BVCC Ministry Leaders...

Joel Barker
Treasurer

Joel has served as BVCC's Treasurer since 1998. He has been at BVCC since the beginning in 1976, when he was a member of the High School youth group. Joel was saved in Vacation Bible School when he was in the Second grade, and has continued to draw closer to the Lord from that point forward.

Joel graduated from Oral Roberts University in 1982 with a degree in Accounting, and earned his CPA certification the following year. While serving on the mission field in Europe, he met his wife, Donna, working with the same missions organization in Brussels. He planned to "pop the question" in a grandiose manner one evening after a church service. They were on their way to a historical landmark and ended up on a one-way dirt road with only a lone dairy cow to witness...and the rest is history! They later returned to BVCC upon settling in Boise. Joel and Donna have committed themselves to BVCC because it is a community of believers that they know as "family." Joel quotes this about the Body, "We know that in a family, people can be real…and there is always a place to serve and be served."

Joel is an avid sports fan, and enjoys playing tennis and golf. He especially enjoys spending time and traveling with Donna and their two teenage sons, Christopher and Jeffrey.