Pastoral Staff

Below you will find a brief biography of each pastor at Eugene Faith Center. 

Steve Overman, Senior Pastor

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Steve came to the Eugene Faith Center staff in 1975 as the college-age pastor while still a student at the University of Oregon. After completing work on a master’s degree at Fuller Theological Seminary in 1983, he returned to our staff as Executive Pastor under Roy Hicks, Jr. He then assumed leadership as our Senior Pastor in 1988 when Roy left Eugene to serve as Director of Missions for our denomination. Steve and his wife Tana are the parents of Haley, Shannon and Reid.

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Jim Thomas, Executive Pastor

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Jim’s leadership gifts, teaching ministry and wise counsel have long been a great blessing to our church. As Executive Pastor, he works closely with Steve Overman to oversee the wide and growing ministries that operate in and through our congregation. Jim and his wife Linda have raised three children and many other foster children.

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George Boehmer, Community Life

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George joined our staff in 1985 to pastor the growing college and career-age groups. He currently serves as an associate pastor, with particular oversight over our Community Life. He and his wife, Jane, are the parents of two children, Madeline and Stephan.

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Kathy Gilbert, Community Life

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Kathy has served in a pastoral capacity for many years at Eugene Faith Center in the area of Women’s Ministries, our High School group and at the congregational gatherings. She is an educator who leads worship and Bible studies and is currently serving as our pastor of Community Life Groups. She is married to Andy and they have three children: Micah, Anna and Rachel.

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Kathy Rice, Community Life

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Kathy joined our staff in 1998 to serve as assistant to Pastor Steve. She has been involved in many ministry leadership capacities at Eugene Faith Center and currently serves as a pastor in Community Life. Kathy graduated from George Fox Seminary with a master’s degree in Ministry Leadership. She and her husband, Tim, have two children, Jennifer and Mat.

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Jannine Johnson, Children’s Ministry

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Jannine joined the Eugene Faith Center staff in 2005 and pastors our young children. She brings 15 years of experience as an elementary school teacher into her care for our little ones. Jannine and her husband, Craig, have four children of their own, Emma, Seth, Chloe and Sam.

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Andy Gilbert, High School

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With a genuine heart for students, Andy pastors our High School group and also oversees our other Young Ministries from babies through college. Andy also gives oversight to our public gatherings, where he and his wife Kathy often lead worship. They have one son, Micah, and two daughters, Anna and Rachel.

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Mark Lemaire, Middle School

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Mark completed his degree in pastoral ministries at New Hope Christian College in 2010 and soon thereafter joined the Faith Center staff to pastor the middle school students. His wife, Jill, is a flight instructor at Lane Community College and they have one son, Caleb.

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