Wes founded newlife in 2004 and since that time has taken the lead in casting the vision of newlife, in addition to being a primary speaker at the Klahowya campus.

Hometown

Tacoma, WA.

Family info

Kari and I have been married 14 years – We have three kids Kali (11), Austin (8), Klara (3).

How did you come to newlife?

I got asked to start newlife – prayed about it and begged my friends to help – my favorite memories was one week before our first public gathering, one of our key leaders (there was only 14 of us so we were all key) said, “Wes, I don’t want to burst your bubble but I don’t think anyone is going to come.” It was a “What if we fail moment” and a good gut check for everyone. My response was basically – If we fail, we fail but we won’t know unless we try. It’s amazing to me what God has done and it’s even more amazing that he used us to get it started.

Favorite color

I don’t.

Favorite food

I absolutely love hamburgers and I’m on a quest for the best hamburger in the U.S. – Let me know if you have any ideas.

What is your role at newlife?

Lead pastor

What is the best part about your role?

I love the feeling of being on a team and doing something together that we didn’t believe possible but something we thought God asked us to step out and do. I love watching people get involved in the mission of Jesus who never thought of themselves as “the church type”. I love watching people grow and change and become more like Jesus and I absolutely love the reaction and the expression on people’s faces the first time that they actually get “grace”.