ZACK HAS OVER SIXTEEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A SENIOR PASTOR. HE PIONEERED A CHURCH/MOVEMENT IN LAS VEGAS, NV. ZACK’S PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO SEE LIVES RADICALLY TRANSFORMED BY THE LOVE OF GOD. ZACK IS A SEASONED WORSHIP LEADER, AUTHOR, TEACHER, AND CONFERENCE SPEAKER. HE ALSO LEADS THE SCANDALOUS LOVE MOVEMENT AND IS NOW WALKING IN AN APOSTOLIC ANOINTING WHILE OVERSEEING A NETWORK OF CHURCH LEADERS AND MINISTERS.
senior leadership
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ZACK WECHSLER
lead pastor / apostolic overseer
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RACHELLE WECHSLER
executive PASTOR
RACHELLE IS A PASSIONATE COMMUNICATOR OF GOD'S WORD AND HAS A HEART TO SEE PEOPLE HEALED AND RESTORED.
RACHELLE HAS OVER A DECADE OF PASTORING EXPERIENCE AND ALSO, ALONG SIDE HER HUSBAND ZACK, HAS PIONEERED A CHURCH/MOVEMENT IN LAS VEGAS, NV. RACHELLE ALSO HAS A PASSION FOR WOMEN'S MINISTRY AND IS A SEASON TEACHER AND CONFERENCE SPEAKER.
Staff pastors
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max & tiffany ramos
STAFF PASTORs / GENERATIONS PASTORs
MAX ALONG WITH HIS WIFE TIFFANY HAVE BEEN LEADING NEXT GENERATIONS MINISTRY FOR OVER FIVE YEARS. IN ADDITION TO YOUTH MINISTRY MAX HAS A HEART FOR WORSHIP WITH A PROFOUND GIFT PLAYING THE DRUMS, AND MAX LOVE PREACHING AND TEACHING GOD'S WORD. BOTH MAX AND TIFFANY WERE BORN IN RAISED IN ROCHESTER, NY AND HAVE A DEEP LOVE FOR THIS CITY.
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SARAH WECHSLER
worship CULTURE pastor
SARAH WECHSLER IS A SEASONED WORSHIP LEADER AND DEDICATED TO SEEING THE PEOPLE OF GOD TRANSFORMED IN HIS PRESENCE. HER LIFE HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED BY THE TANGIBLE TOUCH OF JESUS AND BELIEVES SHE IS CALLED TO HOST HIS PRESENCE, SO OTHERS CAN SHARE IN THIS BLESSED LIFE. SHE BEGAN LEADING WORSHIP AT THE AGE OF 15 YEARS OLD, AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE WORSHIP CULTURE PASTOR OF ENCOUNTER CHURCH NY.
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SHERYL HAZEKAMP
pastor / DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL CARE TEAM
WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED MINISTRY, SHERYL HAZEKAMP HAS BEEN A STEADFAST PRESENCE AT ENCOUNTER CHURCH NY, SERVING AS THE PASTORAL CARE PASTOR. HER COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO NURTURING THE SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF THE CONGREGATION HAVE MADER HER AN INVALUABLE MEMBER OF THE CHURCH FAMILY. SHERYL'S HEART FOR PEOPLE AND HER DEEP FAITH CONTINUE TO INSPIRE AND UPLIFT THOSE SHE SERVES.
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next gen ministries
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MIKAEL CABRERA
DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY
MIKEY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN YOUTH MINISTRY FOR OVER 10 YEARS. HE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BUILD TRUE COMMUNITY AND ENCOUNTER GOD. HE BELIEVES EVERY STUDENT WHO COMES THROUGH THE DOORS SHOULD BE SEEN, KNOWN, AND LOVED. MIKEY GREW UP IN ROCHESTER, NY, AND WANTS TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON A CITY THAT MANY OVERLOOK.
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David Wechsler
DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN'S MINISTRY
DAVID WECHSLER IS A CHARISMATIC, MAGNETIC AND LOVING MAN THAT INFLUENCES THE YOUNGER GENERATION AND ALL THOSE AROUND HIM. HE HAS A HEART TO SEE EVERY CHILD EQUIPPED WITH THE WORD, WALKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND TRANSFORMED BY THE MANIFEST PRESENCE OF GOD. DAVID HAS BEEN FAITHFULLY SERVING AS THE CHILDREN’S MINISTRY DIRECTOR AT ENCOUNTER CHURCH NY.
support staff
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silvanna kneeland
executive admin / assistant to pastor zack wechsler
SILVANNA SERVES AS AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, WHERE SHE COMBINES ADMINISTRATIVE EXCELLENCE WITH A DEEP HEART FOR MINISTRY. A GRADUATE OF BETHEL SCHOOL OF SUPERNATURAL MINISTRY (BSSM), SILVANNA CARRIES THREE YEARS OF TRAINING IN LEADERSHIP, SPIRITUAL GROWTH, AND MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION TO HER ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE, SHE IS A PASSIONATE WORSHIP LEADER WHO BURNS WITH A DESIRE TO SEE THE LOCAL CHURCH THRIVE AND THE NATIONS TRANSFORMED BY THE LOVE OF JESUS. HER LIFE IS MARKED BY A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, A VIBRANT FAITH, AND A CALLING TO SERVE BOTH HER LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE GLOBAL CHURCH.
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Larris Slayton
photography and content creator
LARRIS IS AN INSPIRING CREATIVE FORCE IN THE KINGDOM, EXCELLING AS A PHOTOGRAPHER, CONTENT CREATOR, AND DEVOTED SERVANT. SINCE THE AGE OF 18, HE HAS POURED HIS HEART INTO MINISTRY, WILLINGLY STEPPING INTO DIVERSE ROLES AND SKILLFULLY PLAYING DRUMS IN WORSHIP TEAMS. ORIGINALLY FROM LAS VEGAS, HE HAS NOW RELOCATED TO ROCHESTER, NY, TO JOIN THE DYNAMIC MOVE OF GOD CURRENTLY UNFOLDING THERE AT ENCOUNTER CHURCH NY. HIS UNWAVERING PASSION FOR SERVICE BRINGS REMARKABLE EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATIVE CREATIVITY TO THE HOUSE OF GOD, MAKING HIM AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO THE BODY OF CHRIST.
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Christine O'Reilly
director of altar ministry team / elder
CHRISTINE O'REILLY IS RECEIVED AS A WOMAN OF GOD WITH A PROFOUND PROPHETIC AND TEACHING GIFT. SHE CARRIES THE HEART OF THE FATHER TO EQUIP THE BODY OF CHRIST. WITH YEARS OF LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, CHRIS WALKS IN A POWERFUL ANOINTING TO EMPOWER GOD'S PEOPLE TO WALK IN THEIR GIFTINGS AND CALLINGS.
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bryan glotzbach
director of sound, media & tech
church ELDERS
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chick waller
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wayne cavuoto
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krystle ellis
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jim schukraft
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heidi schukraft
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bonny hoeflein
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karl hoeflein
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dick o'riley
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christine o'riley
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dan hazekamp
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rachelle wechsler
PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF OUR LEADERSHIP OR TEAM WE ARE GLAD TO SERVE YOU!
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