Rebecca Jepsen and Richard Matthews, of Juneau, are engaged.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Bill and Nancy Jepsen of Heppner, Oregon. A 2012 graduate of Ione High School in Ione, Oregon and a 2015 graduate of Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, she is starting her final year in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the Eastern Washington University campus in Spokane.
The groom-elect is the son of Pastor Tom and Tami Matthews of Juneau. A 2007 graduate from Juneau-Douglas High School and from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2011, he is also in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at EWU. They will both receive their degrees in June 2018.
The couple plan to exchange vows on Sept. 2, 2017 at the Bethel Church of the Nazarene in Spokane.