Harry and Carol Olsen
FIELD
Most recently Harry and Carol planted Three Tree Church in Seattle, Washington. This experience was different for them because instead of moving on and planting again in 4 1/2 years, their usual length of stay per church plant, they stayed at Three Tree for almost 13 years.
During this time Harry oversaw the planting of four new churches from Three Tree and helped facilitate the planting of a number of other Western Washington churches through developing a network of church planters.
In March 2003 Harry was appointed by Missions Door as the Church Planting Specialist for the Rocky Mountain Region. He works directly with the Rocky Mountain Conservative Baptist Association as their director of church planting.
Because of his experience in church-based evangelism as well as recovery ministries (helping churches minister to folks with addictions), Harry will be available for consultant work for existing churches as needed.
Harry's overall experience has come through church planting work in South Africa, as well as here in the States, in communities ranging in populations from 700 to over a million. Outside of Harry's overseas experience, Harry and Carol have been with the Conservative Baptist Movement on the West Coast for over 30 years.
FAITH
Harry and Carol's early faith experiences were somewhat parallel, even though they lived on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Harry ("a missionaries' kid") accepted Christ in South Africa as a small child. Carol, around the same age of 4, accepted Christ in Massachusetts. Both rededicated their lives, and made commitments to Christ for full-time Christian service at age 11.
God brought their lives together at Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland, Oregon, in 1972. They married in 1974 and have been planting churches together for over 33 years.
FAMILY
Harry and Carol have three grown children: Rebekah, Josh, and Tim.
