Alex Russell is the senior pastor at Sonrise Community Baptist Church. Raised in Drumheller for most of his life, Alex moved to Calgary as an adult with his wife Erika, where they both came to know Christ. Here, Alex began formal ministry, functioning as associate pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in 2021, and finishing his BDiv with Reformed Baptist Seminary in 2024. In November of the same year, he became the pastor of Sonrise Community Baptist Church, where he serves today. He and his wife Erika are blessed with four children.