{"id":2113,"date":"2025-07-31T17:42:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T17:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3orbitsolutionsdemo.com\/benson\/index.php\/our-partners\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T20:41:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T20:41:38","slug":"our-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/3orbitsolutionsdemo.com\/benson\/our-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2113\" class=\"elementor elementor-2113\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275efdf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"275efdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3053706 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3053706\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b535c36 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b535c36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9f8ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb9f8ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Staff<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e75072 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e75072\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292aa3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"292aa3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pastor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb8528 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ffb8528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0de5abd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0de5abd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428fb91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"428fb91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c10493d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c10493d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rev. George Vander Meulen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8adf20 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8adf20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1059\">Pastor George is in his fifth year of service to Community Presbyterian Church. He is a graduate of Colorado State University (B.S. in Data Analytics) and Fuller Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity.) He is a member of Presbytery de Cristo in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He and his wife Sonja celebrated fifty years of marriage in 2024. They have one daughter, a Special Education teacher in Colorado.<\/p><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1469\">Pastor George&#8217;s ministry is focussed on Bible teaching and preaching. He also loves praying for (and with) anyone in need and he is readily available via phone, text or email. His favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 30:5, &#8220;Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.&#8221;<\/p><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1770\">When they can get away, Pastor George and Sonja like to take off in their old pickup and explore Mexico.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-956999b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"956999b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7ae19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df7ae19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/3orbitsolutionsdemo.com\/benson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picture7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3892\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd9c718 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd9c718\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be270bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be270bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a13eada elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a13eada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Staff<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e6cfb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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src=\"https:\/\/3orbitsolutionsdemo.com\/benson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picture2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3877\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1811767 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1811767\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518a7ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"518a7ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Custodian<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8a1a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d8a1a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2014 Kati MacDonald\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a2ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9a2ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>7 Years at CPC<\/p><p>Favorite Bible Character : <strong>David<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>Favorite Hymn : <strong>Jesus, Lord Of Peace<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686ffd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"686ffd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f11015 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f11015\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98da2f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98da2f1\" 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data-id=\"7ab5265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2014Judy Lee<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb26c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeb26c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>80 Years at CPC<\/p><p>Favorite Bible Character : <b>Paul<\/b><\/p><p>Favorite Hymn : <strong>Softly And Tenderly<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebbc792 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebbc792\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2a3a23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2a3a23\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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elementor-size-default\">Office Manager<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20df513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20df513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2014 Lynn Archer\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e584ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e584ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>5 Years at CPC<\/p><p>Favorite Bible Character : <b>Peter<\/b><\/p><p>Favorite Hymn : <strong>I Can&#8217;t Wait To Get To Heaven<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f6028 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70f6028\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e442ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Music Director\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe6bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fe6bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2014 Hilbert Bernal\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f49386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f49386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>40 Years at CPC<\/p><p>Favorite Bible Character : <b>Jonah<\/b><\/p><p>Favorite Hymn : <strong>Up From The Grave He 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George Vander Meulen Pastor George is in his fifth year of service to Community Presbyterian Church. He is a graduate of Colorado State University (B.S. in Data Analytics) and Fuller Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity.) He is a member of Presbytery de Cristo in the Presbyterian Church (USA). 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