Meet the Northwest District Team

Steve Mickel

District Supervisor

Steve Mickel serves as the District Supervisor and is focused on the target of more and growing leaders together on mission. The supervisor will champion the recruitment, development and sending of leaders through our missiology and identity.

Steve Mickel’s life mission is to help people discover their God-given purpose and live it out in relationships with others. A longtime Foursquare leader, Steve graduated in 1994 from LIFE Bible College. He later returned and completed a master’s degree in strategic leadership. The following year he and his wife, Suzanne, planted Sisters Foursquare Church (Wellhouse Church, Inc.) in Sisters, Ore. After six years there, the Mickels went to the mission field in Croatia before returning to Oregon in 2007. Steve and Suzanne have been married for 30 years and have four sons: Chase, Hudson, Kincade, and Spencer. In 2016, Steve and Suzanne’s oldest son Chase died in a one-car accident. Steve’s book, Walking in the Dark, chronicles his journey of trusting God again after this tragedy. Steve loves spending time with his family, riding his motorcycle, and enjoying the outdoors.

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Omar Lara

Associate Supervisor

Omar Lara serves as Associate Supervisor with the primary responsibility of the target of more and growing leaders together on mission and works in collaboration, partnership and support of the supervisor.

Omar has been leading in ministry with the Northwest District for more than 15 years with his wife, Misty. In addition to serving as an area pastor for the district, he and Misty were the co-pastors of Grace Church (Federal Way North Foursquare Church) in Washington state from 2017 until February 2024. Prior to this pastorship, Omar helped build bridges in his community by undertaking roles as youth minister, camp director and executive pastor. He and Misty love fostering collaboration and discipling emerging leaders in this role for the Northwest District.

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Molly DuQue

Associate Supervisor

Molly DuQue serves as an Associate Supervisor with the primary responsibility of the target of more and growing leaders together on mission and works in collaboration, partnership and support of the supervisor.

Molly DuQue is an ordained Foursquare minister who is passionate about leadership development, collaborative teams and innovative expressions of faith. She most recently served as lead pastor of Mosaic Chapel, a nontraditional congregation of home churches (part of Billings Foursquare Church) in Bozeman, Mont., and previously as executive pastor of Eastside Foursquare in Bothell, Wash. Molly has served on the Foursquare cabinet, pastored youth, small groups and ministered in crisis care. Molly holds a business marketing degree from the University of Washington and a master’s degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. She and her husband, Justin, have two daughters.

Liz Schwartzkopf

Admin Clerk

Liz Schwartzkopf provides clerical support and data entry in support of the district team’s administrative processes.

Liz is a licensed Foursquare minister whose experience comes mainly from internships and cohorts with Faith Center (Eureka Foursquare Church of Eureka, Calif.), Vintage Faith (Vintage Faith Culver City in Los Angeles) and Grace Church (Camas Foursquare Church) in Camas, Wash. At Grace Church she served as discipleship resident for a year. Liz holds a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies from Life Pacific University. She has a heart for spiritual disciplines and soul care, and enjoys spending time with friends and exploring nature in the Pacific Northwest.

Kim Churm

Administrative Support

Kim Churm focuses on the implementation and exercise of administrative processes that maximize ministry, serves as the first impression of the district office and helps the district staff provide the best care possible for our district pastors and churches.

Kim is a licensed Foursquare minister. Prior to joining the district team, Kim and her husband, Max, spent time in Argentina in partnership with a hospitality ministry to backpackers and climbers. After the birth of their first child, they moved back to States and began working with Climbers for Christ. Kim served for several years as a family ministry pastor in Yakima, Wash. Their family’s journey through ministry has created a passion for discipleship within community. They are currently in Foursquare’s Multiply as they look to plant a Missional Church Community within their city. Kim and Max have 3 children.

Jacy Burnett

District Administrator

Jacy Burnett focuses on the implementation and exercise of administrative processes that simplify administration and maximize ministry for the district.

Jacy has served as district administrator for the Northwest District since 2009, and was district administrator for the North Pacific District for two years prior. Before joining the district team, he served Foursquare churches as a youth pastor, church administrator and senior pastor. He and his wife, Amber, have two sons.

April Nault

Communications + Events Coordinator

April Nault supports the district in partnership with the Communications Team by leading, developing and facilitating all district communications as well as planning and managing events of varying sizes and purposes.

April has grown up in The Foursquare Church her whole life. Experiencing churches in small to large contexts. She is passionate about communicating and celebrating what Jesus is doing through the local church. Before joining the district team, she served Foursquare churches through administrative roles, worship, communications, and as a children’s ministry director. April continues to serve at Hub City Church in Burlington, WA where her husband Sean is Lead Pastor and an Area Pastor for the Northwest District. April and her husband have been married for seventeen years and have three children.

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Kaj Martin

District Mission Mobilizer

Kaj Martin is responsible to serve as a bridge between local churches, districts, shared mission, and global mission to the nations near and far, focusing on recruitment, mobilization and collaboration.

Kaj (pronounced “k-eye”) serves as an advocate for the global Foursquare church, missionaries and the unreached. His role as district mission mobilizer serves the Northwest District’s churches as a bridge to the field by training missionaries and equipping local churches to fulfill the Great Commission. Kaj and his wife, Janell, have pastored churches in Tacoma, Seattle and Aberdeen, Wash. Kaj and Janell currently serve as lead pastors of Grays Harbor Foursquare in Aberdeen, WA. The Martins have three children.

Lori Snyder

NextGen Coordinator

Lori Snyder is responsible for supporting the District Supervisor in partnership with the National NextGen Workgroup, in the overall resourcing and leadership of this district’s local church NextGen ministries. Lori is an ordained minister serving God by uncovering and illuminating the unseen value and worth in His people, specifically the next generation. God has given her a heart for young people, and she seeks to feed His lambs (John 21:15) so they may know the love and way of Christ Jesus.

Lori supported NextGen Pastors and Leaders as one of the Northwest District Regional Pastors from 2022 to 2024. Before her district assignment, she served nine years as a children’s pastor. Lori coaches high school cross country and track at Lewis and Clark HS, teaches middle-school leadership enrichment, and leads preschool and K-8 chapel at Southside Christian School. She is currently enrolled in the MASL program at LPU. Lori and her husband, Jason, live in Spokane and have three adult daughters.

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Meet your regional and area pastors.

Meet your Northwest District regional pastors, area pastors and mission team. The teams are an extension of district leadership and exist to bring care and support to our pastors and leaders. Read more about the role of regional and area pastors and your Northwest District mission team.

Meet Your Regional + Area Pastors

Who are the Women’s Mobilizers?

This power team comes alongside every woman in all six districts as she pursues her kingdom assignment. From the first steps of discovery to senior leadership, your Women’s Mobilizers are here to provide connections, resources and leadership training.

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Meet Your Mission Team

Contact your district

The Northwest District is a distributed team. There are no longer district offices. Instead, your team is spread across your district, ready to serve you. Contact an individual member of the team above, or call your district at 213.201.4820.

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