Meet the staff of Believer Church

The People of BC

Our Staff

These are the people who carry the week at Believer Church. Some of them grew up in this church. Some found it as adults and never left. Between them they run Sunday and Tuesday services, BC Kids and BC Youth, small groups, worship, production, outreach across Albuquerque, and the unglamorous work that makes all of it possible.

Lead pastors David and Jordan Eiffert have spent more than forty years combined in this building. David grew up here and started in vocational ministry as the youth pastor. Jordan came up through service and special events.

If you want to talk to any of them, call the office at (505) 292-5082 Monday through Thursday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, or send a message through the contact page and we will get you to the right person.

David + Jordan Eiffert
Lead Pastors

David + Jordan Eiffert

Our Lead Pastors are appointed by and accountable to the Church’s Governing Board.

David and Jordan Eiffert are the lead pastors at Believer Church. David graduated from Charis Bible College with a degree in Biblical Studies before beginning his vocational ministry as the church’s youth pastor. Jordan graduated from the University of New Mexico before stepping into ministry as the church’s service and special events coordinator. Together, they have over 40 years of combined ministry experience. They are committed to continuing the legacy of faithfulness passed down to them and reaching Albuquerque with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Marshall + Cindi Townsley
Founding Senior Pastors

Marshall + Cindi Townsley

Marshall and Cindi Townsley are the founding Pastors of Believers Center of Albuquerque.

Since founding the church in 1980, Marshall and Cindi have emphasized the grace of God and encouraged believers to rest in God’s unchanging character. The church they planted grew from a living room gathering into the congregation now known as Believer Church, and today they still lead the church family in prayer at Pray First, our night of prayer on the first Tuesday of each month.

Hannah Wyatt

Hannah Wyatt

Operations Director

Hannah Wyatt is the Operations Director at Believer Church. She coordinates the daily operations of the church, keeping staff, projects, and deadlines moving across every department. Hannah oversees the logistics behind church events and guest speakers, leads the weekly operations meeting, and supervises the administrative team, including the front desk. If something at BC happens on time and in the right room, there is a good chance Hannah is the reason.

Shirley Howard

Shirley Howard

Family Pastor

Shirley Howard is the Family Pastor at Believer Church. She provides pastoral counseling and care to members, couples, and families, walking with people through illness, grief, and the hardest seasons of life. Shirley visits those who are hospitalized or homebound, responds to urgent pastoral care needs, and connects people with professional counselors when a need goes beyond what pastoral care should carry alone.

Lauren Stewart

Lauren Stewart

Next Gen Pastor

Lauren Stewart is the Next Gen Pastor at Believer Church, leading the ministries that serve everyone from the nursery to young adults. She oversees the Sunday and Tuesday environments for BC Kids, BC Youth, and BC Young Adults, selects curriculum, and recruits and trains the volunteer teams that make those rooms safe and full of life. Lauren also leads major Next Gen events through the year, including Kids Con.

Jensen Wyatt

Jensen Wyatt

Next Gen Assistant

Jensen Wyatt is the Next Gen Assistant at Believer Church. She supports the Next Gen team across BC Kids and BC Youth, preparing materials and environments for Sunday and Tuesday services, coordinating volunteer communication, and serving hands-on in children and youth rooms every week. Jensen helps make sure that when a family walks in, the room their kids walk into is ready for them.

Noah Gallegos

Noah Gallegos

Youth Coordinator

Noah Gallegos is the Youth Coordinator at Believer Church, with particular ownership of our mid school ministry. He builds, leads, and develops the mid school volunteer team, teaches students on rotation, and shows up in the middle of the week-to-week rhythms of youth ministry at BC. Noah cares about the age where faith either becomes personal or gets put on a shelf, and he builds ministry for exactly that moment.

Dahv Cuellar

Dahv Cuellar

Worship Pastor

Dahv Cuellar is the Worship Pastor at Believer Church. He leads worship at our Sunday and Tuesday services and oversees the teams that make those moments possible, from vocalists and musicians to the sound and production booth. Beyond the platform, Dahv spends his week developing musicians and providing spiritual mentorship to the worship team, building a culture where worship is about the presence of God rather than a performance.

Megan Johnson

Megan Johnson

Multimedia Designer

Megan Johnson leads creative output at Believer Church, from what appears on screen during services to the design, photography, and communication the church puts in front of Albuquerque. She shapes how BC looks and sounds in public, coordinates the production and creative volunteers behind it, and makes sure the story the church tells matches the church you meet when you walk in the doors.

Donald Gurule

Donald Gurule

Community Director

Jay Goldstein

Jay Goldstein

Facilities Manager

Jay Goldstein is the Facilities Manager at Believer Church. He maintains the church facility and grounds, manages the BC Bookstore and Coffee Bar, and handles the repairs, inspections, and upkeep that keep the campus ready for everything that happens here through the week. Jay also schedules and trains the maintenance volunteers who serve alongside him.

Gail Overton

Gail Overton

Comptroller

Gail Overton is the Comptroller at Believer Church. She manages the financial activities of the church, directing and performing the accounting work that keeps BC a faithful steward of what people give. Gail oversees stewardship reporting and financial administration, and she treats every dollar given to this church as something entrusted, not just recorded.

Sherie Zion

Sherie Zion

Front Desk + Admin

Sherie Zion runs the front desk at Believer Church. She is the voice that answers when you call the office, the person who greets visitors during the week, and the one who makes sure messages, mail, and follow-up letters get where they need to go. Sherie provides administrative support across the whole staff, and for many people she is the first conversation they ever have with our church.

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