Our Staff
Curtis Mulder
Co-pastor / Co-founder (teaching, discipleship, worship)
Curtis has been in vocational ministry since 1994. He teaches as well as leads the music teams at Ekklesia. A proud Canadian – a fact his congregation knows all too well – Curtis brings some typical Canadian “flair” to his work. He and his wife Kim were married in 2020 and welcomed their son George in 2021. Curtis is also the father of two adult daughters, Kyra and Megan. His ministry is guided by the belief that following Jesus, the perfect human, inevitably leads us to become better versions of ourselves. When this happens, wounds heal, divisions reconcile, and the world becomes a better place.
CJ Stephens
Co-pastor / Co-founder (teaching, discipleship, missions)
CJ has been in ministry since 2005, a fact that makes him feel very old. He holds a BA and MA in Journalism from UNC Chapel Hill (Go Heels), where he played football, and an MA in Biblical Languages from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. Intellectually, he has a passion for the Bible, History, and the Social Sciences and how all three intersect to inform the life of faith. CJ has been married to his wife Holly since 2003, and they have two amazing kids, Abby (16) and Noah (13). He spends a lot of his “free” time coaching and watching sports as well as reading Science Fiction. His favorite non-Biblical quote is, “Be curious, not judgemental.”
Tori Ellington
Kids Ministry Pastor
Greg Ellington
Youth Pastor
Greg and his wife Tori have been working with students together since 2013 and are passionate about seeing young people grow in healthy and holistic ways. They have a beautiful daughter (Audrey, b. 2020) and an adorable son (Maverick, b. 2022). Greg is a licensed educator who believes in forming students spiritually, socially, and intellectually. When he's not chasing around one of his kids or hanging out with the youth, you can probably find Greg reading a nerdy theology book or playing pickleball.
