Our Team

Matt & Emily Powers

Apostolic Elders

Matt and Emily Powers are co-founders and pastors of Firelands Church, entrepreneurs, and lifelong builders. Together, they have spent more than two decades building businesses, cultivating spiritual family, and investing in people and places with a generational vision. Their shared passion is to see people healed and equipped, families strengthened, resources stewarded for Kingdom purposes, and the Church become a mature, presence-centered family capable of carrying revival and reformation.

Best friends since high school, Matt and Emily have built a life marked by deep friendship, shared adventure, and a love for the presence of God. Family is at the center of their world, especially life with their two daughters. Endlessly curious, they love learning, traveling, great food, time in nature, and conversations that range from Scripture and big ideas to business, culture, and whatever part of the world they hope to explore next.

John & Molly Curtiss

Pastoral Elders

John and Molly Curtiss are pastors, worship leaders, and business owners whose leadership is marked by compassion, wisdom, and an unusual attentiveness to people. They have a gift for seeing the person right in front of them, listening well, and creating the kind of space where people feel safe to be known and challenged to grow. Whether around a table, in worship, through business, or in the ordinary moments of life, they walk closely with people, helping them become deeply rooted in Jesus, secure in who He has made them to be, and faithful in the life He has given them.

Married for over a decade, John and Molly are raising three children and have built a life shaped by faith, family, music, and a love for simple things. They laugh easily, value a slower and more intentional way of life, and share a deep love for Israel and the Jewish roots of their faith. They love making music, gathering around the table, spending time outdoors, and making room for others to belong.