meet our pastors.
These are our pastors you'll see speaking from the front any given Sunday.
JASON TREADWELL
Senior Pastor
Bruce stefanik
Senior Associate Pastor
Jason and Tricia met at church camp when they were just kids and have served together in ministry for over thirty years. About half of that time was in missions and half in pastoring. Jason’s hope is to communicate God’s holiness and love to community through biblical teaching and service. They have two forever kids and have had multiple foster babies.
Bruce and his wife Linda have been in full time ministry for 38 years. Before pastoring in Oregon Bruce and Linda with their two sons served together as full time missionaries for 16 years. Based in Southwest Mexico, they served on the National Leadership Board for Youth With a Mission from 1993-2000 helping pioneer a number of ministry centers and develop a church planting structure focused on indigenous church growth and outreach. They have been married for 44 years and they share a passion for discovering, developing and deploying the emerging leaders of this generation to see God’s kingdom come on the earth as it is in heaven.
daniel da silva
Salem Campus Pastor
alfonso martinez
Keizer Campus Pastor
Daniel had been serving on the mission field with Youth with a Mission alongside his wife Daniele for over 20 years before joining Church on the Hill. Upon arriving in Salem in 2014 they joined COTH community and four years later, Daniel joined the team as Youth Pastor. Currently, Daniel is serving as the Salem Campus Pastor, and his passion is to encourage and inspire people to have the courage to live their lives according to God’s purpose that will bring glory and honor to Him.
Alfonso attended Boise Bible College in 2009 with a focus in pastoral ministries. During his time in Idaho, he interned as a youth pastor, served as a Worship Pastor, and Sunday Service coordinator. He came to Church on the Hill in 2016, attended a Youth with a Mission Discipleship Training School, and finally joined our staff in 2017. He has served in many positions throughout COTH and is currently our KeizerCampus Pastor. His dream is to see the power of the gospel reach out into the community of Keizer and transform lives.
matt thatcher
Executive Pastor
As an elder and board member, Matt has served Church on the Hill for many years. Prior to coming on as Executive Pastor, Matt was teaching and leading in the Cascade School District for over 20 years. Matt brings this extensive administrative experience to both COTH and Crosshill in this new role. Matt graduated from Biola University, which included a minor in biblical studies. He has advanced degrees from both University of Oregon and Portland State University, but clearly realizes that these are only useful as they support ministry and furthering the Kingdom of God both locally and globally.
meet some more pastors & ministry leaders.
We have a wonderful, dedicated team of Pastors and Ministry Leaders
working in and throughout the body and into our community.
jimmy miller
Diana Miller
Associate Pastor
Pastoral Admin
Jimmy grew up in in Ash Valley, Oregon and served in Children's Ministries as a teenager. He also joined YWAM Salem in 1982. He's married to Diana, our Pastoral Admin - they make a great duo! Jimmy loves growing God's family, it's the best family to be a part of. He loves to find ways to bring joy to God's heart while encouraging and serving our team. In Jimmy's spare time, he loves woodworking, growing food and enjoys spending time with people and his family.
Diana grew up in a small community north of Seattle, where she served in Children's Ministry as a teenager. After that, Diana joined YWAM in 1983. Her and Jimmy, our Associate Pastor, got married in 1987 and continued to serve in the Salem community. Diana is passionate about doing whatever assignment God gives her whole-heartedly and creatively. She enjoys helping people, watching them grow together, and being a part of God's family. She loves flowers, growing food in her garden, and spending time with people.
mason shaw
Youth Pastor - Keizer
Mason graduated with a degree in Christian ministry from Corban University while playing baseball. He loves Jesus, fishing, reading and walks with his wife, Carlie. Mason desires to see kids know Jesus intimately. He is passionate about helping kids grow in their knowledge of the Word, their relationship with Him and as disciples who go make and disciples.
micah herring
Middle School Pastor - Salem
Micah grew up in a missions minded family giving him a big heart for people. Micah loves coffee, disc golf, and hanging out with family. He and his wife Samantha have two sons, David and baby Ezra. The Herring’s have been helping out with the youth at Church on the Hill for two years, and are excited to continue seeing God work.
