Meet our leadership
The church board of the Steinreich Mennoniten Gemeinde is the driving force of the church and is formed by the lead representatives of each of the various committees in the church. On this board sit the leaders of the youth, mini-youth, school, mission, deacons, pastors and more as seen below. This team meets once a month and together make decisions that affect the daily operations, short-term and long-term goals of the church. These decisions aren’t always the easiest and aren’t always made in unison; and yet the members of the board never fail to mention the harmony in which they work. This board truly practices the recommendation of Paul in Ephesians chapter 4. They are patient with one another. They make allowance for differences, while always remembering to stay united in the Spirit. This board is tasked with an important leadership role and it strives to lead by example, while supporting to the rest of the committees formed by the church. Got questions for them? Contact us by clicking here.
Cornelio Schmitt - Lead Pastor
Cornelio has served as the senior pastor for more than eleven years now. He is also the bibleschool director, passionate in serving his family and the church.John Loewen - Assistant Pastor
John serves as assistant pastor. He is also the director of "Un Sueño Realizado", a mission outreach for disabled persons, in Cuauhtemoc.Johan Froese - Deacon
John is a dedicated deacon and farmer.Benny Wiebe - Deacon
Benny serves as deacon. By profession Benny is a Gonstead chiropractor.Jacob Lozano - Deacon & Mission Director
Jacobo Lozano and his wife are the third deacon couple. Jacobo is also Steinreich´s missions representative in the CMM conference and by trade a carpenter.Pancho Wall - Deacon & Chairman
Pancho serves as deacon and church chairman. Pancho and his wife also successfully run their own craft and decoration store.Enrique Woelke - Vice-Chairman
Enrique Woelke is the vice chairman of the board. He is also a CNC machine operator.Sylvia Thiessen - Treasurer
Sylvia is the church treasurer. She also works as the church secretary, while helping run a scholarship programm for the local schools.Gerardo Peters - Secretary
Gerardo Peters is the the board secretary. During the week Gerardo is an elementary school teacher and in his free time he volunteers as a paramedic.Pancho Neufeld - Maintenance Manager
Pancho Neufeld maintains the church yard and building. Furthermore Pancho provides for his family by farming.David Peters - Youth Leader
David Peters and his wife are the church youth leaders. During the week he works alongside his father in law, building machinery.Ricardo Banman - Youth Leader Mentor
Ricardo and his wife are the church youth group mentors. Ricardo also does freight work for others.Elwen Zacharias - Mini-youth Leader
Elwen and his wife are the mini-youth leaders. Elwen also serves as the Steinreich school director and is a full time IBUS student.Corny Zacharias - Sunday School Director
Corny is the sunday school director. During the week he manages quality control and warranty for a trailer company.Pedro Neufeld - Media Director
Pedro is the church media director. He and his wife also run their own travel agency. As well as a computer service store.Arturo Friessen - Worship Leader
Arturo serves as our worship leader. When he is not planning the service he spends his time directing the choir at Steinreich Bibleschool.Peter Loewen - Food Committee Leader & Church School Chairman
Peter and his wife are the leaders of the Food Committee. Peter is also a used car salesman, while volunteering as a paramedic.Gerardo Loewen - Community Ministry Leader
Gerardo is the community ministry leader. He's also a freight dispatcher for a trucking company and has a passion for planting extraordinary plants in his garden.