Welcome!

Hey there! My name is Stephen Wanek, and I wanted to welcome you to my career portfolio! As you get to know me through this website or in person (hopefully!), you will learn that I have a few passions in my life:

  • I am passionate about my Faith in Jesus and His saving Grace, as well as helping others grow in their faith in Christ Jesus, specifically youth and young adults.

  • I am passionate about fostering uplifting, authentic community in my own life and in others lives.

  • I am passionate about growing my skills and abilities as a Graphic Designer to make visually stunning pieces of art that doesn’t compromise quality communication.

Thanks for checking out my website and portfolio with various pages and links below to get to know my story, and to view a selection of some of my graphic design work.

Passions & Design

  • One of my biggest passions, is my calling to serve God as a reflection of my own salvation in a local church context. The Lord has given me a passion for helping youth and young adults grow in their understanding of Scripture, and grow in their relationship with their personal savior Jesus.

  • Much of what we do now in days is digital, this is the same for Graphic Design. Utilizing various digital products, such as Adobe Suite, Canva, etc. designers look to create stunning visual communications for digital platforms.

  • Though much is done digitally, visual communication still has a place for print design products. From various handout documents, signs and large prints, or apparel design, not all graphic design stays on the screen.

  • Capturing the moment can be so important when looking back on mile stone moments, or big events for business or ministries. I have had the privilege to be a part of several of these moments over the past few years Due to copy right privileges these examples are not visible on this site. I am versed around DSLR cameras, and understand how to edit picture settings pre and post production.

Current Career

Snapshot

Oregonian by heart, now a NorCal transplant, my current career has found me based in Redding California. My primary ministry career is based at Pathway Church, where I have been serving at since 2018 when I moved down to California from my home church in Salem (OR) to complete my Pastoral Residency and finish my undergrad (and Grad) in Christian Ministry.

It has been exciting to be able to utilize my graphic design skills in my ministry contexts as well contribute my time and ability to other local ministries and businesses over these pasts years in Redding.

Let’s Get in Touch!

Interested in learning more about my career as a ministry worker or my design works? I’d love to hear from you. Just fill out the brief form below and I will get back to you soon!

-Stephen