Jason & Dina have been married since 1991. They have three adult children, Justin, Kelsey, and Matthew, as well as a son-in-law and three grandkids. They have attended Trinity since 2018 and have been involved in various ministries, most notably leading a small group for the past three years. Previously, Jason oversaw small group ministries at other churches and helped develop and launch a para-church ministry with a pastor-friend from Alaska. Jason has served as an associate pastor at a local church. He has a passion for the church, desiring to see the church thrive and be a beacon in the community. He also has a passion to see Christian men “rise up and be the spiritual leaders the Bible calls us to be in our families, in our communities and in our churches.”

Eldon Rynders has attended Trinity Church since 1992. He retired from teaching Special Education. He previously served as pastor in two other Evangelical Free Churches for 12 years. Eldon has been involved in Trinity‘s music ministry in the past and still leads music for Light & Power. He has been a Small Group leader over the years, and serves with Kairos Prison Ministry. He and Mary were married in 2022. 

He has three married sons and many grandchildren. His hobbies include reading (mostly history), and hiking.

Don Bell became a member of Trinity in 1986. He has faithfully participated in home groups while attending Trinity, serving as both leader and co-leader. Don has served in the Missions department for many years, spending time on the Core team, the Care team, and the Candidate team, and on Sunday mornings he leads the Missionary Prayer class. Don came to Christ as a university student through the ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ (now called Cru). After graduating, he worked at Mission Aviation Fellowship for seven years as a computer programmer. In the years since, he has worked as a product developer for companies that provide Fundraising and Donor Management software for Christian ministries. Don is single, having never married.

Scott & Sharon Strum have attended Trinity since 1986 when they started Medical School at LLU. He has been involved in leading worship for our church since the late 80’s, playing guitar in the worship service, Children’s Ministry and helping lead and mentor young musicians in MSM. He currently leads a Home Group. In the past, has taught 5th and 6th grade boys, led small groups and taught in Men’s Ministry, and led small groups in Alpha. He has participated in numerous Loft House builds at Trinity and in Mexico. Scott has served as an elder at Trinity, previously, for a total of 15 years.

Scott and Sharon have been blessed with 3 committed, Christ-following children: David (married to Carissa Burns), Elysse (married to Steve Shannon), and Stephen.

Scott is a busy pain doctor working at LLU and Arrowhead Orthopedics. He frequently prays with his patients and engages them in evangelistic/pre-evangelistic conversations. He and Sharon have been involved in various capacities for over 30 years with training healthcare providers how to engage in spiritual care with patients.

Dale Fisher has attended Trinity since 1980 and married Marti in 1981. He has been involved in various ministries, including Trinity Kids, Home Group leader, teaching mission classes, and most recently, directing International Friendship Connection (IFC). The Fishers lead a weekly IFC Bible study for international students. They served with Cru in a seminary in Kenya as Trinity Global Workers (1988-2002). Dale continued training pastors in Africa, until after 47 years with Cru, he retired in 2023. Dale has a passion for evangelism and discipleship as well as missions. He enjoys teaching individuals how to be self-feeders from God’s word. They have four adult children, as well as 10 grandchildren.

Pavel & Heidi Ilie have been married for 13 years and have attend Trinity Church since 2019. Both are serving on Missions Core, with IFC, and have had the privilege of leading a short-term mission trip to Romania in 2023. Pavel co-leads a home group and served on the Pastor Search Committee in 2023. He currently trains visually impaired individuals to use assistive technology (mainly screen reading software and Braille devices) to help them pursue their educational and vocational goals. Pavel loves running, being in nature, and listening to audiobooks.