{"id":2598,"date":"2026-04-07T12:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/steinbach\/?post_type=team&#038;p=2598"},"modified":"2026-05-20T13:56:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T18:56:50","slug":"steve-elias","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/steinbach\/team\/steve-elias\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Elias"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"y-intro guten-block \">\r\n\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"y-intro--title\">Steve Elias<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--content\"><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Steve has spent over 15 years serving as a director at a youth drop-in, building relationships with young people and leading meaningful ministry in his community. He&#8217;s joining the YFC Steinbach team as a Youth Worker in Blumenort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">At YFC Steinbach, youth workers focus on developing consistent, long-term relationships with youth. This happens through everyday presence, conversations, mentorship, and creating a space where young people can be known, supported, and challenged as they grow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Steve brings a deep passion for youth ministry, a genuine love for Jesus, and a wealth of experience into this role. His background leading and caring for youth has shaped a steady, relational approach that fits closely with the heart of what we do at YFC Steinbach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">We&#8217;re looking forward to having Steve on the team as he continues this work in Blumenort. Youth Workers at YFC Steinbach are supported through community partnership, and Steve is currently raising support to serve in this ministry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">If you&#8217;d like to support the work of YFC Steinbach through Steve&#8217;s role, you can give using the link below. Your support helps make it possible for youth in Blumenort to have consistent, caring adults walking alongside them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--buttons\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zeffy.com\/en-CA\/fundraising\/fd793eeb-deb8-458e-b4cb-fff03c7061aa\" target=\"_blank\">DONATE VIA ZEFFY (credit card)<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/app.rotessa.com\/donation\/6046053c-909f-421c-bca9-ec6ff07c8816\" target=\"_blank\">DONATE VIA ROTESSA (direct deposit)<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--upper--right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"y-c-img extend\">\n\t\t<div class=\"y-c-img--extend tall\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/yfc.ca\/steinbach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/04\/IMG_3379.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"y-c-img--contain\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/steinbach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/04\/IMG_3379.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"y-intro--lower\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-narrow\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"y-intro--lower--left\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"y-intro--lower--title\">Contact<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"y-intro--lower--contact\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><label>Email<\/label> <a href=\"mailto:stevejelias13@gmail.com\">stevejelias13@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><label>Tel<\/label> <a href=\"tel:204-392-4366\">204-392-4366<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><label>Website<\/label> <a href=\"yfcsteinbach.com\" target=\"_blank\">yfcsteinbach.com<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":2623,"parent":0,"template":"","department":[14,10],"class_list":["post-2598","team","type-team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/steinbach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/2598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/steinbach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/steinbach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/steinbach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/steinbach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/2598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/steinbach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/steinbach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yfc.ca\/steinbach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/department?post=2598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}