My childhood was immersed in ministry and music, as my family attended my grandfather’s small church, where each family took their turn doing everything…from cleaning the church once a month to serving as ushers, Sunday School teachers, and singers in the choir.

Alec Rowlands walked into my life, in my sophomore year of college, and, after a whirlwind romance, we married a year later! I completed my Bachelor’s Degree in English and Elementary Education, although I continued to be intensely involved in music ministry throughout. We traveled nationally as full-time Christian recording artists in the ’70s, produced a Christian youth radio program that aired on 200 secular, top 40 rock stations, and then we began pastoring, with an emphasis on the manifest presence of the Lord, through worship and His Word.

As the wife of the Senior Pastor at Westgate Chapel and mother of two beautiful, “thirty–something” daughters, music, worship, and the Church of Jesus have been integral parts of my life, my avocation, and my full-time vocation as the Pastor of Worship Ministry at Westgate Chapel, in Edmonds, WA, 1997-2014. Presently, I am serving as pastoral oversight for the Westgate Women.

The joy of my heart is experiencing the Lord in the place of worship and knowing His faithfulness daily, through His Word and fellowship with His Body. We are living in a very exciting time in history. Women are indeed called for “such a time as this!” Therefore, I believe we must love the Lord with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and use the gifts He has given us.

I have been married to my husband, Mark, for over 40 years and we have raised five children and enjoy three grandchildren. My husband and I have attended Westgate Chapel since 1990, and in that time, I have been involved in Worship Ministry, Youth Ministry, and Westgate Women Leadership. I am currently the Westgate Women Coordinator, Administrative Assistant for Men’s Events and for Hospitality Ministries. I also co-lead the 6 pm Friday night prayer band with Whitney Sherrill.

Since 2013, I have facilitated Around the Table Women’s Lunches, our annual Holiday Market, and our Awaken Retreats and Conferences. I enjoy leading small group Bible studies, delving into the Word, learning together, and creating accountability with one another; but also gathering women together in greater numbers for worship, fellowship, and community.

My passion is to help women discover who they are in Christ, what their talents and gifts are, the power and authority they have in Christ, and how to live each day victoriously in Him.

I am looking forward to seeing what God will do in 2024!

I have been married to my husband, Kerry, for thirteen years and we are raising three children; I also have three adult stepsons. My family and I have attended Westgate Chapel for seven years and are excited to be here and a part of what God is doing. I am a member of the choir and worship team and have taught in the Westgate Chapel preschool, which all three of my children have attended. I am co-leader of the Friday night prayer band and have recently joined the Westgate Women leadership team.

I have grown up in the church and recently went through a personal revival. God has restored my heart for Him, my family, and women.

My heart is to see women praying, encouraging, and lifting up one another. It is important to live out His Word and truly love each other. This is the time to be Women of God, not only for ourselves but for those around us. I long for women to live in their authority, in their homes, ad wherever God has called them; to come out of agreement with the lies and stand firm on His truth. I am excited for what is ahead!

I was born in Munich, Germany to a military family. After years of traveling, our family settled in Texas, where I graduated from high school, and college and later married Mack, my husband of 53 years. We have two children and seven grandchildren that we LOVE having fun with.

I was twenty-six when I became a Christian and, for most of those years, I have loved serving and singing in worship ministry and also teaching and ministering to women. I love traveling and have especially loved the doors the Lord has opened for me to be able to minister to women and pastors’ wives in Mexico, Chili, Brazil, and, most recently, Africa.

I have been married to my husband, David for almost twenty years and we have three sons, whom I have the privilege to homeschool. I have been blessed to call Westgate Chapel my church home since birth. I often joke that I walked into the church in the womb, but it is literally true. I have been raised through all of Westgate's ministries, from the nursery to the adult choir.

When I was a teenager, I worked for a few years in Children's Ministry teaching children's church, and recently, the Lord called me back after about a twenty-year gap. During that time, my primary focus was on raising my children. And while it still is, these last few years, the Lord has birthed in me a heart for women.

I recently started up a women's bible study and truly feel that women of all ages, seasons of life, backgrounds, and experiences have so much to offer and teach each other. When we link arms together in unity, we are a mighty force and army for His kingdom. My heart's desire is simply to be someone who says "Yes!" to the Lord wherever He calls me. It is truly an honor to be a part of this team!

I have been married for 45 years to my soulmate, Tony. We have two children and six grandchildren, who are my joy.

I was raised most of my life as a preacher’s kid. My family was transferred from Texas to the great Pacific Northwest in 1968. God’s grace and protection were evidenced in my life from a young age. Due to tragedy in my immediate family at a young age, we were thrust into a whirlwind of anxiety and uncertainty. Then my mother attended a church service and accepted Jesus as her personal Savior which changed my life forever. I saw an immediate peace in her from that day forward and I wanted it, too. The next Sunday I received Jesus into my heart and we were baptized a few days later. Our lives were never the same and God directed my family to the ministry.

I saw through this, and other subsequent difficulties in my life, that God was always there for me and He used these situations for good. I am passionate about sharing and supporting women navigating difficult situations. Through shared experiences, women can support, love, and encourage each other.

I encourage women to come and see all that God can do - together.