Northlake Church Staff
Mark Schmutz
SENIOR PASTOR
Mark and Jana Schmutz arrived at Northlake in October of 1996 to serve as our senior pastor. They were married in December of 1985 and have been blessed by the Lord with three children, Christian (1991), Meredith (1993), and Mackenzie (1996), and three grandchildren, Evelyn (2018), Bailey (2020), and Georgie (2023).
Christian Schmutz
PASTOR of worship and spiritual growth
JOSHUA WENZEK
YOUTH PASTOR
Alicia Wenzek
CHILDREN'S PASTOR
TERRI HOPKINS
PASTORAL COUNSELING
Terri was born in Longview, moved out of the area at age 12, returned and has been living in the community for the past 45 years. She has been married to husband Rick for 40 years and raised two children and has four grandchildren.
Meredith walthall
Office Manager
Josh Sonnabend
BUILDING & GROUNDS SUPERVISOR
Erin Hart
Superintendent of Three Rivers Christian School
While Erin began working at TRCS in 2009, her history at the school began as a child in Mrs. Thompson's Kindergarten class. Erin and her husband Seth, an IT Analyst, have two daughters, Ruby and Scarlet. Erin holds a BA degree in Writing and Communications from Evergreen State College, a MA in Educational Leadership from Concordia University, and a PhD in Organizational Leadership from Columbia International University.
