...Ron Skylstad...student ministries pastor

I was born and raised in Cashmere and Julie was born and grew up in Medford, OR.  We both met at college in Salem, OR, and married in August of 1999.  We have three children - Emma, Aidan, and Owen.

I loved growing up in the valley, and Julie fell in love with it when we made visits here to see family.  We both hoped it would be a place where we could raise our children and become part of the community.


I enjoy being outdoors (gardening, fishing, hiking, snorkeling), studying wildlife
and nature, reading, and art.  Julie loves the culinary world and is currently learning
how to knit.  We both love coffee.

We moved to my hometown in 2002 when I took on a position at a local church, serving as youth pastor for 5 years.  I recently decided to transition out my role there, and in the midst of that transition received an invitation to serve the youth at PCC as their pastor of student ministries.  We are very happy to be a part of the community, meeting people and sharing experiences.