Teaching Elder

Eric was born and raised in Southern Oregon. During the summer of 2014, Eric served as an intern to the youth pastor at his home church in Central Point, Oregon. It was during this experience that Eric gained a desire to teach and pastor youth to follow Jesus. Eric began full-time pastoral ministry in 2015 after relocating to Spokane and served as a Youth Pastor for 9 years at Fourth Memorial Church. In 2022, the elders of FMC affirmed a call and conviction within Eric to lead the planting of a church on the South Hill in Spokane, WA. He now serves as the Teaching Pastor at Lampstand Gospel Church (est. 2024).

Eric has earned a bachelor's degree in Educational Ministry from Seattle Pacific University (2015), a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (2021), and is currently in the dissertation phase of a Doctorate of Ministry (DMin) in Christ-centered Preaching at Western Seminary (Portland, OR). Eric is married to his wife, Brooke, and together they have three daughters, Brynn, Sadie, and Camille. As a family, the Morses enjoy watching and playing sports, going on walks, and spending time with family.

Elder

Elder

Joshua, a native of Wisconsin, moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2017 to attend Moody Bible Institute and later Great Northern University where he graduated with a B.A. in Intercultural Studies in the Spring of 2020.

In the Winter of 2017, he began a 2-year pastoral internship with Indian Trail Church in Spokane, and in the Winter of 2019-2020, he did a pastoral internship with Redeemer Church of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

In the Spring of 2020, Josh joined the pastoral staff at Fourth Memorial Church in Spokane where he oversaw the membership and worship ministries.

From 2021-2024, Josh earned his Master of Arts in Biblical & Theological Studies (MABTS) from Western Seminary in Portland, OR.

In the Summer of 2024, Joshua was affirmed as an Elder at LGC and currently oversees the worship ministry while working full-time at World Relief in Spokane.

Joshua has a passion for shepherding the local church to delight in the splendor of Jesus and live in response to His grace.

Joshua enjoys hiking and paddleboarding with his wife, Kate, and consumes his fair share of coffee and Wisconsin cheese.