About Us
a local Christian organization helping individuals obtain sexual and relational wholeness in the midst of a broken and confused world
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Often in our spiritual journeys, God uses past hurt and brokenness to help us better understand others in similar situations. Such is the case for us at Mid-Valley Fellowship. Through our own lives and experiences, God has enabled us to "comfort ... with the comfort [we] have received from God" (II Corinthians 1:4b).
Mid-Valley Fellowship is a non-profit, interdenominational ministry, serving the Central Willamette Valley (Albany, Corvallis, Eugene, and Salem). We are not a mental health facility. Instead our methodology utilizes personal testimonies, trained lay counseling, Biblical instruction, and Christ-centered accountability groups. For more information, check out our Mission Statement and Doctrinal Statement. |
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Duan Walker - Executive DirectorDuan is a co-founder and the Executive Director of Mid-Valley Fellowship. He was raised in a small town in Arkansas, and relocated to the northwest in 1990 and the Mid-Valley in 1998. In 2005, Duan left his corporate career to pursue a ministry internship at our sister ministry Portland Fellowship. He had an opportunity to develop ministry skills and put them into practice in a well-established ministry. As the internship came to a close, Duan felt called to return to Albany and begin a new ministry serving the Central Willamette Valley. Read Duan's full story.
Duan has spoken at churches, schools, small groups, and consulted with ministry leaders and teams. |
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Angela Miller - Women's Ministry DirectorAngela has a degree in psychology and loves to mentor women who struggle with a variety of life issues. She began volunteering for Mid-Valley Fellowship in 2007, coming on staff in 2011 to provide support to women. She also serves as a group co-leader for our support programs. Her compassionate heart is a great source of encouragement and support to women as they face difficult issues. Read Angela sharing about her experience caring for women.
Angela and her husband Scott live in Albany and have three children. |
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Dwight Wolfe - Men's SupportDwight has served as a volunteer leader at Mid-Valley Fellowship since 2010, helping others find freedom as he did in his own struggle. He has learned that freedom from sexual addiction is possible, but it is a journey, not a destination, and it cannot be traveled alone. God has given him a strong desire to walk alongside others who desire to free themselves from this sin. In 2018, Dwight joined the Mid-Valley Fellowship staff team, offering individual support to men struggling with sexual brokenness. His approach to counseling is to mirror what he has learned and experienced in his own recovery: that his behavior was a coping mechanism as a result of deep-seated fears and struggles that he did not know how to address.
Read Dwight's full story. |
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Mandy Jorgens - Women's SupportAfter 17 years of marriage and 3 children, Mandy found out about her husband's pornography addiction. She came to Mid-Valley Fellowship for support in 2015 and attended the Hope Together program for spouses. She found freedom from crippling anxiety and depression, sex abuse, and betrayal trauma through groups and individual counseling. In 2020-21, she completed the Erēmos Internship and found more healing and a desire to walk alongside other women through their own trauma and life issues. She is excited to counsel women in a more official capacity, as someone who has found freedom from the pain and wants to glorify God by passing along His powerful redemptive heart.
Read/Watch more about Mandy's internship experience. |
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Dan Jorgens - Men's SupportDan came to Mid-Valley Fellowship in the spring of 2017 for individual counseling and realized that summer just how much he needed the support groups. He completed the two year Clean Heart program for men struggling with pornography addiction. God worked through that process to bring freedom from his addiction and hope for his future and his marriage. God has now given him a deep desire to walk along side other men as they fight for freedom from addiction. His approach to counseling is to help guys identify hurts or lies they have been believing and then allow the Holy Spirit to speak into those hurts. He wants to spread the message of hope and redemption that can be found through Christ.
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Jennifer Hutsell - Ministry CoordinatorJennifer came to Mid-Valley Fellowship in 2012 seeking continued healing from a past of abuse and neglect. After engaging in one-to-one counseling, followed by the Erēmos Internship and serving as a volunteer leader for a few years, she joined our staff part-time serving in a development role. That quickly led to full-time employment as our Ministry Assistant. She is passionate about sharing the ministry with others, leading and mentoring in the Erēmos Internship program, and walking alongside others as they engage with Jesus in an ongoing healing and maturing process.
Read Jennifer's full story. |
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Ryan Rapp - Administrative AssistantRyan came to Mid-Valley Fellowship in 2018 for support with his addiction to pornography and childhood sexual abuse. He has seen great progress not just in dealing with sexual brokenness but also in his battle with PTSD. He has grown in sexual health, along with spiritual, emotional, physical, and relational health. He is especially passionate about helping fellow survivors of abuse and those caught in sexual addiction. He is thankful God has given him the opportunity to use his own story and healing journey to help others. Ryan graduated from the Erēmos Internship in 2022.
Watch Ryan's Story at the 2022 Benefit Dinner. |
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Stephen Campbell - Administrative AssistantBorn in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Stephen is a second-generation pastor's kid and one of four children. His family moved several times for the sake of the ministry, and he has lived in 9 different states to date. He came to Oregon in 2016 to start over after a season of running from God and pursuing sin. It was here in Oregon that God finally got through to him and showed him how much he was loved by God and who he was made to be. In 2020, he came to Mid-Valley Fellowship and was able to truly walk toward healing and freedom from his addiction. Stephen graduated from the Erēmos Internship in 2023, pursuing God's calling to minister to people with similar stories.
Watch Stephen's Story at the 2022 Benefit Dinner. |
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Taylor Ballard - Administrative AssistantTaylor has lived in Albany his entire life. He is a very social and outgoing person, who enjoys playing games and spending time with friends and family. He has a passion for serving people and sharing God's love with others. He knows that God has called him to love others and serve for his entire life.
Taylor is also an Erēmos Intern for the 2023-24 program year. He believes God has led him to the Eremos Internship to help build a solid foundation and help refine the traits God has blessed him with for God's glory. He sees the internship as a major step for him in his future in ministry and is excited to see how God uses it. |
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Moriah Scales - Creative AssistantAfter experiencing the devastating damage of sexual brokenness in her marriage, Jesus led Moriah to Mid-Valley Fellowship. She joined the Hope Together program, and her husband later joined Clean Heart. The transformation and redemption that came shouted loudly of the Lord’s faithfulness.
Through going after healing, the Lord gave her a heart to see restoration in other marriages walking the same path. That led her to pursue the Erēmos Internship, which she graduated from in 2023. She enjoys being able to use her journey to walk alongside other women, and she is confident the Lord has something in this area of ministry for her and her husband. The desire of her heart is to see others come to an awareness that Jesus alone is the answer. Read more about Moriah's internship experience. |
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VolunteersThe caring service of our volunteers allows us to minister to an increasing number of individuals who are impacted by sexual brokenness. Without their time and energy, the ministry would not be possible. Volunteers serve in many capacities, consistent with their passion and ability.
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