BCC Church Council
Our council makes the day-to-day business decisions of the church; but, more than that, provides spiritual leadership to the congregation. Each council member oversees a ministry team of several people who meet regularly to dream and realize the potential of their ministry area.
Jeff Farrar (Chair)
Jeff has been a part of BCC for over thirty years! He’s a proven leader who has helped guide BCC through many changes in the past several years. His responsibilities include planning and running council and congregational meetings and overseeing the rest of the council. Jeff is an accomplished photographer and an avid, season-ticket-holding Sabres fan.
Michelle Tulett-Sosa (Treasurer)
Michelle was born and raised in Buffalo but moved to Texas in 1989 to pursue a career in Information Technology. She has been at BCC since her return to Buffalo three years ago. In her free time she enjoys biking, kayaking and volunteering for Upstate NY Transplant Services.
Karen Farrar (Children’s Ministries)
Karen is a recently-retired elementary school teacher. Under her leadership, Discovery Club (our children’s program) attendance has tripled. She enjoys sewing and crafts.
Ministry Team: Discovery Club
Cindy Strickland (Church Life)
Cindy is the administrative assistant at the NFTA office at the airport (stop in and say hello when you fly in and out of Buffalo!) In addition to organizing church events, she tries to find ways to get new people involved in the life of BCC.
Ministry Team: Assimilation
Nick van Heeren (Outreach)
In a sense, everything we do at BCC is geared toward outreach, so this is a big job! Nick is involved in the planning of church events, making sure they fit into our overall strategy for reaching our community. Our goal is to give to our community; with that in mind, we host events such as free hot dogs during the summer and a quarterly event geared to children (like our Familiy Fun Fest every August). Nick and his wife Marilyn are from Fort Erie, Ontario and have attended BCC for several years. Nick is a retired Letter Carrier with Canada Post. Marilyn is a homemaker and they have three children, Mary (29), Edward (25) and Kristen (23).
Ministry Team: Outreach and Diversity
Caryn Corriere (Worship)
Ministry Team: Creative
David Carlson (Spiritual Life)
Ministry Team: Connect Groups