Our Pastoral Staff

Mike Kurtz

Mike joined the FBC staff in 2002 as Associate Pastor and became a Senior Pastor in October 2023. Prior to full time ministry, Mike earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and thereafter worked as a Manufacturing Engineer for 15 years. In 1989, Mike attended Multnomah Biblical Seminary in Portland, Oregon, which was followed by a move to Seattle where he met his wife, Lyanne, at FBC. He later returned to Multnomah for his MA in Pastoral Studies and thereafter joined the staff. Mike and Lyanne are now proud parents of Maili, an adopted child from China in Dec. 2010. Mike’s primary responsibilities include the Home Group, Music, Adult Christian Education, and Youth ministries. He enjoys music (almost any kind), baseball, football, college hoops, and traveling. (email Mike: click here)

Kohei Takeda

Kohei joined the FBC staff as an associate pastor focusing on the Japanese Language Ministries in 2019. Kohei was born and raised in Japan, but spent a few years in Los Angeles during his early childhood. Though he was going to work as a doctor to serve people physically, God called Kohei to work as a pastor to serve people spiritually and spread the Good News. After working in a pharmaceutical company in Tokyo, he came to the States in 2013 to pursue theological education at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Harvard. He recently served several multicultural churches in Boston, Kawasaki, and Tokyo. While focusing on local ministries, he also globally engages in the Lausanne Movement to mobilize missions in East Asia. Kohei and his wife, Akiko now enjoy their life in Seattle with their three sons, Akashi, John (Kei), and Elijah (Sei), especially visiting beautiful places in Washington. (email Kohei: click here)