Real Life Family Center

Staff

Gwen Huntsman
Celebration Arts Pastor
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Gwen was born the youngest of 6 girls in a small town outside of Chicago.  She grew up in a traditional working class family with all of its usual bumps and bruises. The family moved to Colorado for a few years and was in the process of moving to Idaho when tragedy would strike the family. Her father died suddenly of a heart attack. Gwen was 9.  Her mom was now a single mother raising a large family in a new state.  Fortunately her mom was a strong Christian woman and this loss only strengthened her faith. Gwen grew up singing in church and has traveled across the country performing in different musicals.  She graduated from Priest River HS and moved to Spokane to go to college majoring in accounting.  It is there she met and married the love of her life. HR was then a very young Christian serving in the Air Force and preparing for the mission field as a Bible translator.

After they married and left the military to begin ministry, they were challenged to begin a new ministry work in Tacoma. Real Life Family Center was begun in 1994. As with all small churches Gwen has worn many “hats” as the church has grown. Gwen now serves Real Life Family Center as the Celebration Arts Pastor. It is her pleasure to use the gift of music God has given her, to lead thousands in worship before the Father.

Gwen & HR are still madly in love and have 2 awesome kids…Danielle & Nate.