Dale Melenberg
Pastor Dale is the Lead Pastor for The River. He comes with sixteen years of experience in leading a church, having done so as a solo pastor and as a Senior Pastor of a team ministry. Pastor Dale is a second career Pastor. His first career was in Sales and Marketing for a variety of industries, despite being called into ministry since his early teen years. Albeit he set out to become a Public Relations Officer for some large corporation, little did he know that it would be working for the Lord that this dream would be realized to its fullest extent.
Pastor Dale describes himself as a visual learner and takes his creative side with him into preaching and counseling. He is an active listener, slow to speak, but very thoughtful when he does.
Originally born in Edmonton (both he and his wife Gloria), they moved to Calgary in 1989 when Southland Corporation (7-Eleven) moved him to their Regional Office. Eleven years later, Dale entered seminary to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a pastor. In 2004, Dale became the pastor of Maranatha Church in Calgary. After thirteen years as their solo pastor, Dale accepted a call to Hope Fellowship in Courtice, where he became their Senior Pastor. Having re-established their ministry and vision, Dale and Gloria returned to their hometown to take up the ministry lead at The River. We invite you to join with us as we journey with Pastor Dale in discovery of what it looks like to be a Christ Follower in the 21st Century.
Andrea Anderst
Andrea comes to The River with a dozen years of leading Children’s Ministry. Her flair for creativity, her drama in presenting lessons, and her passion to see children come to faith within a family setting are all things we love about her. Andrea leads our children’s ministry from Nursery age to Grade Six.
Mia Chin
Mia is our administrator extraordinaire who has grown up in The River family and manages our Podcast. She currently attends University and is always looking for ways to help others. Mia loves music, reading and all things baking.
Stewardship Ministry
All of God’s resources are given to us to use for His kingdom come. With this perspective in mind we approach our time, talents, trees, and treasures wanting to understand his purposes.
If you want to know more about the stewardship of your gifts to our church and her ministries please feel free to contact our financial liaison by clicking on this link: Stewardship
Note: all our accounting details are handled by a contracted accountant.
Malissa Huillery
Malissa Huillery is the Social Justice Network Director at the River. Malissa grew up in the foothills of Alberta, but moved to Edmonton to earn a business degree at NAIT. She has been a member of The River since 2005. Married to Quentin in 2006, she is the mother of two teenagers. She loves Zambia like a second home. She is the Treasurer for ReGen Community Development. She enjoys reading, painting, camping, and travelling.
Paul Jensen
Paul Jensen leads our worship ministries here at The River. Paul has been engaged in music since his garage band days as a teenager. An accomplished sing / song writer, Paul brings his expertise to developing worship teams and guiding all things worship.