Taylor wilkins
High School Pastor - Salem
For the past eight years, Taylor has worked with youth through Fellowship of Christian Athletes and as one of Church on the Hill’s youth pastors. It is here that he found a passion for engaging, equipping, and empowering students to be disciple-makers. Taylor loves to see youth come alive in their faith and love for Jesus! Taylor and his wife Melissa have two wonderful kiddos: Judah and Georgia.
Nicole Darby
Young Adults Pastor
Nicole has been seeking God’s heart for the young adults in the community for over a decade. Her desire is to equip this generation to boldly embrace the calling that God has on their lives. Nicole spent five years working with middle school students at Howard Street Charter School before joining the Church on the Hill staff in 2015. She completed a Certificate of Ministry Leadership at Northwest University where she is continuing her education toward a bachelor’s degree in ministry leadership and psychology.
DANIELE DA SILVA
Life Group Director
Daniele previously served as a missionary to Brazil, New Zealand, Philippines and South Africa within Youth With A Mission since 1995, and joined Church on the Hill upon arriving in Salem in 2014. She is married to Pastor Daniel and they have two children, Julia and Josue. She now serves our Youth Ministries as admin and has a heart to seeing this generation pursuing a purpose driven life for God. She loves spending time with her family and her family church. When she is not at church, her second home, probably she will be at her craft room working on new projects.
Joy Hoge
Kid Nation Director - Keizer Campus
CHRISTINA WATKINS
Kid Nation Director - Salem Campus
Joy is a mom of three and wife of one, and as highly organized as she like things, most of her days include more than one curve ball...such a good place to be (‘yay’ for the magic eraser). Her family loves all things culinary and say collectively that their dream vacations would always revolve around food (a second 'yay' for the invention of the treadmill). Her greatest life lesson? The value of community - on this, she can't say enough.
Christina Watkins has been attending COTH since 2013 and serving in Kid Nation since 2018. She’s been married to her “youth group sweet-heart” Josh, since 2006, together they have three children, Zachary, Grace and Noah. “One of the most rewarding things about leading our Salem campus children's ministry is partnering with parents in the discipleship of their kids. Helping equip them to walk out their faith with courage and boldness."
LEIA ILIYN
Head Worship Coordinator
Leia oversees the COTH Worship Department as a whole for both our Salem and Keizer campuses. She and her husband met while serving on worship teams at COTH in 2010. On any given Sunday you may hear the sound of their two young children trying out the drum kit after service.
Tiffany zistel
Asst. Worship Coordinator - Salem
Tiffany has been serving in worship at Church on the Hill for 14 years. Tiffany and her husband Ryan have a tremendous heart for worship - Ryan plays drums! - and seeing our congregation praise Jesus. Tiffany deeply enjoys spending her free time with family and friends.
meet the operations staff.
Our small, yet mighty, Ops team.
They're kinda the best.
michelle talmage
Mike Hoge
Head of Finance & Operations
Office Administrator
Michelle has been with COTH since 1990. She served as our Childen's Director from 1991-1995, on the school board from 2000-2010 - with all three of her kids attending WCS/CCS. She became part of our Business Office in June 2011, now part of the Executive Team as Head of Finance and Operations. She absolutely loves her family and is thoroughly enjoying her grandchildren.
Mike works in the office as Church on the Hill's administrator. He brings with him experience in leadership and organizational change and project implementation. With that he has a passion to see people and organizations improve and grow into the maturity of their calling from an infinite God.
hunter martinez
CORTNEY GOBEL
Keizer Campus Admin & Volunteer Coordinator
Sunday Admin & Volunteer Coordinator
Hunter is our Keizer Campus Admin and Volunteer Coordinator. She has been with Church On the Hill since 2016 and is married to Pastor Alfonso. Together, they have a 1-year-old daughter named Willow. Hunter loves learning new skills and has more hobbies than she can count.
Courney moved from Hawaii with her husband and two daughters. She met her husband in YWAM, where she spent several years. They love camping in the summer and love being outside anytime the suns out! Some of her favorite things to do are baking, sewing, painting, and hanging out with her family. Her heart is for community, serving God, and being used by Him to those around her. She enjoys working at Church on the Hill because of the community and the eager hearts hungry to serve God.
