Ashley grew up in Montana, as part of a missionary family that trained and worked throughout the world with YWAM (Youth With A Mission). She always knew God and considered him a part of her life, but it wasn't until she was 17 that she came to not just know of God, but to know him personally. It was then that Ashley surrendered her life to Jesus and realized God had made her on purpose, for a purp
ose. She turned her life, messiness and all, over to Jesus Christ asking him to use her in whatever way he chose, wherever he chose. Since moving to Spokane and joining Southside Christian Church in 2008, Ashley has been actively involved with women's ministry for the last 6 years, and in 2015 she was appointed the Director of Women's Ministries at the church. Additionally, she founded and co-teaches "The Well"l, a women's Bible study class, held on Wednesday mornings and evenings. She was the featured speaker at Limitless, the first annual Southside Christian Women's Conference, held in 2016 as well as the 2017 "Priceless & Purposed" Women's Conference speaker. She also founded and leads Wholly His, a popular Christian fitness class and Bible study. Her travels with the church have taken her around the world to teach women in Rwanda and to fulfill a lifelong dream to visit Israel. Having experienced numerous struggles in her own life, including a broken family, being bed-ridden for over a year with a debilitating illness, and wrestling with the challenge of finding her identity in Christ alone. She has also witnessed God redeem relationships, extend extreme forgiveness, bring freedom from addictions, and miraculously heal. Throughout it all, she has passionately shared the TRUTH of God's Word and Longs with Everything in her to be utterly Spent on this earth for Jesus Christ! When she is not serving on staff at Southside Christian Church, Ashley loves spending time with her husband of 15 years, Aaron (an elder at Southside Christian); son Jayden (13) and daughter Anna (11). They enjoy hiking, camping and laughing at each other! She also loves spending time studying God's word, and continuing to enjoy her lifelong life of dance!
