Donald Welch

Bio

Donald is born and raised in Oregon, but left the state when he first felt the call to serve the church in 1998: in Anchorage, Alaska for five years; then in Mesa, Arizona for seven years; and finally in Council Bluffs, Iowa for eight years. He has held many job titles for the church: youth pastor, church planter, mission center missionary coordinator, and pastor; but after 20 years, he could not resist the urge to come home. His family moved to Salem, Oregon in August 2018. His wife, Carrie, was also born in Oregon but moved to Missouri when she was eight. They have been married for 20+ years and have two children: Jayne and Lukas (Kas).

As financial officer for the Mission Center, Donald is responsible for budgeting, controlling spending, human resources, banking, property management, appointing and training Congregational Financial Officers, and more.