WHO WE ARE

OUR MISSION

To see all people become part of God’s family.

OUR VISION

Nurture Community
Strengthen Family
Pursue Development
Maximize Influence
Prioritize the Word
Value the Church
Pursue God
Nurture Community

A church that builds and functions through genuine relationships.

Strengthen Family
Pursue Development
Maximize Influence
Prioritize the Word
Value the Church
Pursue God

Our History

Seeking God's Purposes in Our Lives

Westside began as a Pentecostal satellite church plant in 1982. In the same year, the Pentecostal Academy opened with 50 students under Reverend Dale and Alberta Cummins. Two years later, the Westside congregation assumed its own identity as a separate body of believers from its parent church, the Prince George Pentecostal Tabernacle, and was renamed Westside Family Fellowship. Concurrently, Westside took on administrative and financial responsibility for the Academy, officially renaming it Westside Academy. Pastors Arlo and Marlo Johnson shared joint leadership of both the church and the academy and played pivotal roles in shaping both over the years.

 

Over the years, Westside has been steadfast in supporting various ministries. This includes missions in Sri Lanka and Kenya, as well as the establishment and ongoing work of the New Life Centre and the Prince George Healing Rooms. In 1991, Pastor Arlo helped found the Emmaus Place Society, providing assisted living services for seniors.

 

Westside Family Fellowship remains committed to supporting these ministries and many others, believing in the power of seeking after God's purposes in our lives.

Produced in 2014

Our Pastoral Team

Lucas Chance

Senior Pastor

Originally from Vancouver Island, Lucas Chance moved to Prince George in 2000 after graduating from high school, having accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior at the age of 16. Since his arrival in Prince George, he has played a vital role within the Westside Family Fellowship community. With almost two decades of dedicated service in lay ministry, he was blessed to have been mentored by the late Pastor Marlo Johnson. Lucas transitioned to a staff role as Assistant Pastor in March 2021 and became the Senior Pastor in May 2023. He and his wife Ashley are proud parents of two young sons, JJ and Grady.

Colin Weeks

Pastor

Colin became a first-generation Christian when God powerfully interrupted his life while he was working as a musician in Montreal, bringing him back home to Vancouver. Over the next four years, Colin was discipled and completed a two-year internship in ministry. He married his fabulous wife, Jaymie in 2022.

 

In the fall of 2023, Colin and Jaymie accepted a call to Prince George, where Colin would begin his tenure as a pastor at Westside Family Fellowship. He is currently working on a Bachelor of Biblical Studies while also teaching part-time at Westside Academy. Colin and Jaymie have no kids (yet) and are excited to see Jesus flip this city upside down in the years to come.

Dirk Haiste

Pastor

Dirk has a big heart for God and for people. He found faith in 1979 and he has been an integral part of Westside Family Fellowship since 1984, proudly referring to himself as a "Westside Lifer." In 2008, Dirk became a licensed pastor. He holds a special place in the hearts of young children and possesses a remarkable ability to connect with them. Dirk currently pastors part-time and enjoys meeting and talking with people. He has been happily married to his wonderful wife Arleen since 1988.

Arlo Johnson

Pastor Emeritus

Pastor Arlo Johnson started his ministry in Prince George in November 1978 and served fulltime until July 2002. He still advises Westside Family Fellowship's leaders and engages in Chapel services at the Prince George Chateau and Riverbend Seniors Community. Pastor Arlo is a published author with 7 books to his name, and he's the founder and former Chairman of the Board of Emmaus House, an assisted living home for seniors in Prince George. He and Glenna, married for over 62 years, have four sons and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.