Steve Berkenpas
Hello, my name is Steven Berkenpas, and I am the Lead Pastor here at Living Hope CRC.
As a pastor I love coming alongside people at major points of their lives, meeting with people and helping them see God at work in them in the day to day, and studying the Bible as I prepare for the Sunday morning message. If you have questions about the Bible, God, or how God works in our lives, I’d love to hear them and walk with you in the midst of them.
Beyond the pastoral role, there are plenty of other things I love. A big one is my family! With three kids under four, I don’t quite have the same time for hobbies as I used to, but I try to return to some of my old pastimes when I can. These include playing guitar or ukulele, baking bread or making pizza, playing board games or some Nintendo, and working on a garden or home project.
My page also would not be complete without mentioning my wife Alyssa and children Anneke, Nell and Samuel. If your looking for tips for pronouncing their names I’ve found the most helpful ones to be:
- For Alyssa think ‘there is one Lisa.’ A Lisa.
- For Anneke you can think for the spelling as Anika. We thought We’d reveal our Dutch roots in keeping a traditional Dutch spelling of the name. Alyssa also wanted to pass on the tradition of a name that is hard to pronounce based on the spelling.
- Nell almost got an easy name. But we figured mixing it up by giving the full name of Petranella went with our challenging names theme nicely.
- Samuel was our attempt at having a normal name.
If you’d like to chat, you can set that up by emailing me at steve@livinghopecrc.ca. I can also be found at my study at the church so feel free to stop by and say hello if I’m around!