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Heritage Leadership and Staff

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Pastor-Elders

Listed alphabetically. Learn more about our Plural Elders.

Greg Ferreri
Pastor-Elder
Benjamin Gonzalez
Pastor-Elder
Jeff Katt
Pastor-Elder
Terry Thomas
Pastor-Elder
Shaan Sloan
Pastor-Elder
Dave Knowles
Teaching Pastor

Deacons

Kyle Bamberg
Deacon
Dave Plugge
Deacon

Staff

LuAnne Plugge
Ministry Assistant
Karen Thomas
Office Manager

Pastor-Elders

Listed alphabetically. Learn more about our Plural Elders.

Greg Ferreri

Pastor-Elder

Greg and his wife Danielle have been attending Heritage since 2004 and both came to saving faith in Christ while hearing the book of James being preached there.  They have been married since 1999 and have 3 sons, who have grown up attending Heritage.  Greg was born and raised in Albuquerque, and he and his family have lived here ever since, with a five year stop in Florida.  Greg has been in the construction industry since 1991 and recently left to take on the role of Youth Pastor at Heritage.  He desires to see Christ and His Word exalted and for God’s people to understand and apply the truths of the Gospel to their lives for their good and to the praise of God’s glory.

Benjamin Gonzalez

Pastor-Elder

Pastor Ben was ordained as a Pastor-Elder at Heritage Christian Fellowship in June of 2019. He serves as the pastor to the college and young adults group which meets on Friday evenings. He and his wife, Anna, have been members at Heritage for over ten years and actually met in the youth group. They have been married for 9 years and have been blessed with 2 sons.  Ben has a B.S. from the Master’s University and D.P.T. from the University of New Mexico. Ben and his family desire to see Christ exalted through His church and they long for the members of Christ’s church to grow in their joy, love and devotion to Him. 

Jeff Katt

Pastor-Elder

Pastor Jeff was ordained as a Pastor-Elder of Heritage in August 2019.  He loves to teach and preach God’s word.  Jeff has a heart for evangelism and helping others share the gospel. He is pursuing a MABS from The Masters University and an M.Div. from The Masters Seminary.  He and his wife Kendra have been married for 25 years and have two daughters.

Terry Thomas

Pastor-Elder

Pastor Terry has been a lay Pastor-Elder since 2010. He is retired and works part-time at Heritage doing janitorial work.  He oversees Home Fellowships, Missions, and Bible Study ministries and is the facilitator for the Pastor-Elder meetings. Terry and his wife, Karen, have been married 47 years; they have 3 children and 10 grandchildren and have attended Heritage since 2004. He has a BA in Theology and Church Education and a M.Div. degree.

Shaan Sloan

Pastor-Elder

Pastor Shaan has been a Pastor-Elder at Heritage since 1998. He is one of our Pastors for Preaching and teaches the Adult Sunday School and the Tuesday Men’s Theology Bible Study. He oversees the Men’s and Women’s Ministry, Discipleship Ministry, and the Diaconate. He and his wife, Maxine, have been at Heritage since its inception  in 1997 and long to see the church body joyfully worshipping the Lord, loving God with all their being and loving their neighbor as themselves.

Dave Knowles

Dave Knowles

Teaching Pastor

Dave was blessed to joined Heritage in October of 2022 as Pastor for Preaching. He and his wonderful wife Lin married in 1990 and have four grown children and one grandchild (with another on the way). Dave is a graduate of Master’s Seminary—and his desire is to study and apply God’s sufficient and inerrant Word to his own life so that he might share it with others and help them to apply it too.

Deacons

Kyle Bamberg

Deacon

Kyle Bamberg has been a deacon at Heritage since 2008. His deacon oversight includes the ushers and the benevolence ministry. He serves on the Adventurers Council and teaches in Adventurers on Wednesday nights. He and his wife Sydni, along with their four children, have attended Heritage since 2004.  

Richard Collier

Deacon

Richard Collier has been a deacon at Heritage Christian Fellowship since 2006. He has served on the Adventurers Council, has been a teacher in that ministry and substitute teacher in Sunday School, and is involved in the Music Ministry, playing bass guitar.  As a deacon, his primary responsibilities are over the benevolence ministry, the church’s policies and procedures, and the Music and Sound ministry.

Dave Plugge

Deacon

Dave Plugge has been attending Heritage Christian Fellowship since 2006 and has been a deacon since 2008.  As part of the Deacons ministry, he oversees Heritage IT and the ushers. He is married to LuAnne and they have a grown son, Matthew.

Staff

LuAnne Plugge

Ministry Assistant

LuAnne Plugge has been attending Heritage Christian Fellowship since 2006, and became the Ministry Assistant in 2015 where she enjoys serving the Lord in whatever way needed.   She has been married to her best friend, Dave, for over 35 years, and the Lord blessed them with the gift of a son, Matthew, whom she had the privilege of homeschooling through high school. God has used Heritage to teach her a high view of Him enabling great growth in her Christian walk and she considers it a wonderful blessing to work at Heritage.

Karen Thomas

Office Manager

Karen Thomas is the office manager and bookkeeper and has been employed at Heritage since 2006. She and her husband, Terry, have attended Heritage since 2004. They have 3 grown children and 10 grandchildren. Karen loves to provide meals to those in need. She enjoys her job at Heritage and is very thankful for the opportunity to serve there.