Staff

Interim Lead Pastor

Dr. Ryan Bunbury comes from a legacy of ministers and surrendered his life to Jesus at a young age. Baptized by full immersion in water, and filled with the Holy Spirit early in life, he sensed a clear call to ministry and now serves as an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God. Ryan comes with 25+ years of vocational pastoral ministry experience and holds a Doctor of Ministry in Organizational & Strategic Leadership with a concentration in Growing & Multiplying Churches as well as a Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership with a concentration in Church Revitalization.

A defining moment came in 1997 when Ryan met Mother Teresa in Calcutta, India. Her words, “You can do what I cannot do, I can do what you cannot do; together we can do great things” ignited his lifelong passion to win souls and multiply disciple-makers.

Ryan has served in a myriad of ministry roles like lead pastor, worship leader, church consultant, and author. His personal life mission is to joyfully make himself a servant to all in order to win as many people as possible to Christ (1 Corinthians 9:19, TPT).

Ryan is especially passionate about soul care. With a heart to help churches get and stay replenished, Ryan also serves as the Director of Strategic Church Relations for RPLNISH.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping pastors and ministry leaders healthier and in ministry longer.

Ryan enjoys drinking coffee, reading books, riding his Harley-Davidson, playing games, and of course, laughing with his family and friends. He and his wife, Linaya, reside in Seattle, have been married for 25+ years, and are most passionate about supporting their three world-changing children: Bryce, Gavin, and Lilly (and their two fur babies, Monkey and Biggie).

Larry and Patty Hassler have been a part of the Westwood Christian Community family since the late 1980's and became official members in 1998. Patty has faithfully served as Bookkeeper since 2004. She is also 1982 graduate of the University of Washington where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration.  Patty is such a joy to work with, she is a woman of faith, prayer and she graciously manages the books of the church with such detail, great integrity and excellence.