My name is Randy Quate, and I have been the pastor here at Deep Creek Friends for five years. I have two teenage daughters, Ragan and Haley, and two cats, Katniss and Peeta. My hobbies are golf, fly fishing, and doing things with my girls. In 1981 I became a Christian and felt the call to pastoral ministry a few years later. That calling led me to pursue an education in ministry. This training includes a B.A. from John Wesley College, a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and I am currently trying to finish a Doctorate in Ministry from Portland Seminary. After being in the pastorate for over 30 years, the Scripture that has meant the most to me is Philippians 1:6, “Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus”