Kody joined the staff of Canby Christian Church in September of 2019 as the Pastor of Worship and Students. He was born and raised in a Christian home in Vancouver, WA. While there were ups and downs to his faith journey, he always felt God’s call on his life and has been a devoted disciple of Jesus since young adulthood. Kody can’t point to a single instance where something clicked and everything changed, rather he sees how God has been consistently pruning and shaping him, little by little, into Christ’s likeness (with quite a bit of shaping yet to be done, of course).
Kody and his wife Emily were married in 2009. Emily is the Director of Operations for a small missions organization called Go Inc. Together they have two wonderful daughters, Tylinn and Rylee. They have a strong influence on who Kody has become and he is blessed to love, support, and empower them with his life.

Kody has a bachelor’s degree in Christian Ministry from Hope International University and continues to have an appetite for learning and discovering, especially when it comes to ministry and spiritual growth. He has served as a pastor in the Pacific Northwest since 2011 in worship, youth, small groups, and associate pastor roles.
As a younger, less mature Christian Kody began to pursue music ministry simply as a way to play music every day. But as he grew in his passion for Jesus, he discovered that he didn’t want to just lead people in songs of worship but to lead people into living lives of worship. Kody has been growing in his passion for meaningful discipleship and spiritual growth ever since. He loves to join fellow Christians in praising God and to inspire people to take their worship beyond the walls of the church, into their homes, work places, schools and neighborhoods. Kody is also excited to connect with the Middle School and High School students here in Canby. He has always loved seeing young men and women begin to own and personalize their faith in Jesus and Kody is privileged to play a role in seeing that happen in the lives of Canby’s youth.