BUD DIENER
Senior Pastor
Bud and his wife, Teresa, have called BPC their home since 2015 when they moved back to Washington after ministering in South Africa for several years. Bud has been a church planter, a missionary, and is now loving being a pastor. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Ministry & New Testament Greek, a Master of Theology in Systematic Theology, and a Doctor of Theology in Systematic Theology. Bud is passionate about God’s Word (memorizing it, communicating it, and stirring people up to know God through it) and bringing glory to God through all aspects of our lives.
Bud and Teresa love their five kids and thirteen grandchildren. They are often found spending time with their sweet family, reading an awful lot of books, taking long road trips, watching fixer-upper type shows, or enjoying a good ribeye steak.
Go Seahawks.
Jedidiah Thangthat
Director of Children’s Ministry
I was born and raised in a Christian family in Myanmar, a predominantly Buddhist country. In 2007, my family fled to Malaysia due to religious persecution and later resettled in SeaTac in 2011. I married my wife Rebekah in 2020, and we're blessed with two children, Isaac and Grace. I earned my BA degree in Christian Studies from Grand Canyon University in February 2025. In my free time, I enjoy playing and watching soccer, running, hiking, and singing. I'm excited and thankful to serve at BPC and be a part of God's work here.
LISA BOWEN
Director of Women’s Ministry
After 26 years of being a classroom teacher, Lisa felt God calling her to take a leap of faith, leave what she’d known, and trust Him to show her what He had planned for her. She was so excited and very humbled to see that women’s ministry was what He had waiting for her! Her heart’s desire is to find & nurture ways to connect women to Jesus in a deeper way and to help build relationships between the amazing women at BPC.
In her spare time, Lisa loves to spend time working in the yard, going out to eat, reading, watching “I Love Lucy” and “Andy Griffith” reruns, drinking iced tea, and just hanging out with her family.
KATHY RAINEY
Administrative Assistant
Kathy says of her job, “Working in the church office just can’t happen unless you have God’s grace showering down on you for all the times you are humbled.” She is thankful that there have always been assistants willing to help get work done and projects completed.
Kathy and her husband, Wayne, have been married for 60 years and have raised four children. They have also been blessed with eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren who bring them much joy!