JANELLE RASMUSSEN
LISA CUDE
Business Admin
Janelle loves numbers (ha!)...The mission of Kingdom-building and discipleship drew her, and she's so thankful to serve with such an amazing staff. On her days off Janelle loves hanging out with her 7 adorable grandkids, being outdoors, traveling and scrapbooking God's blessings.
Accounts Receivable
Lisa has been married to Tim for over 45 years has 5 wonderful daughters and 14 awesome grandkids. She has called COTH her home for over 23 years. She loves spending time with family, playing golf with Tim and friends and enjoys gardening and most outdoor activities.
meet the facilities team.
They quite literally keep the buildings functioning. They're also the best at having fun.
If you want to learn more about the maintenance team, you'll have to go find them.
They're too busy keeping the campus running to fill out their bio!
Todd Hafner
Facilities Director
trina bailey
Environmental Services
Ben sutton
Facilities Thing 2
meet the media team.
We're responsible for what you see and hear at Church on the Hill. ("we're" as in we made this website.)
David Iliyn
Technical Director
David is our resident expert in all things audio and video. If we listed all the talents he blesses the church with, you wouldn't take us seriously. He's mostly responsible for audio - but he also took all these photos. Apart from the world of audio, David is a skilled craftsman and his handcrafted furniture can be found in restaurants and cafes all over the Mid-Willamette Valle.
ethan pierce
Video Editor
Our Team
"Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all it's many parts form one body, so it is with Christ."
- 1 Corinthians 12:12
- 1 Corinthians 12:12
Jason Treadwell
Senior Pastor
Jason's Bio
Jason and his wife, Tricia, met at church camp when they were just kids and have served together in ministry for over thirty years. While most of their early years were spent in missions and evangelism, in 2010, they helped launch the Keizer campus of Church on the Hill, and have been here ever since. Jason hopes to continue building a community that pursues Christlike transformation while embracing our city with the love of God.
BRUCE STEFANIK
Senior Associate Pastor
Bruce's Bio
Bruce and his wife Linda have been in full time ministry for 38 years. Before pastoring in Oregon Bruce and Linda with their two sons served together as full time missionaries for 16 years. Based in Southwest Mexico, they served on the National Leadership Board for Youth With a Mission from 1993-2000 helping pioneer a number of ministry centers and develop a church planting structure focused on indigenous church growth and outreach. They have been married for 44 years and they share a passion for discovering, developing and deploying the emerging leaders of this generation to see God’s kingdom come on the earth as it is in heaven.
DANIEL DA SILVA
Salem Campus Pastor
Daniel's Bio
Daniel had been serving on the mission field with Youth with a Mission alongside his wife Daniele for over 20 years before joining Church on the Hill. Upon arriving in Salem in 2014 they joined COTH community and four years later, Daniel joined the team as Youth Pastor. Currently, Daniel is serving as the Salem Campus Pastor, and his passion is to encourage and inspire people to have the courage to live their lives according to God’s purpose that will bring glory and honor to Him.
ALFONSO MARTINEZ
Keizer Campus Pastor
Alfonso's Bio
Alfonso attended Boise Bible College in 2009 with a focus in pastoral ministries. During his time in Idaho, he interned as a youth pastor, served as a Worship Pastor, and Sunday Service coordinator. He’s done a Discipleship Training School, Equipped to Counsel certification, and started at COTH in 2017. He has served in many positions throughout COTH and is currently our Keizer Campus Pastor. Alfonso wants to see the power of the Gospel grow healthy community in Keizer.
MATT THATCHER
Executive Pastor
Matt's Bio
As an elder and board member, Matt has served Church on the Hill for many years. Prior to coming on as Executive Pastor, Matt was teaching and leading in the Cascade School District for over 20 years. Matt brings this extensive administrative experience to both COTH and Crosshill in this new role. Matt graduated from Biola University, which included a minor in biblical studies. He has advanced degrees from both University of Oregon and Portland State University, but clearly realizes that these are only useful as they support ministry and furthering the Kingdom of God both locally and globally.
