Staff

Ted Zabel
Pastor, Ministry Arts

Ted joined the Fairhaven staff in 1987 after serving at an Alliance church in Salem, Oregon. With a Bachelor of Arts from Simpson University and a Masters degree in Religious Education from Fuller Seminary, Ted has served Fairhaven in many capacities including Junior High, Adult Education and Senior Adult Ministries. Currently, he is the host pastor of the Sunday morning Classics service, as well as a part of the adult visitation team.

Born in Froid, Montana, Ted has been married to his wife Edna for over 50 years, and they have two children and five grandchildren. Over the course of his years of ministry, Ted has developed two educational tools, a book on Proverbs and another on character development, and has taught workshops both in the states and overseas. In his spare time, Ted enjoys traveling, teaching, singing, photography and genealogy. He has sung in various music groups throughout his life and has also directed two national youth conferences and two national senior adult conferences.

Why do you work at Fairhaven?
I work at Fairhaven because it fit my calling to serve adults and senior adults. I also love the ministry of visitation in helping the church maintain personal touch with people.

Your Faith:
I received Christ into my life as a teenager entering high school.  It was during a Youth for Christ Rally I discovered the Christian life was not negative living. Christ came to give me full life, forgiveness, understanding, love and Lordship. 

Life Verse:
"My son, if your heart is wise,
   then my heart will be glad indeed;
my inmost being will rejoice
   when your lips speak what is right."

Proverbs 23:15,16