Eric Cartier
Senior Pastor
I realized at a young age that the Lord was calling me to reach those without Christ. Through teachings at Applegate Christian Fellowship and Calvary Bible College, God began to equip me for a life of ministry. In March 2000, I accepted a permanent position with Rocky Mountain Calvary that grew into overseeing and ministering to both teenagers and young adults. After five years of service, I was offered the position of senior pastor. I believe the Lord’s house should be one of prayer and that the Bible should be taught verse-by-verse. This allows God’s word to challenge and encourage us to walk in obedience. My desire is to lead by example, to be a disciple and make disciples, and to share God’s loving kindness. I have been married to my beautiful wife, Amber, for 20+ years and we have four children, Hannah, Adelyn, Ileanne and Wyatt.
Robert Beech
Assistant Pastor (ext. 4718)
I came on staff as Rocky Mountain Calvary’s Children’s Ministry director in 1996. In 1998 I became the assistant pastor. I oversee most of the day-to-day operations of RMC and work closely with Pastor Eric Cartier to provide oversight to the Ministerial Staff. My wife Lisa serves in Women’s Ministry and we have two children, Lauren and Robby.
Dan Hooker
Ellicott Campus & Leadership Pastor – School of Discipleship (ext. 4717)
Serving God day by day, minute by minute. My family and I have attended RMC for over 18 years. I love discipleship and oversee several ministries including School of Discipleship, School of Ministry, and Women’s Guidance Ministry. I am also the Ellicott Campus Pastor and am responsible for some of our day-to-day operations.
Sean Rafferty
Leadership Pastor – Director of E4 Life Gap Year Program
I have been pastoring within Calvary Chapel for over 25 years. My wife Lisa and I have had the incredible privilege of traveling to over 30 countries leading teams and sharing the gospel with the hurting and the lost. We have four lovely daughters. I was also a church planter for 7 years, pioneering a new work in Chihuahua, Mexico. I returned from the mission field in 2014 to fill a pastoral role here at RMC. My responsibilities include oversight of Missions, oversight of media and design, staff development, Connect Groups and community building inside the church.
Daniel Johnson
Missions Pastor (ext. 4725)
I have been attending RMC since 2007 along with my wife and three kids. In spring of 2015 I was invited to join staff at RMC leading the missions department. It is my greatest desire to help people find the joy of a life committed to serving Jesus and reaching their neighbors and the nations with the good news of peace with God through His son Jesus!
James Rynearson
Pastoral Care and Counseling / Connect Groups Pastor / Prayer Ministry (ext. 4724)
I have been attending Rocky Mountain Calvary since 2015. Prior to me coming on staff in the summer of 2021, I served in the high school for four years. During that timeframe, I graduated School of Discipleship as well as School of Ministry. I am blessed to walk alongside my wife Erinn as well as our three children, Garrett, Tarryn, and Bennett. I am truly honored to be able to follow the calling that God has given my family and me.
Rob Crenshaw
Pastoral Care and Counseling / Marriage Enrichment / Online Ministry / Men’s Ministry
RMC quickly became my family’s home church in 2016 after seeing the heart of the staff and volunteers. After attending the School of Discipleship and the School of Ministry here, God directed me to come on staff to serve with the pastors. I love being able to labor alongside my wife, Jenna. We have been blessed with 3 sons, 1 daughter, and 1 daughter-in-law.
Jon Williams
Pastoral Care and Counseling (ext. 4728)
Tyler Kettner
Junior High Pastor (ext. 4710)
After 23 years of living to create my own glory and pretending I was a Christian, God took hold of my life, replaced my heart of stone (Ezekiel 36:26-27), and showed me that I could not do it on my own. He is the only thing worth living for and I am so thankful He continuously pursues my heart, even in defiance. While going through RMC’s School of Discipleship and School of Ministry, God placed it on my heart to seek and serve His people through any way He leads. It is my hope and prayer that I will continue to serve any way God desires alongside my wife, Naomi, and son, Malachi.
Tim Balagat
Senior High Pastor (ext. 4711)
I attended RMC’s School of Discipleship and School of Ministry. I started serving in the Junior High as a leader in 2010 and transitioned to the Senior High as of August 2021. The senior high years are crucial in a young person’s life, and I understand that we need to keep them on the narrow path walking with Jesus. I am committed to building their faith and helping them to depend on the Word of God in this most important time in their lives.
Alex Fruci
Young Adults Pastor (ext. 4727)
Hi Church! I’m Pastor Alex Fruci. I’d like to invite you to join this community of young adults who are devoted to following Jesus with everything we are! I want to see you grow in your walk with the Lord, and Abide in Him!
Doug Saxon
Children’s Ministry Pastor (ext. 4734)
Just an ordinary guy serving an extraordinary God and Savior. Started attending RMC in 2000 where I met my wife, Beth. Together we are dedicated to teaching and inspiring the next generation to know, love, and follow Jesus.
Billy Dimirra
Worship Pastor (ext. 4702)
For most of my life my family has been really involved in Church and serving the Lord, but it wasn’t until I was in High School that God became real to me. After getting saved, I attended Oceans Edge School of Worship in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and graduated in 2011. Since then I’ve been involved with a couple different churches leading worship in various capacities. I’m grateful and humbled at the opportunity the Lord has provided for my wife, Laura, and I to move to Colorado and be a part of what God is doing here at RMC.
Dan Champion
Audio-Visual Director (ext. 4703)
God has moved in amazing ways in my life to capture my heart and it is my desire to see others realize the necessity of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I love having the opportunity to serve in His ministry with the gifts He has given me. I started attending RMC in 2013, came on staff in 2014, and met my wonderful wife Stephanie here.
