Staff & Leadership at Quest

Quest is, fundamentally, a gathering of people who together compose the church's organic faith community and leadership. To lead us in realizing our vision to be the church that we believe God is calling us to, we have been blessed with women and men who have sacrificed and contributed much to the leadership of the church. The church, ultimately, is comprised of four main synergistic forces:

The Pastoral and church staff
The Elder Board
The Deacons
The entire church membership.

It is through the church membership that we draw our critical ministry leaders for community groups and other ministries. In addition, internship opportunities are available for those who want to serve in that capacity.

Eugene Cho » Lead Pastor | Q Cafe Executive Director, Teaching

Eugene, 39 years old, is the founding & lead pastor of Quest Church and the executive director of Q Cafe. Born in Korea, he immigrated to the US at age six and grew up in San Francisco. He and his wife, Minhee, have been married for eleven years and have three children. He studied Psychology and Theater at UC Davis and received his Masters at Princeton Theological Seminary. You can learn more about Pastor Eugene's story through the following resources: New York Times article; his family's endeavor in the Seattle Times; Outreach Magazine; Portrait in the Seattle Times; Calling and Faith Story | You can keep up with Pastor Eugene through his Blog, Facebook, or Twitter.
DeAnza Spaulding » Pastor | Compassion & Justice

DeAnza has been on staff with QCafe since 2002 and joined the church staff in 2004. She joins the Quest staff to provide leadership in Compassion & Justice and to help provide pastoral care. DeAnza finished a Masters of Arts in counseling at Marshill Graduate School and also runs her private counseling practice. She and her husband, Frank and their two daughters live in Shoreline. Her passions include poetry, singing, and runs to Taco Del Mar. She can be reached at deanza@seattlequest.org. Like most Quest staff you can read more at her blog, created for more.
Gail Song Bantum » Pastor | Worship

Gail is thrilled to join an already incredible staff at Quest Church. She and her husband, Brian, and their three sons recently relocated to the Seattle area in 2009 from Durham, North Carolina. Gail has led worship and conferences in diverse and varied contexts for over twelve years. As well, her life story and experiences as a child of Korean immigrant parents, her own interracial marriage and raising multi-ethnic children, have been the impetus for her particular area of interest --the convergence between theology, worship and identity. Gail is a graduate of Duke Divinity School where she received her M.Div. and is also a graduate of The Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. In her free time, she dreams of heaven being filled with Asian, Soul and Latin cuisines, Brazilian music, and vanilla iced coffee. Gail can be reached at gail@seattlequest.org or you can stay connected through facebook, twitter, and her blog.
Ray Bartel » Pastor | Community and Pastoral Care| Teaching

Ray joined Quest in June 2007 through Interbay merging into Quest. He was senior pastor at Interbay Covenant Church from Nov. 00 - May 07. Ray married his high school sweetheart, Joy, in 1967. They have two children, a son and daughter, and three grandsons. Ray received his BS degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Washington and his Master of Divinity degree from North Park University. Prior to full-time pastoral ministry, Ray served as a bi-vocational pastor for 15 years while working in engineering at Boeing. Next to his family and faith, his passion includes Christian apologetics, conversation, ballroom dancing and staying physically fit. He can be reached at ray@seattlequest.org.
Christian Hershberger

Christian has been worshiping with Quest since September 2009 and joined the staff as the Maintenance Coordinator in December 2009. He was born and raised in an Amish family. At the age of eighteen he left the Amish community to pursue dreams of seeing the world. He served two and a half years with SEND Ministries (http://www.send-me.org/), and had the privilege to spend some time in Morocco. He attended Columbus State Community College (http://www.cscc.edu/) in Ohio, and plans to continue his education at the University of Washington (http://www.washington.edu/). His passions include traveling, photography, music, and experiencing other cultures. He loves coffee and rain and fortunately Seattle lacks neither. You can reach him at christian@seattlequest.org.
Joanie Komura » Finance Administrator

Joanie, a fourth generation Japanese-American, was born and raised in Seattle. She attended University of Wash. and worked at the Seattle Times for many years. In 2001, she stepped into church at Quest and eventually came to revelation of Jesus and was baptized at Quest. After volunteering for couple years, she officially joined the staff as the Finance Administrator in 2004. Along with her duties at Quest, she works as a freelance photographer and is avid fan of Bon Jovi. You can reach her: joanie@seattlequest.org.
Katey Hage » Children's Ministry Director

Katey Hage is the Children's Ministry Director at Quest Church. Katey brings an intense passion for children and experience in our own Children's Ministry to the role. She and her husband Corey and their two boys live in Magnolia. Katey writes on faith, life and family at her blog, Unveiled Faces. You can reach her at katey@seattlequest.org.
Matt and Roxy Hornbeck » Worship Leaders

Matt and Roxy join the Quest staff as worship leaders. Matt and Roxy moved to Seattle in 2008 from Flagstaff, Arizona, where they were worship leaders for eight years at Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Flagstaff. They are currently earning their MFA degrees in Nonprofit Arts Leadership at Seattle University. Both Matt and Roxy serve as founders and directors for quiet, a nonprofit arts community dedicated to art and social change. They have a love for God, a love for music and art, a love for people, and a love for coffee. Since worship is an outpouring of our relationship with God, they feel truly honored to share in worship with the Quest community.

Contact Matt at matt@seattlequest.org or Roxy at roxy@seattlequest.org
Morgan Darrah » Youth / College Director

Morgan joined Quest in July 2009 as the director for youth and college ministry. Morgan can't imagine a better way to spend her time than hanging out with students and equipping them to become more and more the individuals God has created them to be. She attended Gordon College in Boston, where she studied youth ministry and became a loyal Red Sox fan - now she is in the MDiv program at Mars Hill Graduate School. Morgan is passionate about doing life with people, country music, kayaking, and enjoying the adventure of living in Seattle. You can reach her at morgan@seattlequest.org.
Pam Christensen

Pam is the Associate Children's Ministry Director at Quest Church. She has a passion for early childhood ministry as well as ministry to children and families with special needs. In her free time, Pam loves to read, study history,go on road trips and play outside with her family and their dogs. She and her husband Eric have two boys and live in Shoreline. You can reach her at pam@seattlequest.org.
Randall Ajimine » Audio/Visual Tech Lead

Randall was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He moved to Seattle at the end of 2006 to pursue dreams of rock stardom with his band, Harrison. He has a BA in English Literature from the University of Hawaii and is currently trying to get into the MACP program at Mars Hill Graduate School. He brings a long-standing interest in all things audio (recording and playback) to his new position as Audio/Visual Tech Lead at Quest and hopes to talk Pastor Eugene into buying a smoke machine soon. He enjoys long walks on the beach and candle light dinners. He blogs at The LoneTomato Stand and can be reached at randall@seattlequest.org.
Tony Nabors » Ministry Intern | Deacon

Tony graduated from the University of Washington in 2006 with a degree in American Ethnic Studies and went on to serve as a staff worker with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for the following 3 years. He has been attending Quest since fall 2006 and has been married since 2007 to his wife, Angela. He is passionate about racial reconciliation and is currently discerning the specifics of his ministry calling. Tony wears a few different hats at Quest but his primary roles are as ministry intern and deacon. He will be partnering with Pastor Eugene to co-direct Quest's community groups heading into the fall. He enjoys sci-fi/fantasy novels, sports, video games, and listening to/creating music.

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