STAFF TEAM

Dave Evanger

Lead Pastor | Elder

My wife Allie and I both grew up in the Seattle area. I attended U.W. and Allie attended Seattle Pacific. We both spent extended time living in other parts of the country, but we realized we were PNW at our core. We moved back in 2013 and founded Sideris church. We have two young boys, Grayson and Owen.

Why did you start Sideris? In 2007 after the sudden death of my sister Kim, I transitioned from a career in public accounting to pursue God’s call to a life of ministry (read more about this here). While attending Denver Seminary Allie and I experienced true gospel life while at a new church start-up in urban Denver. As my MDiv studies were coming to a close Allie and I felt God’s nudge telling us: “This is what I want you to start in Seattle.”

Doing our best to listen, we followed God to Seattle and started a Bible study in our living room in Wallingford. The groundwork for a new gospel-centered community was taking form. Since then we’ve seen God do incredible things and Allie and I are humbled by each new step as we watch God use ordinary people like us to build his extraordinary kingdom here in the city we love.

david@siderischurch.com

Ty-Lene Cook

Missionary in residence | Staff | DEACON

I'm American-Filipino, born in Singapore, but spent most of my years in Malaysia. I arrived in Seattle in April of 2021 out of the chaotic circumstance of being kicked out of Malaysia due to Covid and immigration issues. But, as God would have it, it seems that He had a plan and purpose for me here in Seattle all along and I’m super excited to be on this journey. It’s my first time living here in the US and getting to know what life is like in the city and in the beautiful state of Washington - I’ve been having so much fun getting to know the people and learning what it means to be a ‘Seattleite’.

Why are you passionate about Missions? It’s the heart of God! He sent His Son into our world to connect with us - and He calls us, His followers - to do the same! Whether it is to go to another country, state, city, or neighborhood - we are called to connect with people and their world. That being said, if you’re interested in connecting with me and hearing more about my story, email me below and I’d love to meet up & chat over a good cup of coffee!

tylene@siderischurch.com

Joseph Cox

EVERYTHING | Elder

I grew up in Houston but moved to Seattle in 2014 to start work at Google. I had been looking for a church community for so long after moving to Seattle but was struggling. Then one day I stumbled upon Sideris and found exactly what I’d been looking for since moving here.

Why is considering in community important? I love the Word of God but I know that I will not fully understand it apart from the insights given by others in the power of the Holy Spirit. That is why I love being connected to a group of believers searching for God’s truth.  

Kate Spencer

ALPHA & Outreach | Deacon

Hi I’m Kate and I’ve been a part of Sideris since before its birth as a part of the launch team. I’ve served in a variety of capacities over the years and have loved to have a front row seat to God’s power at work in His building of this new church. When I’m not at Sideris I’m working at Seattle Chldren’s Hospital as a Nurse Practitioner. I love to be a light for Christ in the hospital and in my work place and I am passionate about helping others find there unique avenue to reflect the love of God in the world.

Why are you passionate about Alpha & Outreach? Well it is the way of Jesus. It can be easy to stay within your comfort zone, playing it safe — and God knows I have done my fair share of that — but I’ve discovered that when I step out Christ is always there with me. Whether it was mission trips to Africa or leading one of our Alpha table, I have found that the fullest moments happen when I reach outside my self and my normal rhythms to see what God has prepared for me to do for others.

Andrew Barfoot

Men’s Formation | DEACON

I am a southern boy who now calls Seattle home. I was born in Virginia and grew up in Louisiana before coming to Washington in high school. I hold dear to my southern roots while deeply embracing and enjoying life in the PNW. Having been here for nearly 30 years, I am a lifer by today’s standards.

What do you see as your calling in serving Seattle? Our family uses the term “calling” all the time, often to fend off our parents who would love to see us move away from the “craziness” of Seattle. That calling has evolved over time. Honestly, I can’t pinpoint it right now…but I am also not leaving. We are surrounded by too good of a community at church, in school, in sports leagues, and more. Also, as a business owner here in the city, it is very important to me that I live and invest in this community.

