Ryan Suess

Worship Leader

Hi, I’m Ryan Suess. I am one of the people responsible for making worship happen every week. I work with a team of musicians mostly practicing, and implementing worship for Sunday Services.

BASIC STUFF

I grew up in Lodi, California and then moved to Ferndale, WA when I was ten. I first came to Seattle in 2002 to attend Seattle Pacific University where I studied for four years. After college graduation I felt the call into worship and college ministry so I moved to Nashville, TN to attend a training school specific to my ministry calling. In the Spring of 2007 I moved back to Seattle where I reside now. I currently live in Wallingford.

I love living an active lifestyle. I commute often around the city on my bike which I have had for five years. In my life I have played Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Football, Rowing, Cross Country, and Track and Field. I also love hiking which makes living in the Pacific Northwest an ideal place to live! Fly fishing is also something I like to do to just unwind.

EDUCATION: Seattle Pacific University — BS in Biology (Emphasis on Human Anatomy)

INTERESTS AND FAVORITES

• Places: Standing in a river fly fishing pole in hand, standing on top of a mountain, California beaches, Seattle (PNW in general)
• What’s on your iPod: Iron and Wine, Miles Davis, Jonny Lang, Marc Broussard, Dave Barnes
• Books: Velvet Elvis, Great Expectations, Medical Thrillers
• Sports Team: University of California Berkely Golden Bears
• Movies: Royal Tenenbaums, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, Epics, Historical films, Documentaries
• Hobbies: Fishing, hiking, biking, running, sports, art, and music
• Dislikes: Melon (It’s is the only food I’ve tried that I can’t stomach)
• Book of the Bible: Psalms

LIFE SCRIPTURE: Psalm 139