Church Staff & Leadership Council
Executive team
Matt Carlson - Lead Pastor
Tyler Adams - Executive Pastor
Ministry Team
Thomas Chavez - Kids Ministry Director
Becca Stender - Student Ministries Director
Paul Holmberg - Groups & Teaching Pastor
Heather Spicer - Next Generation Assistant
Administrative Team
Marguerite Mote
Office Administrator - Marguerite has been a part of Boulder Valley staff since 2008. Without her, nothing would run smoothly! Marguerite and her husband, Gary, and their two kids live in Thornton.
Pat daley
Facility Care and Security Team - Pat Daley has been on staff with Boulder Valley since 2004. He is a bond servant to Jesus, grateful to serve the church by keeping our facility well maintained. He is truly a gift to our church!
CHurch Leadership Council
Matt Carlson
As Lead Pastor, Matt also serves as a member of the Leadership Council. Matt has been on staff with Boulder Valley since 2004, sitting as the lead pastor since 2013. He has deep roots in Boulder County and champions what God is doing in Boulder Valley and in this area. Matt grew up in Louisville and now lives in Lafayette with his wife and 3 kids.
Mike oliver
Mike, and his wife Sally, have been attending Boulder Valley since 2010. Their three children, Ashley, Nick, and Ellie live in Lafayette, Uganda, and Los Angeles respectively. Mike and Sally live in Louisville and own have owned Oliver Photography since 1996. Both have volunteered in various capacities at Boulder Valley over many years. Mike is an avid waterskier who enjoys getting on the water as much as he can!
Jeff Benson
Jeff has a Master’s Degree in Divinity and served as an ordained pastor for 6 years in Montrose CO before transitioning to active duty in the Navy as a Chaplain. My wife (Anastasia) and I have been married since 1995 years, we have three college-age children, and became part of Boulder Valley in 2017.
Eric Edwards
Eric is a licensed real estate agent in Colorado and has been attending Boulder Valley since 1994. Eric has been married to his wife, Denise, since 1992 and has 2 sons: Tim and Sam.
mark thompson
Mark and his wife, Linda, have been attending Boulder Valley and have been part of Connections Life since 2013. Both have also been Sunday morning greeters for a number of years. Mark has been helping to facilitate support for the 9 families in our church who lost their homes, or use of their homes, in the Marshall Fire. Mark was an Elder at their last church and previously served as Elder at Boulder Valley (2018-2020). Linda and Mark have been married since 1975. They love traveling and spending time with their ‘kids’ and grandkids, who thankfully live locally.
Grant Leitheiser
Grant first started coming to Boulder Valley when he was in High School. After moving away for almost a decade, his family of five returned in 2016 and made Boulder Valley their home church. He is a licensed counselor and has served within the Student Ministries, on the Security Team and as part of the Men’s Retreat leadership Team.