JIMMY MILLER
Associate Pastor
Jimm's Bio
Jimmy grew up in in Ash Valley, Oregon and served in Children's Ministries as a teenager. He also joined YWAM Salem in 1982. He's married to Diana, our Pastoral Admin - they make a great duo! Jimmy loves growing God's family, it's the best family to be a part of. He loves to find ways to bring joy to God's heart while encouraging and serving our team. In Jimmy's spare time, he loves woodworking, growing food and enjoys spending time with people and his family.
DIANA MILLER
Pastoral Admin
Diana's Bio
Diana grew up in a small community north of Seattle, where she served in Children's Ministry as a teenager. After that, Diana joined YWAM in 1983. Her and Jimmy, our Associate Pastor, got married in 1987 and continued to serve in the Salem community. Diana is passionate about doing whatever assignment God gives her whole-heartedly and creatively. She enjoys helping people, watching them grow together, and being a part of God's family. She loves flowers, growing food in her garden, and spending time with people.
TAYLOR WILKINS
High School Pastor - Salem
Taylor's Bio
For the past eight years, Taylor has worked with youth through Fellowship of Christian Athletes and as one of Church on the Hill’s youth pastors. It is here that he found a passion for engaging, equipping, and empowering students to be disciple-makers. Taylor loves to see youth come alive in their faith and love for Jesus! Taylor and his wife Melissa have two wonderful kiddos: Judah and Georgia.
MICAH HERRING
Middle School Pastor - Salem
Micah's Bio
Micah grew up in a missions-minded family, giving him a big heart for people. He loves coffee, disc golf, and hanging out with family. He and his wife, Samantha, have two energetic boys, David, Ezra, along with sweet baby Esther. The Herrings have been helping with the youth at Church on the Hill for 4 years and are excited to see the youth get wrecked for Jesus.
MASON SHAW
Youth Pastor - Keizer
Mason's Bio
Mason graduated with degrees in Christian ministry from Corban University while playing baseball. He loves Jesus, fishing, reading and walks with his wife, Carlie and their daughter Noelle. Mason desires to see kids know Jesus intimately. He is passionate about helping kids grow in their knowledge of the Word, their relationship with Him and as disciples who go and make disciples.
CHRISTINA WATKINS
Kid Nation Director - Salem
Christina's Bio
Christina Watkins has been attending COTH since 2013 and serving in Kid Nation since 2018. She’s been married to her “youth group sweet-heart” Josh, since 2006, together they have three children, Zachary, Grace and Noah. “One of the most rewarding things about leading our Salem campus children's ministry is partnering with parents in the discipleship of their kids. Helping equip them to walk out their faith with courage and boldness."
JOY HOGE
Kid Nation Director - Keizer
Joy's Bio
Joy is a mom of three and wife of one, and as highly organized as she like things, most of her days include more than one curve ball...such a good place to be (‘yay’ for the magic eraser). Her family loves all things culinary and say collectively that their dream vacations would always revolve around food (a second 'yay' for the invention of the treadmill). Her greatest life lesson? The value of community - on this, she can't say enough.
NICOLE DARBY
Young Adults Pastor
Nicole's Bio
Nicole has been seeking God’s heart for the young adults in the community for over a decade. Her desire is to equip this generation to boldly embrace the calling that God has on their lives. Nicole spent five years working with middle school students at Howard Street Charter School before joining the Church on the Hill staff in 2015. She completed a Certificate of Ministry Leadership at Northwest University where she is continuing her education toward a bachelor’s degree in ministry leadership and psychology.
DANIELE DA SILVA
Life Group Director
Daniele's Bio
Daniele has served for 30 years in full-time ministry, including with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in different nations. Since moving to Salem in 2014, she and her family have been part of Church on the Hill, where she serves as the Life Groups Director. Daniele is passionate about fostering community and supporting spiritual growth. She is married to Daniel, and they have two children, Julia and Josue. Daniele is passionate about spending time with her family, connecting with her church community, and being creative in her craft room.
LEIA ILIYN
Head Worship Coordinator
Leia's Bio
Leia oversees the COTH Worship Department as a whole for both our Salem and Keizer campuses. She and her husband met while serving on worship teams at COTH in 2010. On any given Sunday you may hear the sound of their two young children trying out the drum kit after service.
