Pastoral Staff
Below you will find a brief biography of each pastor at Eugene Faith Center.
Steve Overman, Senior Pastor
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
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
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
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
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
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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Cory Huffman, Middle School
Cory joined the staff in 2009 as our middle school pastor after serving as a local Campus Life Director. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon and earned a degree in Religious Studies. Cory also coaches track at Madison Middle School. His wife, Courtne, volunteers with High School Group and is studying graphic design at Lane Community College. Cory and Courtne have one daughter, Chloe.
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Andy Gilbert, High School
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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Dominic Passarelli, College-Age
Dominic pastors the College-Age Group at the Onyx House. He and his wife, Naomi, are both pursuing master’s degrees in Theological Studies at George Fox Seminary. They met at the Onyx House while attending the University of Oregon and were married in 2006. Naomi enjoys reading, spending time with the students at the Onyx House and serving in the Middle School Group. Dom loves to play the guitar and lead worship. He is also an avid board gamer and mediocre basketball player.
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