People

Ron Laeger

Pastor Ron’s family arrived at Mountain View Baptist Church when he was in elementary school in 1968 and then during Junior High and part of high school. Ron received Christ at an early age of 5 and later rededicated his life at age 19. Pastor Ron and Tanya brought their three daughters Lindsi, Kali, & Misti to…

Troy Wilcox

Troy has been attending Mountain View since he first moved to Centralia in 2001. Troy grew up in a Christian home in the small town of Lynden, WA before walking away from that upbringing in his mid-twenties. God used the move to Centralia and the church family at Mountain View to bring Troy back to…

Bill Kettlewell

Bill and his wife, Dorothy, have been married for 54 years and have been a part of Mountain View Baptist Church since moving to Centralia in 2017. Bill and Dorothy are Missionaries Emeriti with Baptist Mid-Missions of Cleveland, Ohio, having served as church planting missionaries for 45 years in Brazil. Bill accepted the Lord as his…

Josh Holland

Pastor Josh and his wife, Lindsi, have called Mountain View home for most of their lives. Josh served as associate pastor from 2013 until 2019, when the church called him to serve as lead pastor. Josh previously worked as an insurance agent, spent three years helping plant a semi-rural church, and served at Mountain View…

John Lawrence

John, a pastor’s kid, and Deborah, his wife of 40 years, moved to Lewis County in 1986. They have 3 children, and though they just entered the grandparent stage 6 years ago, the 6th grandchild is on the way. John served as an elder, associate pastor, and interim pastor at Boistfort Community Church from 1988 until 2005,…

Tom Jones

Tom and his wife, Mary, have been married for 53 years and have been at Mountain View since 1982. Tom retired last November after many years as a retail manager and a real estate broker. In 1968, Mary came to Christ and began witnessing to and praying for Tom. Tom saw his need for Jesus…

Bill Knepper

After serving in the U.S. Navy as an engineer, Bill and his wife, Sue, were called to serve Jesus Christ in pastoral ministry. They helped plant a church in Inkom, Idaho and next served in Sandpoint, Idaho. In 2004 Bill and Sue moved to Centralia to Mountain View. Bill served as Lead Pastor from 2004…

Rodney DeJager

Mountain View is blessed to have Pastor Rodney and his wife, Stephanie. Rodney received his BA in Youth Ministry and Bible from Multnomah University in 2014. His ministry includes Sunday night youth group, Sunday school and helping lead worship on Sunday mornings. Rodney and Stephanie are growing the youth ministry at Mountain View in the…