Our Goal
We the church, as followers of Jesus, will love as Jesus loved, teach what Jesus taught, and obey as Jesus obeyed.
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What We Believe
Our church motto sums up our focus and goals as a church: We the church, as followers of Jesus, will love as Jesus loved, teach what Jesus taught, and obey as Jesus obeyed.
Jesus is our example. Theology and doctrines are important, and Jesus devoted a lot of time to teaching, but Jesus emphasized how we live. We value putting truth and love into action by serving people in our community.
We the church, as followers of Jesus, will love as Jesus loved, teach what Jesus taught, and obey as Jesus obeyed
Our Leaders
Our church has been home to people from more than 100 different nations. We love building a leadership team that reflects the diversity of our church in age, sex, ethnicity, heart language, and country of origin. We're excited about giving people a chance to practice their skills and spiritual gifts as they serve and build up our church community.
Servant Leaders
Matthew Lunders, Lead Pastor
• Comes from the USA
• Earned a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia
• Worked for a newspaper in the US Virgin Islands before moving to the Netherlands as a missionary in 2008
• Helped plant Damascus Road International Church in 2010
• Composes and records discipleship-oriented songs for the local church through Homegrown Worship
• DRIC family member since the very beginning
• Also serves on the Worship Team
• Matthew and his Dutch wife, Christine, have two children
Blaise Biajila K
• Comes from DR Congo
• Earned a master’s in Economics and Business Science at the University of Liege, Belgium
• Works in the financial sector as an Information Risk Manager
• DRIC family member since 2013
• Also serves as a speaker and small group Bible study host
• Blaise and his Belgian wife, Emma, have one daughter
Aline Lubascher, Treasurer
• Comes from Brazil
• Originally moved to the Netherlands as an au pair
• Works as a B2B Relations Consultant
• DRIC family member since 2012
• Also serves as a small group Bible study co-leader
• Aline and her Brazilian husband, Bruno, have one daughter
Judith Dik-Rutumalessy, Secretary
• Comes from Indonesia
• Studied Oceanography at the University of Pattimura in Ambon, Indonesia
• Completed YWAM Discipleship Training School
• Founded and still mentors a project to care for children in the slums in Ambon
• DRIC family member since 2013
• Also co-leads the Missions Team with her husband and serves in the kids church
• Her husband, Willem, is Dutch
Ministry Leaders
Emma Biajila, Children’s Ministry Leader
• Comes from Belgium and is born to a Congolese mother and Belgian father
• Studied Business Administration and Interactive Multimedia Design at Thomas More College in Mechelen, Belgium
• Works in Quality Assurance as a Test Coordinator at the MUMC (hospital in Maastricht)
• DRIC family member since 2013
• Also hosts a Bible study group
• Her husband, Blaise, is Congolese and Belgian
Willem Dik, Missions Team Co-Leader
• Comes from the Netherlands
• Completed YWAM Discipleship Training School
• Served as a missionary in Indonesia for 2.5 years
• Founded and still mentors a project to care for children in the slums in Ambon, Indonesia
• DRIC family member since 2013
• His wife, Judith, is Indonesian
Suzanne Perry-Melchior, Greeter Team Leader
• Comes from Maastricht, the Netherlands
• Works as a Holistic Pulser to help people to feel more relaxed
• As a greeter, she loves to give warm hugs and welcome people
• DRIC family member since 2011
• She and her Dutch husband, Ben, have two children
Patrick Erhabor, Prayer Team Leader
• Comes from Nigeria
• Studied at the Bendel State College of Agriculture in Nigeria
• Has worked in travel agency management, tourism, customer service, and marketing
• DRIC family member since 2010
• Also served as one of the original Servant Leaders and a small group Bible study leader and now serves on the sound team
Bruno Lubascher, DR:UM Co-Leader
• Comes from Brazil
• Earned a master’s in Artificial Intelligence from Maastricht University
• Works as a Data Scientist
• DRIC family member since 2012
• Also serves as a small group Bible study co-leader
• His wife, Aline, is Brazilian
Want to worship with us?
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