What are you most passionate about as a deacon? I want to see Sideris continue to grow in how it loves and cares for families, while still being energetically focused on providing an incredible “considering community” to young professionals here in the city. I believe this church is on the cusp of some incredible things, and I am just excited to help shepherd and steward these opportunities from my perch as “the old
guy” around here. I also want to help shape a mindset around being incredibly generous with our money, our time, and our prayers.

Amanda Campbell

JUSTICE & RESTORATION | Deacon

I grew up in Woodinville and went to college in California but have spent the better part of the last decade on the East Coast. I returned to Seattle about 4 years ago.

Why is considering in community important? My profession is as a lawyer and so I find justice and the discovery of truth to be very important to life and society. I’ve found that true truth is best discovered through a community that presses into the revealed truth of Christ in the Scriptures.

Joshua Patterson

SPIRITUAL FORMATION | Deacon

I was born in Singapore and grew up in Indonesia. I've lived in WA for 11 years and Seattle has been home for the last 5 years!  One winter morning, my college roommate and I found Sideris and over the next few months through sound Biblical teaching and a wonderful community we made Sideris home. Not only has my faith & Biblical understanding grown over the years but my heart for the people living in Seattle has grown immensely. I see my calling to serve Seattle by being a light to both the business/tech folk of this city and for the marginalized in our local communities. I'm most passionate about being able to continue to connect with people to help us all consider how to continually grow in our walk with God and work together to model living as Christ did. 

Why is considering in community important? Considering in community is important, because we serve and love an infinite God and need others to help us grow in our understanding of God, faith, and life through considering together.  

Jordan Lake

MUSIC & artS

I'm a native Seattleite. Born and raised here and then went to University of Washington where I got a degree in Industrial Design. Like so many things in most of our lives, I must give credit to my mother for the the joy I’ve found at Sideris. She heard Pastor Dave guest preaching at her home church and she marched right up to him after the service to tell him she had a musically-inclined son living in Seattle. The rest is history… Thanks Mom!

Why are you passionate about Music & Arts? I’ve loved music and art my whole life. When I first met Dave I was recording my second studio record for my band Craymer. Though I was enjoying recording and performing around town, I felt the nudge of the Lord to also use my musical gifts in the service of the gospel. Over my many years at Sideris I’ve found no shortage of ways to use my creativity to move the mission of the church forward. I enjoy finding unique solutions to the unique challenges that church planting brings our way. From woodworking, to industrial design to, building my own instruments, its been a fun ride. If you are like me, I encourage you to be open to however God might use you to further his glory and display his beauty in the world.

Lina Chung

Kids Ministry Co-lead

I was born and raised in Spanaway, WA, and have been living in Seattle since 2007. Sideris became home for me during a bit of a quarter-life crisis and soul-searching season. A Google search and a nudge from God took me the rest of the way to seek and invest in a community that considers together.

Why are you passionate about Outreach & Diversity? God has granted me a set of circumstances and experiences in my life that has created a passion in my heart to continue the conversation around the ways in which we form and nourish relationships with other people, the barriers that exist in our culture to pursuing these relationships, and what God ultimately desires for his Kingdom. I want to champion these conversations at Sideris and let the gospel do what it always does — reach out and create beautiful diversity in God’s world.

KIDS@SIDERISCHURCH.COM

Sara-Anne Barfoot

Kids Ministry Co-lead

When my wonderful husband, Andrew and I got married we both felt God’s call to start our life together in Seattle. That was over 7 years ago. Today we call the Bryant neighborhood home and enjoy adventuring with our two boys, Aiden and Peter and are anxiously waiting for Baby Boy #3 to join us in early December. Life has changed a lot over the last few years and through those changes we found Sideris. At the first service, Andrew and I both left feeling like we had found a home here.  

Why are you passionate about Kids & Families? Kids have always been my JAM! I mean come on… they seriously are the coolest. From a young age I knew God had called me to work with kids. I had a slightly different idea of what that would look like at age 7 but you know how God works! This is waaaay better! I am so honored that I get to be a part of Jesus’ story for these young kids.

KIDS@SIDERISCHURCH.COM