STAFF
SCOTT RITTERBUSH
Senior Pastor
REID GORDON
Associate Pastor of Worship
- Born and raised in Nebraska (Go Big Red!)
- Played Division II Football in College
- Married a Division I Soccer Player (she never lets me forget who is the better athlete)
- Three young kids, two sons and one daughter (my dad joke game is on point)
- Did grad school at Denver Seminary (no jokes here, just grateful for the education)
- LOVES to read (bookstores are my happy place)
- Been in Colorado seven years (and five years before that, with a little break in the Chicago suburbs between)
CONTACT
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- Grew up in Washington state and lived in Chicago for seven years before moving to Denver
- Married his high school sweetheart
- Attended Moody Bible Institute and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (this is when I developed a love of books with footnotes)
- Loves playing music (the first instrument I learned was cello, the most recent was mandolin)
- Terrible at sports (I was an orchestra kid in High School)
- Guilty pleasure is McDonald's (unfortunately there is one right next to the church)
- Loves to hike (I have often been accused of intentionally misleading people about the length of a hike in an attempt to make it a longer trip)
CONTACT
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JOYCE BERTRAM
Busy Bee Early Learning Center Director
- Married with 3, 5 or 7 kids.
- Moved to Colorado in 1996 to be closer to family.
- Serving Bethany as the Director of Busy Bee Preschool since 2001,
- Holds a Master's in Education with undergraduate degrees in social work and child psychology
- Served at the University of Illinois for 13 years, as the state wide coordinator for training in the area of disabilities
- Previously President of the local chapter of The Arc, and The Arc of Illinois
- Previously a skier, a camper, a lover of crafts, music, travel and hospitality
- Continuing life as a lover of Jesus, prayer and His word
CONTACT
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TAYLOR BASCUE
Children and Family Ministry Director
- Arkansas born, Wyoming raised (Woo Pig! and Go Pokes!)
- Attended Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, AR for a Christian Studies degree.
- Currently at Denver Seminary learning about clinical and school counseling.
- Enjoys hunting and fishing (especially ice fishing), but it's mostly about getting outside.
- Has 12 nieces and nephews spread throughout Arkansas, Florida, Washington, and Wyoming.
- Was a volunteer firefighter before moving to Colorado.
- Loves learning and helping others discover new information.
CONTACT
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