Leadership

Roger has been serving as the lead pastor at Elevation Church Billings since June of 2019. Before taking the position at Elevation, he served in youth ministry for 12 years and was also the Dean of Students/Theology Professor at Yellowstone Christian College.
He finds great enjoyment in spending time with his family, teaching stories from God’s Word, and watching the MSU Bobcats beat the Griz!
Roger and Jessica have 3 girls and a little dude who keeps them busy…they are always in desperate need of coffee. Roger and Jessica are from Billings, and they love the opportunity to serve in their hometown and see people far from God come alive in Christ.
 
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.  And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8

Max was born and raised in Billings, Montana and received his Bachelor's degree from Indiana Wesleyan University, his ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary, and received an honorary Doctorate in Divinity from Yellowstone Christian College after teaching history and Theology there for 21 years.  Max also taught theology and history at the University of Mary and Little Bighorn College.  
 
Max has three children: Edmond James (EJ), Konnar, and Aubree.  He loves the Cleveland Browns, Montana Grizzlies, Gonzaga Bulldogs, and basically any team playing Duke in basketball or Alabama in football!  He enjoys reading and doing research, and he loves to teach.  
 
For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord and to practice it, and to teach God's statutes and ordinances to Israel.
Ezra 7:10

Bree moved from Southern California to Billings as a freshman in high school and has lived here for over 20 years. She grew up in church and has parents who gave her a solid foundation.
Bree has been married to Dan for 21 years and they have two beautiful kids, Chloe and Eric. Bree has always had a heart to serve and loves it whole-heartedly. Her passion is to serve others and see them grow in their faith by being in the Word and getting involved by serving those at Elevation Church Billings. Bree loves spending time with family and cooking for others in her free time.

For even the son of man didn't come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Mark 10:45

Kevin has always had a heartbeat to serve in ministry, since working with the local youth group while attending Arizona State University obtaining his two degrees (Music Education and Musical Theatre). Kevin toured internationally with The Continental Singers which led him to form his own musical theater touring company in the 1990’s. He met and married his most favorite actress ever, Sara, in 1999. They now have 5 children ages 22-10.

Kevin has worked for several churches professionally in the Production area and loves serving the Lord through music and tech. He spends his days as a Field Technician helping maintain Edward Jones computer systems in Montana. On the weekends, you’ll find him faithfully doing laundry for his family. He has read entirely through the Bible in a Year at least six times. He loves basketball, sitting in the hottub at night while it snows, Japanese food and the Chicago Bears.

“There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.” Ephesians 4:4-6

Shaina was born in Billings then moved to Missouri where she met her husband in high school. She then attended Missouri State University and got a BS in Psychology before and her husband got married in 2015. The two of them moved back to Montana in 2016 and started attending Elevation. She grew up in church and has had many leadership and serving roles. In addition to the Next Steps Coordinator, she is the Event Coordinator for MTSBC and is in a Biblical Counseling internship. She is passionate about loving people well and developing relationships that reflect Jesus’ love for us. 

Loren was born and raised in Eastern Montana in the small town of Richey.  At the Alliance Church in Richey, Loren gave his life to Christ at age 12 during a missionary presentation.  Following his high school graduation in 1960, he was given a football scholarship to Eastern Montana College (MSUB).  Loren graduated from EMC in 1965 with a Bachelors Degree in Business Education and a Masters Degree in counseling in 1973.   Following graduation, Loren began what was to become his lifelong career of 39 years working with children and adolescents at Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch and Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina, retiring in 2004.  In 2004, Loren joined Faith Evangelical Church in Billings as the Church Administrator.  He retired from that positon in 2019 and later that year was asked to serve as the Church Administrator (Volunteer) for Elevation Church.  Loren and his wife Janice were married in 1961 and celebrate 63 years of marriage. They are the parents of two daughters, Barbara and Sonya. They enjoy spending time with their four grandchildren.

Rita Brown was born and raised in Billings. She loves the area as she is an outdoors girl and there is so much here.  Rita was saved in 1989 and she describes it was a very powerful and pivotal point in her life.  She has been married to Todd for 31 years, and they  have three boys who are all in college - one in med school, one just graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology, and the other a junior with the hopes of being the next Oscar winning screenwriter!

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