Pastor Steve Mickel recently announced his upcoming transition to become the next District Supervisor for the Northwest District of the Foursquare Church. Starting July 1st, Pastor Steve will oversee more than 280 churches in the District, which includes Westside Church, a Foursquare church planted in Bend, Oregon in the 1950s. On June 25th, Foursquare will install Evan Earwicker and Ben Fleming as the senior pastors of Westside Church. Ben and Evan have been serving faithfully as senior pastors alongside Steve since 2021, and will continue to serve as senior pastors after Steve’s transition. God has been preparing Westside for this moment through our model of shared leadership, long before Steve ever considered this transition within the broader Foursquare movement.
Commissioning Sunday
June 18th
We will spend time during each of our morning gatherings praying for and commissioning Pastors Steve and Suzanne Mickel as Pastor Steve transitions into his new role as our Foursquare District Supervisor. Make sure to say thank you to the Mickels at a short reception after each gathering!
Prayer and Worship Night
June 21st
Join us for an evening of worship and prayer on June 21st at 6:30pm. We have been in a beautiful season of prayer and want to lean into what God is doing and pray for this season in the life of Westside Church. Childcare will be provided for children up through 3rd grade. Register for Childcare
Installation Sunday
June 25th
We will be joined by Foursquare General Supervisor, Wendy Nolasco, as we install Pastor Evan Earwicker and Pastor Ben Fleming in their roles as Senior Pastors of Westside Church. We are excited for this new season at Westside and invite you to join us for one of our gatherings at 9am or 10:30am.
Steve makes this transition with the support and confidence of the Leadership Team, and the appointment of Evan and Ben to continue as senior pastors is affirmed by Foursquare, Westside’s Church Council, and Westside’s Leadership Team. As the Apostle Paul did with the church in Antioch, Steve and Suzanne will make Westside their home church—they will continue to live in Central Oregon—and continue to participate in the community as Steve’s home base from which he leads and serves the District. Evan and Ben will continue to be mentored by Steve, and Steve will provide oversight and accountability for their leadership in his official capacity as District Supervisor.
A video of Steve’s announcement to the church from Sunday is embedded below.