Elders love to walk alongside others in discipleship and prayer. At Crestview Church, elders are called by God to ‘bear up God’s people in their pain and weakness and celebrate their joys with them’ in being a Christlike example and support for others through actions and through words. Elders are also a primary support to the pastor. Elders are to engage in loving people well with compassion and in encouraging believers to walk in the ways of Jesus.
We have four elders including the pastor, who seek to champion these things for our faith community: Craig Scheirman, Eric Nienhouse, Ruth Niebur, Julie Huffaker and Pastor Mark.
To contact any of the elders, email us at office@crestviewchurch.org and indicate ELDER in the subject line. If you would like us to pray for you, email the elders at prayer@crestviewchurch.org.
Pastor Mark Quist
Mark Quist grew up in Grand Rapids, MI and received his Masters of Divinity from Calvin Theological Seminary and also has a Masters of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Mark and Deone are deeply committed to living out the call of Jesus to live in authentic community before God.
Read more about Mark, here.
Craig Scheirman
Married for 44 years, with 3 adult children, 2 granddaughters, all living in the Denver area, Colorado native, Crestview member for 30+ years, love golfing & looking for my ball, lawn work in hot weather, bar-B-Q’ing with friends..
Eric Nienhouse
Bio and photo coming soon!
Ruth Niebur
Nine of us Lamses kids lived on a farm near Grand Rapids, Michigan. We learned early on to work hard and long. I was fortunate to attend christian schools. After studying for two years at Calvin College (University), I got married, moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, completed a teaching degree, taught 6th grade in Tampa, and later moved to Nederland, Colorado.
My husband, 3 children and I enjoyed camping, skiing and hiking all over the front range. To pay the bills, Jay and I taught public school. A very fulfilling and purposeful part of my life was teaching Sunday School and Vacation Bible School in both Nederland and Boulder.
May 25, 19977 our family moved to Colorado Sky Ranch. Our dream home revolved around raising Bryant, Sabra and Dewayne and caring for horses, pigs, cows, chickens, goats and various dogs and cats. Jay attained a Ph.D. in Economic History and I attained a Master’s degree in Education at CU, Boulder. We continued to teach in Boulder to retirement age. Since my husband’s death in 2013, Sabra, her husband, and two children share the farm. Outside activities include teaching Sunday School, swimming, biking, feeding animals, loving people AND trying to care for things the Lord has entrusted me with.
Julie Huffaker
I grew up in West Virginia and attended a Church of the Brethren for most of my childhood. I made a profession of faith at 4 years old and later was baptized in a crick (creek) at 12 or 13 years old. Brrr! After high school, I was anxious to explore the world, and so I moved to New York state for college (Mathematics major), taught in western Massachusetts at a private girls’ boarding school for two years after college, and then moved to Boston to get my Master’s Degree in Education.
I met my husband in a Conservative Baptist Church in Cambridge, MA. We were both part of the music at that church (worship music-both, organ-me) for a while. We adopted our oldest daughter from Cambodia, and then I gave birth to twins. We moved to Colorado because we needed babysitting help, and Vince’s folks lived here. We adopted our son from Nepal, and then I gave birth to our youngest when I was 41 years old.
In Colorado, we attended a small Presbyterian church for many years and then a nondenominational megachurch for several more years before coming to Crestview. We have been members of Crestview for over 10 years. My husband served as deacon and I as elder. Pastor Mark baptized our son and youngest daughter in Baseline Reservoir. Our twins and my husband have been on the worship team, I have led the Women’s Bible study, and my husband and I have been greeters. For us, Crestview has been a family affair.