Our Team
Matthew & Raelenea Copus - Suquamish House Church Leaders
Matthew and Raelenea Copus are leaders of the Suquamish house church. Both are retired from paid work and have turned their eyes to spending time with family and friends, as well as volunteering with agencies that help people in need. Matthew is an avid trail runner/hiker and Raelenea enjoys reading and perusing thrift stores. They spend time together exploring the Pacific Northwest in their VW Westfalia camper van.
They are blessed with a blended family of 4 adult children, 5 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild!
Rae Holt & Charmaine Doherty - North Kitsap House Church Leaders
Rae and Charmaine are leaders of the North Kitsap House Church and have been active participants in Alive Covenant since 2019. They value house church as a spiritual family, where God’s Spirit is at work in and through the relationships with one another to transform our lives and the community. Rae and Charmaine are also active volunteers for various community organizations, including a local food bank and a local nonprofit that provides housing for people who are coming out of homelessness. Their interests include a large garden and orchard, visiting National Parks, hiking, and building a stronger community in their house church and neighborhood.
Daron Jagodzinske - Pastor
Daron is the founding pastor of Alive Covenant Church. Born in Welcome, Minnesota (that’s right, the sign said “Welcome to Welcome”), Daron spent his first 18 years growing up and working on the family farm. He and his wife, Kristin, have 5 children - Justus, Greta, Ella, Fia and Kwame.
Daron loves seeing God at work in people’s lives, sharing life with Kristin, being a dad, playing pickelball, beating his buddies in fantasy football, laughing at Will Ferrell, fishing for halibut/shrimp/salmon/crab, and exploring the beauty of the northwest.
Along the way, Daron received a B.A. in Accounting, worked as a social worker, studied Clinical Psychology and Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, and received his Master of Divinity at North Park Seminary.
David Nelson - Bremerton House Church Leader
David Nelson is one of the leaders of the Bremertpn/Poulsbo house church. He's lived in Kitsap County for nearly 20 years and works as a journalist. He's an active volunteer with Alive's One Step projects and other community efforts like the Illahee Preserve Heritage Park, East Bremerton Rotary and Kitsap Community Foundation. He likes to run, read books, go to Husky football games, putter around his backyard garden and spend time with his daughter, Scarlette.