Stan Markowski is originally from Long Beach, CA but moved to the PNW in 2020 with his wife Rosie, son Lee, and dog Albie to work at Northshore Church as their small groups pastor. Prior to working at Northshore, Stan was a youth pastor in Southern California. Stan holds degrees in theology and biblical studies from Biola, Talbot, and Western Seminary. Stan loves to cook and root for the 49ers.
Jeff (or JJ) grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He originally began his ministry with the music ministry of CRU, and has since been a Worship Pastor at churches in Southern California, Atlanta, and both the Seattle and Portland areas. Jeff is passionate about creating environments that enable the believer to worship the Lord in spirit and in truth. He is married to his lovely wife Sherry, and they have two adult children, Josh and Taylor, a daughter-in-law Sydney, and a granddaughter Juliet. Jeff and Sherry love to spend their time antiquing, walking on the beach searching for sea glass, or frequenting various coffee houses. They both now consider the Pacific NW their home and have been captivated by the beauty of God’s creation here. Jeff and Sherry both have a shepherd’s heart and are passionate about sharing the love of Christ with others.
Julio was born and raised in a humble Christian family in Peru, South America. At age 13, he received Jesus Christ as his personal savior. It was a wonderful experience that not only changed his life but also gave it a purpose.
At age 18, he left his family and moved to Trujillo, Peru where after 10 years, he finished Medical School. In 1994 in a miraculous way, he was able to come to the US and with God’s help, finished his residency in Family Medicine at the Providence FMR program, here in Seattle in 2000. Since 2000, he has been working as a Family Physician for Sea Mar CHC. He also trains family medicine residents and medical students of Swedish MC and the University of Washington as associate clinical professor of the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Since very early, Julio felt the call to serve my God and Savior in the ministry of preaching and teaching His Word. This has been the passion that has moved and guided his life.
In February of 2012, Julio joined EBC as the pastor for the Spanish Ministry. Since then, he has seen our Lord working in many ways in the lives of many. God has blessed Julio with Liana, who is not only a beloved wife but also his faithful fellow worker in the ministry. Their sons, Andree, Alex, and Carlos are a tremendous help by using their talents and gifts to serve along with us in the ministry.
Khyra grew up in Richmond Beach and became a Christian in high school. After graduating from WWU with a Child Dev/Education major, she married her husband, Michael. They started attending Edgewood in 1986 and have been very involved ever since. Khyra is the mother of two grown children. In her free time she likes to pull weeds in her garden (she knows that’s crazy), watch a good TV series, snuggle with her Australian Shepherds, or help her husband work on their property in Eastern Washington.
