Pastor Ken
Miller Rieman
Ken became Olympic View’s pastor in January of 2005. Later that year he married Kate Miller and they now reside in North Seattle’s neighborhood of Wedgewood with their cat Nigel.
In accepting Olympic View’s call, Ken cited the congregation’s compelling commitments to: service in the community and world, to welcoming diversity, and to engaging issues of peace and social justice.
Ken is also a carpenter, photographer, and amateur audiophile who enjoys being out of doors, sailing, playing team sports like soccer, ultimate frisbee, and volleyball, free-style cooking, throwing steel-tipped darts, tossing golf discs, staring at google earth, and visiting the alpine lakes on his computer flight simulator.
Ken loves to travel with his wife, visit with friends and family, and particularly enjoys working, learning, and playing with young people. He regularly counsels summer church camp, and attends national and international work camps and conferences with the Church of the Brethren. As an avid conversationalist, an ‘Enneagram 7', an idea person, and a member of the Center for Wooden Boats and the 46th District Democrats, Ken jumps on the chance to hook up with others who enjoy any of these things.
His most recent
pastorates include:
Pastor, Huntington
Church of the Brethren in Huntington, Indiana. 1999-2004
Youth pastor,
Manchester Church of the Brethren in North Manchester, IN. 1998-1999.
Youth pastor, Nettle
Creek Church of the Brethren in Hagerstown, IN. 1996-1998.
Ken earned his M.Div.
from Bethany Theological Seminary in 1999,
and his B.A. in Peace
Studies from Manchester College in 1992.
Secretary Kim Thomas
Music Director/Pianist James Bowyer