Tanner Huizenga

Tanner has served as our Youth Pastor for the last few years, beginning as the Sports Camp Director in 2017. When referring to his students, he prides himself in being undefeated in ping-pong, and protecting them from tornados. Tanner and his wife, Sydney, have their own zoo which consists of: a dog, two cats, and 20 fish. When not with …

Jim Borgman

As our Building and Grounds Director, Jim’s “can-do-it” attitude has been widely recognized since he joined our staff in 2002. If you’ve ever been to our campus, you’ll quickly understand how substantial of a role he plays. Despite his never ending “to-do” list, his positivity is contagious and he’s always willing to lend a helping hand (whether that’s swinging from …

Laura Cramer

‘Treasurer’ may be the title on Laura’s office door, but we assure you she does SO MUCH MORE than that. Being at Beechwood since 1969 and on staff since 2000, Laura possesses a level of knowledge and experience that everyone benefits from. When not crunching numbers (which some argue is rare), Laura loves to travel. Between visiting her children in …

Emily Bodkins

Emily has been on staff at Beechwood since 2011 and currently serves as our Women’s Ministry Director and MOPS Coordinator (although she’s done just about everything over the years). She’s a proud wife to Jeff, and mom to Max and Mabel, but to know Emily is to feel loved and cared for as her family, too. You can find her …

Brent Knoth

Brent is our Worship Director and has been on staff with Beechwood since 2017. Although Brent is a self-declared introvert, his comfortable platform presence and ability to make people laugh on command makes that sometimes hard to believe. Brent is known for giving announcements on Sunday morning that are both hilarious and probably need to be fact-checked. Brent’s creative, relaxed, …

Dave Lantz

Pastor Dave has been our fearless leader since 2016. He graduated from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida in 1997. Following that Dave was the lead Pastor of Hager Park Church in Jenison, Michigan and Rockhills Church in San Antonio, Texas before he joined us here at Beechwood! Dave is a doer, a big-picture thinker, and a great leader for …