Pastor Stefan has been on staff since 2009, serving in various roles such as the Pastor of Four Winds Ministry, overseeing Discipleship Ministry and currently as an Associate Pastor. In 2004 he married his wife, Louise, and they have 4 children together: Austin, Keanna, Katelyn and Sarah. Stefan loves hunting, camping, holidays in Tobermory, anything fitness and is known to be a little obsessive about cats.

Grace started attending Southland in January 1996 with her family and started serving in the prayer ministry in 1999 as a volunteer. In 2004, she was hired by the church. For the last 16 years she has been serving the church as the pastor of prayer and prophecy. Before ministry, Grace and her late husband were in business, primarily in the aviation industry, in beautiful Northern Manitoba. She loves spending time with her three adult children and their spouses. And her favourites……her six grandkids.

Eunice and her family began attending Southland in 1990 and she has been on staff since 2001. She has been married to her husband Ken for 36 years and has 4 married children and 7 wonderful grandchildren! Eunice is the Director of Finance & Operations and is passionate about God & this local church! She enjoys spending time with her family, travelling, walking and reading great books!

Dana started attending Southland Church with her husband Mark in 2001 and joined the staff in 2010. She is currently the Adult Cell Ministry Pastor. Before joining the Southland team Dana worked for two other Christian organizations in the education field. Dana married Mark in 1995 and they have 2 adult children. Mark and Dana enjoy travelling together and exploring new places. Dana also enjoys landscape gardening, board games, escape rooms, jigsaw puzzles, and classic murder mystery or lawyer-themed TV shows.

Lorne has been on staff since 2019. He has been married to his wife, Jennifer, since 1979. They have 2 adult children and 5 grandchildren. Lorne is the Seniors Pastor and is also a part of our care team and is one of our teaching pastors. Before joining the southland team, he was a lead pastor in the Winnipeg area for 20 years. Lorne enjoys fishing and being out on the water with his wife, Jenny. He was also a farmer for many years and can be seen carrying his cow mug around the office.

Ryan has been on staff since 2006 and is married to Tanya (also on staff) and they have 3 children. He has provided oversight and assisted in design of the Southland building projects over the years, areas of technology within the church as well as church communications. He is passionate about serving the church and enjoys spending time with family, canoeing and small building projects/renovations.

Zac has been on staff since 2008. He has been married to his Wife, Menoukia, since 2010 and has 3 children together. Zac is our Worship Pastor and leads our Weekend service and Hospitality teams. He enjoys running, even in the winter, and loves visiting the mountains. He has also written songs for our church over the years.

Martin has been on staff since 2006. He has been married to his wife, Andrea, since 2008 and has 2 children, Gideon & Isabelle. Martin is our Family Ministry pastor and has a passion to help couples with their marriages. He enjoys playing Lego with his kids and doing archery with his wife Andrea, and looks forward to a chance to do fieldwork on a tractor.

Teena has been attending Southland since 2007 and has joyfully volunteered in various ministries, including Worship and Prayer & Prophecy. When Four Winds House was opened, Teena was of the first volunteer mentors to join the ministry, and has been faithfully serving in the various capacities of Care Ministry ever since, coming on staff in 2016! Teena and her husband, Mark, have 3 married children, and a growing number of grandchildren. Prior to working at Southland, many people recognize her from her 15 years working as an Optician in Steinbach.

Chris has been on staff since 2018. He has been married to his wife, Elly, since 2012 and has 4 children together, all boys! Chris is our Young Adult & Young Marrieds pastor. He went through all three years of School of Ministers here at Southland. His role includes oversight for various cell groups and worship nights within that demographic, pre-marriage and lots of weddings! He enjoys basketball, music, and road trips with his family!

Kyle has been on staff since 2015. He has been married to his wife, Bianca, since 2016, and they have the sweetest retriever/German shepherd named Stella (who joins them at camp every summer!) Kyle is our Camp Director and High School Director. When he’s not hanging out with the 1400 children that attend our summer camp, Kyle enjoys making vlogs with Bianca for their Youtube Channel, ItsReallyKyleandBianca, drinking americanos, or sitting around a bonfire with some friends.

Monique has been on staff since 2006. She has been married to her husband, Ron, since 1994. They have 2 adult children and 6 grandchildren. Monique is on our Family Ministries team and runs the children’s programs online and in the building. Monique most enjoys visiting friends with Chai tea in hand. She can be recognized carrying her blanket or as her online alternate ego, Odette donned with a feathery purple hat.

Brock has been on staff since 2012. Currently, He is a leader in the Discipleship House run by Southland Church for Young Adults between 18-25. Brock is our Middle School Director and enjoys connecting with people of all ages. His humour and crazy acting skills are loved by those who watch the weekly video of Kids Church Online.

Joel has been attending Southland Church since 2005 and on staff since 2013. He and his lovely wife Candace have been married for 8 years and have 3 beautiful daughters. Joel takes care of and gives oversight to the maintenance of all church properties including the church itself, the Camp and the Discipleship House. He is sometimes seen alongside Brock on Kids Church Online as well. When not working he enjoys good movies with good friends, working out, playing with LEGO and travelling with his family.

Irvin, and his wife Marilyn, have attended Southland since 2004. They have 3 married children and 8 grandchildren. Irvin is a business owner and is actively engaged in Marketplace Leaders and Cell Ministry at Southland. Irvin has been on the board of elders since 2013 and currently serves as the board chair. Irvin enjoys the outdoors, specifically hunting, fishing, camping, snowmobiling.

Len Neufeld has attended Southland since 1989 and joined the Southland Board in 1993. He and Tilly were married in 1978 and have three children together. All of their children are married and live in Steinbach and are members of Southland Church. One of their great joys is their 12 grandchildren and the regular family get-togethers. Len is a partner in a local construction company.

Eric has been on the board since 2017. Eric, and his wife Angela, have attended Southland since 2001. They have 3 adult children and 3 grandchildren. Eric is the Manager of Corporate Lending for the Steinbach Credit Union and has been actively engaged in leading Marketplace Leaders Cell at Southland since 2012. In his “spare time” (which is rare) Eric can be found engaged in some building project or tinkering on yet another motorcycle project.

Doug has been on the Board since 2008. Doug and his wife Connie have been married for 25 years and have attended Southland since 1997. They have 3 children, Gabrielle, Nicholas, and Treyton. Doug and Connie have been involved in several ministries including cell leadership, camp, Church Renewal and Doug is currently a table leader at MPL. Doug has worked at Diamond Construction for 21 years and for the past 7 years he has been the General Manager. Doug enjoys fishing, biking, skiing and he loves to spend time at the lake.

Brad has been on the board of elders since 1997. Brad and his wife Ruth, have attended Southland since 1995. They have 3 adult children and 2 granddaughters. Brad does bookkeeping for Proline Pork Marketing in Steinbach. He has been actively engaged over the years in cell ministry, ushering and financial matters at Southland. He enjoys hiking with his wife, reading and playing baseball on a Southland slow pitch team.

Kevin has been on the board since 2017. He has been married to his wife Connie since 2006 and God has blessed them with five children. He enjoys being used by God, being involved on the prophetic team and leading a cell. He enjoys connecting with people one on one. Not only is he a dairy farmer by profession but he enjoys empowering his children with their various birds, animals and pets that they have in their yard. Kevin has found that Jesus is a true and good Father, who is willing to be engaged in all areas of life including marriage, parenting, work and recreation. Jesus has given him meaning, purpose and hope, what a wonderful God we serve.