Pastors
Pastor Spencer Stadler
Senior Pastor
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Pastor Spencer Stadler was born and raised in Munich, Germany. He immigrated to Canada in 1972, became a citizen, holds two diplomas in forest resource technology and worked for five years for McMillan Bloedel before entering the ministry. After serving at Departure Bay Baptist Church in Nanaimo and Calvary Baptist Church in Coquitlam (where he was ordained), he began his ministry at Friendship as Lead Pastor in 1998. A big help and support are his wife Kathy and their three children, Stefan, Samara and Shantelle. He enjoys walks, reading and writing, and tries to keep his sermons practical and uplifting. He is also known for including a “story” (aka a joke) or two in every message. He has studied theology both in Canada and Germany and holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He currently serves on the board of the British Columbia Baptist Conference. Spencer is thankful for a great ministry team and the many wonderful people at Friendship.
Pastor Byron Knight
Associate Pastor
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Pastor Byron Knight grew up in the Victoria area and has called the peninsula his home for over 20 years. He spent 10 years as a youth pastor at Saanichton Bible Fellowship and is delighted to be back in ministry after 5 years in the car industry. He is amazed at God’s hand and guidance in bringing him to the role of Associate Pastor at Friendship. He and Bev have two young daughters, Emily and Rebecca, and are enjoying the adventures of parenting. Byron enjoys gourmet cooking, skiing, fishing, golfing, and working with computers. He is thankful for the great church family at Friendship.
Church Staff
Mikael Tissari
Director of Youth Ministry
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Meghan Schmitz
Director of Children’s Ministry
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Meghan Schmitz has lived in Victoria with her family for 7 years and started attending Friendship Community Church in the summer of 2008. She is completing her last year of the Elementary Education program at UVic and hopes that someday she will have the experience of teaching internationally. Meghan has a heart for kids and has had many wonderful experiences working with a variety of age groups through youth group, camp counseling, nursery and preschool classes and library programs. Some of her hobbies include geocaching, hiking, reading and playing the piano and guitar.
Sharon Baerg
Director of Worship
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Sharon has been attending Friendship Community Church for the past couple of years and is excited about being involved in worship ministries here. She has a deep love for God, the Bible and for the church and is passionate about worship as an expression of our love for Jesus. She has served in the church as a musician and worship leader since her early college years, and continues to find joy in this area of ministry. Her education includes several years at the University of the Fraser Valley, a diploma in Music and Biblical Studies from Columbia Bible College, and a degree in Fine Arts and Music from Trinity Western University. She lives in Brentwood Bay with her husband Randy, their three sons Aaron, Connor and Kyle, and a terrier named Cobi. She loves spending time with her family and friends, watching her lads play sports, going to the beach, reading, playing music, and painting in her studio.
Patti Hitchman
Office Administrator
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Patti has been with Friendship Community Church since December 2007. She was raised between Vancouver and Mississauga and has lived on the Island since 1987. Her skills from previous jobs and training combined to help her provide administrative support and more to our ministry team. She has a heart for people and enjoys her position as office administrator as it provides a daily challenge and much spiritual growth! Married for 24 years – she and Brent have two teenage children (Sara & Reid) who call the Outlet youth program their church home. Patti loves to read, spends leisure time walking her Labradoodle Millie and looks forward to many more years serving at FCC.
Office Hours
Monday Closed Tuesday – Friday 8:30am to 12:30pm
