Lance serves as the Lead Pastor at Wallula. He supports the mission to equip and transform at WCC through leadership of the staff, providing vision and direction to the church and serving as the primary preacher on Sunday mornings. Lance is married to Cherie and together have three kids, Klayton, Lacey & Zoe. Lance enjoys following Kansas State University athletics and the Kansas City Royals. The only teams he prefers watching are his kids' baseball and softball teams.The Coffmans have attended Wallula for over ten years and look forward to how God will continue to use Wallula in Leavenworth and Wyandotte Counties.
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LANCE COFFMAN | LEAD PASTOR
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ZACH BOLIN | STUDENT PASTOR
Zach has served as Wallula's Student Pastor since 2005. His passion is for connecting students to each other, adult mentors, and ultimately to Jesus. He also has a passion for missions and has been able to build houses in Mexico, work with missionaries in Honduras, and teach English in China. Zach received a BA in Biblical Literature at Ozark Christian College. He and Maeve have been married since 2008 and have two amazing children, Graham and Selah. Zach Loves to hang out with his family and play board/card games, especially Game of Things and Exploding Kittens.
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Craig archer | worship PASTOR
Craig serves as Wallula’s Worship Pastor. He is passionate about the Church gathering together to sing and worship God in Spirit and truth. Craig graduated from K-State with a BA in Music Education and recently completed his MA in Theological Studies through Liberty University. Craig and Haley have been married since 2014 and have three kids, Elsie, Avett, and Haddon. He enjoys BBQing, learning new instruments, reading, cycling, and nerding out on coffee brewing!
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KATY BAKER | KIDS MINISTRY DIRECTOR
Katy serves full time as the Kids Ministry Director at Wallula. She has a mission to share Jesus with your kids and wants them to know they are loved and treasured by Him. Katy began attending Wallula with her family in 1995, and came on staff in 2013 as a summer intern with the kids ministry. Katy stayed part time as the Kids Ministry Director while she finished school in Manhattan, graduating with a Bible and Social Work degree from Manhattan Christian College and K-State in 2015. She enjoys cooking, spending time with her husband and family, as well as crafting and photography!
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LAURIE WILK | CONNECTIONS DIRECTOR
Laurie serves as the Director of Connections at Wallula. She is married to Kenny and together have a son, Eliott, who is working on his MBA while playing baseball at McKendree University. They have attended Wallula since 2002. Laurie has lived in the Leavenworth/Lansing area for over 30 years after her father retired from the Army. She is an alumni of Baker University, graduating in 1985 with a dual degree in Business and Fashion Merchandising. She became a stay-at-home mom after working 15 years in retail/district management, entering back into the workforce part-time in 2006. While she enjoys beach vacations, decorating and retail therapy…cheering on Eliott as he plays baseball for the McKendree Bearcats is what she loves the very most! She can definitely be classified as the ultimate “baseball-mom”!
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Kelly Billings | wcp director
Kelly serves as the weekday preschool director. She has a heart for kids and is a great leader to the teaching team at WCP. Kelly and her husband Dale have three girls, and their weekends are filled with basketball and softball games. -
Linda babcock | Treasurer
Linda has served as the part-time treasurer since July 1999. She started attending Wallula with her family when she was in the 4th grade. She attended Emporia State University and graduated with a Finance Degree in 1995. Linda lives in Lansing, KS with her husband, David and daughter's Emily and Cara. Linda enjoys spending time with her family and friends and watching basketball (especially the Kansas Jayhawks!)
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Tara hedlund | ministry assistant
Tara has served as the ministry assistant in the office since January 2016. She and her family have attended Wallula since 2013. She is has been married to Jeremy for 28 years, and lives in KCK. They have 3 kids and 1 grandson that they absolutely adore. Her free time is spent with family and traveling with her husband. She enjoys crafting and wants to be a mentor and encourager to moms and women in her life!