides more information about the course along with some pictures of the campus. The blog is a way to give others a chance to interact with my studies.  Feel welcome to read some of the papers and comment on them.  I would love to hear from you.  If you are really keen to get in on the conversation team that I am building give me a call or email.  

You can visit my Dmin Blog by clicking here: http://jimheuving.wordpress.com

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David Smith--Youth & Young Adults Pastor

I was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, left home at sixteen and have been pursuing a call to ministry in British Columbia ever since. I worked for a year and followed that by entering the Master of Arts in Divinity program at The University of Aberdeen's Divinity School. During my years studying I worked summers on Vancouver Island as a Senior Counsellor and Head Counsellor at Camp Qwanoes. It was there that I met Amanda, whom I recently married. I enjoy all varieties of sports, including surfing, skiing, golf and soccer. The rest of my time is spent reading books by dead guys, watching sermons of living guys, spending time with my wife, and following culture through trips to the movie theatre, listening to music and reading all kinds of local and global magazines. I am passionate about being faithful to Scripture and effective in translating it to our local cultural context.

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Taya Vantol--Administrative Coordinator

I have been attending PCC since 2005 with my husband Denny (then fiancée).  We have a spunky little girl named Madison that has taken us into a brand new adventure in our lives. 

If you catch me at home, you'll probably see a cloud of scurry around me.  I'm a cleaner, organizer, scrap booker, chef and at the end of the night I unwind watching Food Network to help me stop thinking about all the stuff I still need to do.  I go to bed way too early and I have never been in a good enough mood to sing in the shower in the morning and can't understand anyone who can.  I'd love to learn how to sit still one day, since I have the attention span of a puppy, and read one whole book - I usually have at least 3 on the go at once.

I am a Pastor's Kid that has grown up in the church and I've been in various ministries since I was 8 years old. I love God and want to serve Him with whatever gifts and talents I have, and I'm thrilled that He has led me to PCC!  I want to be contagious in my devotion to God and I want to inspire the servant's heart in everyone I meet. 

Trust steadily, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. -1 Cor 13:13

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