About Us

A Community Following Jesus Together

For over a century, Alderwood has been a place where people connect in meaningful relationships, grow in faith, and live out God’s mission. Rooted in the gospel and committed to our city, we're a church shaped by the story God continues to write through His people.

Our Story

Alderwood’s story began more than one hundred years ago with a group of people who shared a simple desire: to follow Jesus and help others do the same. Generations later, that same heartbeat continues to shape everything we do. We are a church with deep roots, grounded in Scripture, connected through community, and committed to loving our neighbors. As our city grows and changes, we remain dedicated to being a people who bring hope, serve faithfully, and point others to Jesus. This is our history, and it’s the foundation for where God is leading us next.

Meet the team

Our staff serves the Alderwood community by equipping people to follow Jesus together with clarity, warmth, and purpose.

Wyatt martin

Lead Pastor

arie mahler

Compassion Center Director

Brynn Wood

Creative Director

Clare Cosper

Middle School Director

Eduardo Carrillo

Pastor of Alderwood Español

Jack doney

Pastor of Discipleship

Jeremy Peet

Executive Pastor

Keith sheppard

Pastor of Senior Adults

Shannon Sheppard

Elementary Ministries Director

Mitchell Morris

Preteen Director

Steve Brooks

Executive Pastor of Care

Tim Wilson

Worship Leader

Wendi Oliver

Preschool Director

What We Believe

At Alderwood we follow Jesus together. While followers of Jesus differ on many aspects of their beliefs, there are some key doctrines that the global church has held as core to the Christian faith going back to Jesus’ earliest followers. At Alderwood, we consider these essential doctrines of the faith to be as follows:

All humanity is created in the image of God and made for relationship with God, and therefore possesses intrinsic dignity and worth. God created both male and female, equal in value and given the mandate to partner with God to rule and reign over creation. However, ever since the sin of Adam and Eve, humanity has rebelled against God and is therefore separated from God and in bondage to sin and death, incapable of restoring themselves to life and relationship with God.

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Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, the promised king of the Old Testament who would come to restore all things and rule over all of creation with righteousness and justice. He is the eternal God in human flesh, fully God and fully human at the same time. He was born of a virgin, lived a perfect life, and defeated sin and death by dying on the cross in place of humanity and rising again on the third day. He offers forgiveness to all who will believe in him and provides the only way to restoration of life and relationship with God.

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God has been revealing himself to all of creation from the beginning. This revelation is seen through the beauty and complexity of creation itself, through Jesus, and through the scriptures. The scriptures consist of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, which are the Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit, sufficient for salvation and faith, and completely authoritative and trustworthy in everything they teach.

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Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus alone. No one is capable of earning God's favor on their own, and there is no other way to the Father but through Jesus. Through Jesus' death on the cross and his resurrection on the third day, all who believe in him will be saved from sin and receive eternal life. Salvation is publicly declared and symbolized in the act of baptism, as instructed by Jesus himself.

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On a day that is only known to God, Jesus will return to earth to complete his victory. Everyone who has ever lived will be raised, and those who know Jesus will be welcomed into eternal life in the New Heavens and New Earth, where God and creation will be fully reunited. Those who have rejected Jesus will face the just and final consequence for their sin in Hell. Creation's rebellion against God will be put to an end once and for all and the power of sin and death will be no more.

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Position Papers

From time to time, the Alderwood Leadership team will produce Position Papers. These are secondary to our Essential Doctrine but are important for the life and discipleship of Alderwood.

Human Sexuality

Women in Church Leadership

We’d Love to Connect With You

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Worship Service

Sundays | 8AM, 9:30AM, 11AM

Classic Service | 8AM

Contact Details

Address

3403 Alderwood Mall Blvd Lynnwood, WA 98036

Phone

Email

hello@alderwood.cc