TIFFANY ZISTEL
Asst. Worship Coordinator - Salem
Tiffany's Bio
Tiffany has been serving in worship at Church on the Hill for 14 years. Tiffany and her husband Ryan have a tremendous heart for worship - Ryan plays drums! - and seeing our congregation praise Jesus. Tiffany deeply enjoys spending her free time with family and friends.
MICHELLE TALMAGE
Head of Business and Finance
Michelle's Bio
Michelle has been with COTH since 1990. She served as our Childen's Director from 1991-1995, on the school board from 2000-2010 - with all three of her kids attending WCS/CCS. She became part of our Business Office in June 2011, now part of the Executive Team as Head of Finance and Operations. She absolutely loves her family and is thoroughly enjoying her grandchildren.
MIKE HOGE
Office Administrator
Mike's Bio
Mike is the office administrator at Church on the Hill. He brings with him experience in leadership, organizational change, and project implementation. He is passionate about seeing people and organizations improve and grow into the maturity of their calling from an infinite God.
CORTNEY GOBEL
Sunday Admin &
Volunteer Coordinator - Salem
Courtney's Bio
Courtney moved from Hawaii with her husband and two daughters. She met her husband in YWAM, where she spent several years. They love camping in the summer and love being outside anytime the suns out! Some of her favorite things to do are baking, sewing, painting, and hanging out with her family. Her heart is for community, serving God, and being used by Him to those around her. She enjoys working at Church on the Hill because of the community and the eager hearts hungry to serve God.
MO YOUNG
Sunday Admin &
Volunteer Coordinator - Keizer
Mo's Bio
Nothing to see here (yet).
JANELLE RASMUSSEN
Business Admin
Janelle's Bio
Janelle loves numbers (ha!)...The mission of Kingdom-building and discipleship drew her, and she's so thankful to serve with such an amazing staff. On her days off Janelle loves hanging out with her 7 adorable grandkids, being outdoors, traveling and scrapbooking God's blessings.
TODD HAFNER
Facilities Director
Todd's Bio
Todd has been attending COTH with his wife and two kids since 2016 and came on staff as a teacher’s aide for Crosshill in January of 2021. He served with KidNation and you could often see him at the check-in counter on any given Sunday. He has a heart for kids and tries to find ways throughout the day to make them feel seen and to show God’s love to them. In the halls, it’s common to see him interrupt a conversation he’s in to give out some hugs and high-fives. Priorities, right?? Following God’s call to serve COTH & CCS in a new way, he took the position of Facilities Director in March of ’24 and looks forward to what God has planned!
BEN SUTTON
Facilities Thing 2
Ben's Bio
Ben grew up in Roseburg Oregon and attended Roseburg high school. During his junior year is when is started attending a church. After high school he moved to Salem Oregon and met his wife, Kellie. Together for ten years now they have 4 children . After moving to Keizer, they started attending church on the hill and saw there was a job opening for the maintenance team and applied. He has been working for COTH since 2022.
NICK DUGAN
Facilities Thing 2 2
Nick's Bio
Nick has recently joined Coth as part of the maintenance team. Nick likes coffee, reading, video games, movies, and hanging out with friends. Nick is originally from California and moved up to Salem several years ago.
TRINA BAILEY
Environmental Services
Trina's Bio
Nothing to see here (yet).
DAVID ILIYN
Technical Director
David's Bio
David loves all things audio and video! As the tech director, David makes sure Sundays run smoothly without distractions or technical problems related to sound, video and lighting. David has attended COTH for nearly 20 years.
ETHAN PIERCE
Media Director
Ethan's Bio
Ethan is the one who updates (and more often forgets to update) the website and other more important things. He knows that no one is reading this far down on a mundane page like this and that he can kinda say whatever he wants here. He wrote something witty here but then deleted it as he realized no one would see it, and he was writing for the void that is the internet.
GRACE TREADWELL
Graphic Designer
and Social Media Manager
Grace's Bio
Grace has grown up here at Church on the Hill for over half her life. She graduated from Corban University with a degree in Forensic Psychology and two minors in Media Arts and Bible. Her heart is to see the gospel being preached to the world so people’s hearts and lives can be completely transformed and renewed.