Jenna Crenshaw
Women of Calvary Director (ext. 4722)
Connection within community through Christ. Upon moving to Colorado in February 2017, the Lord captured my attention with this vision and has filled my heart to overflowing for the Women of Calvary. Together with my husband, Rob, our daughter, Monterey, and my mom, Mary Kay, our family finds great joy in attending and serving at RMC. May God continue to use the testimony He is working out in our lives to minister as we are called.
Cody Maxwell
Senior Pastor Assistant & Event Coordinator (ext. 4720)
I have attended Rocky Mountain Calvary since 2005. I came on staff in 2007 in the café where the Lord used me for 14 years. I now get the pleasure to serve as the Special Events Coordinator and the Assistant to Pastor Eric. It has been a great joy and blessing to see how God has and still continues to work through all the events we get to do here at RMC.
God got a hold of my life when my family and I moved to Colorado my freshman year of high school. In my junior year, the Lord softened my heart and gave me His eyes to see the people around me so that I could love them the way He does. After high school the Lord called me to the School of Discipleship, during which, He opened the door for me to work at RMC. I am blessed every day I get to be a part of the mission and ministry here at RMC.
Kellyn Waters
Missions Coordinator (ext. 4726)
In 2016, God called me to Birmingham, England where I worked for an outreach theatre company that wrote and performed faith-based shows for schools and churches all over the UK. It was then that I realized I really loved telling others all over the world about Jesus. In 2018, I was called back home to Colorado Springs and started attending RMC, where I met my husband Matt. I began working in the Children’s Ministry in 2019 and switched to the Missions department in July of 2021. I am so excited to get to work in both local and international missions again!
Lesa Wright
Preschool Director (ext. 4735)
God has truly blessed me to be able to work alongside our Children’s Ministry team. I am encouraged and blessed when I see families bring their children to church. I love to see them come to church with such enthusiasm to learn about Jesus. I want them to know the One True Living God who created the world, performed miracles, to learn about Jesus and to know how much He loves them. It is a joy and honor to serve in the Preschool Department. My husband and I have been married for 31 years. We have been blessed with 6 adult children and 2 sweet granddaughters.
Joetta Graner-Smith
Nursery Coordinator (ext. 4732)
I have served in the nursery for many years. It is a calling from my heavenly Father. Children are a blessing from God and it is an honor and privilege to care for them.
Josiah Wuthier
Children’s Ministry Assistant (ext. 4733)
I put my faith in Jesus at a young age, but still had plenty of mistakes, weakness and sin in my life growing up. I have been undeservingly used by God over the years as he has done and continues to do a sanctifying work in me. I was drawn to RMC because of the chapter by chapter, verse by verse teaching of the Bible late 2021, and came on staff September of 2022. I am God’s work in progress, and am so blessed to work in the children’s ministry here at RMC.
Donnie Stockman
Facilities Manager (ext. 4706)
I have been the facilities and grounds manager of RMC since December 1998. I am responsible for overseeing building maintenance and special events setup. I also supervise community service workers assigned to Rocky Mountain Calvary. I am truly thankful to the Lord for allowing me to minister to people’s hearts as well as providing them work to do with their hands.
Danny Rodine
Facilities Assistant (ext. 4705)
Rhonda Deridder
Receptionist (ext. 4700)
After 18 years of turning my back on God, I re-dedicated my life to the Lord January 4th of 1999 at Rocky Mountain Calvary. I’ve been blessed to be on staff since September of 2002. I’m thankful for the multiple tasks included in my ministry and the opportunities to encourage and pray with people that come here.
Michele Davis
Controller (ext. 4739)
I was raised in a very religious home but did not meet Jesus until I was 18. Once introduced, I accepted His free gift of salvation and my life was dramatically transformed. Our family has been part of the RMC family since 2001. I started working at RMC in 2003 after having volunteered in the Café and Bookstore. My husband and I have been married for 33+ years; we have two adult children and four grandchildren. I am a 2004 graduate of Regis University with a Master of Business Administration Degree. It is such a privilege to serve at Rocky Mountain Calvary.
Jeannette Hernandez
Accounting (ext. 4736)
I accepted Jesus as my Savior in Las Vegas at Calvary Chapel Spring Valley in 1995. I moved back to Colorado Springs and started attending RMC and came on staff in 1997. I have been married to my husband Henry since 2010. We enjoy road trips, camping, and our 2 cats.
Ginnell Poswalk
Volunteer Coordinator (ext. 4737)
I was raised in a Christian home knowing about Jesus but never really knowing Jesus. My husband of 31+ years and I started attending RMC in 2003 where God really got ahold of my heart through the worship and thru the Bible teaching. I came on staff in 2009 starting in the café where I worked for 6 1/2 years. I then became the Bookstore Manager for 2 1/2 years. When the Bookstore closed in 2018 I became the volunteer coordinator and finance assistant. I love seeing how God is using the church through the volunteers to further his Kingdom.
Brad Leppla
IT/Network Administrator (ext. 4738)
I was born in Southern California, attended college at the University of California, Berkeley and graduated with a B.S. in Forestry. I joined the U.S. Navy and served 18 years before I retired in 1998, including a combat tour in Iraq in 1991. It was during that evolution that God first came to me during a particularly dangerous mission and literally saved my life. I am truly blessed to work in the IT Department as Network Administrator, supporting and maintaining the network infrastructure of this amazing church.