2025 Bloom Speakers
Cara Grimm
Lead Pastor, Life Church Walla Walla WA
Cara Grimm and her husband Bob are lead pastors at LIFE Church in Walla Walla, Washington. They have been married and pastoring for over 30 years. Their three adult children are all now married and serving & leading along with them. Her heart is to see churches, families and the city filled with people who are lovingly and fiercely united and believe joy is a crucial part of every victory
Robie Ecklund
Lead Pastor: House of the Lord Church, Oldtown Idaho
Robie and her husband Jeff pastor at House of the Lord Church in Oldtown, Idaho. She is a worshipper and can be found praising God on a platform, in her garden, and anywhere she finds herself. Robie’s life message is joy in the presence of God and it’s her mission to share this everywhere she goes.
Ruth Erickson
Worship Pastor: House of the Lord Church, Oldtown, ID
Ruth Erickson is the Worship Pastor at House of the Lord Church in Oldtown, Idaho. She is the author of (Un)Faithful: Finding Healing After Your Husband's Affair (Whether Your Marriage Survives Or Not). She desires that every word she shares — written, spoken and sung — would glorify Jesus, the worthy One. Ruth and her husband, Severin are blessed with 4 children in their beautifully blended family.
Tammie Ownbey
Women's Ministry Leader, House of the Lord, Oldtown, ID
Tammie Ownbey, leads the HOTL Women’s Ministry and is the Elected Superior Court Clerk in Pend Oreille County. She has been married to Forrest Ownbey for 31 years and is blessed to be the mother of two boys (Dean & Christopher) & one beautiful daughter-in-law (Kendall). She loves her family, mochas, a good laugh with a friend, a dog named JJ and most of all, how God continues to pursue her in ways she could have never imagined.