Church Starting

The Church Starting Group assists associations and churches in beginning new multi-ethnic, Anglo, African-American and language congregations. Our team personnel also helps develop associational and church mission strategy and awareness, recruit and train church starters, and administer financial assistance for new congregations.

For more information, contact one of the following:

Joe De Leon
Church Starting Group Leader
559.229.9533, x.262
E-mail Joe De Leon		 Barbara Kreighbaum
Administrative Assistant
559.229.9533, x.263
E-mail Barbara Kreighbaum
Michelle Sanchez
Ministry Assistant
559.229.9533, x.276
E-Mail Michelle Sanchez

 
   

African-American Church Starting
Joshua Smith
African-American Church Starting Specialist         
559.229.9533 x.249
E-mail Joshua Smith		 Diana Fleming
Ministry Assistant
559.229.9533, x. 248
E-Mail Diana Fleming
   

African-American Church Starting Strategists
Thomas Blackwell
Crescent Bay - West Los Angeles Areas
310.674.2622
E-mail Thomas Blackwell		 Michael Henson
Inland Empire & High Desert Areas
909.606.9488
E-mail Michael Henson
   

Language Church Starting

Anthony Ahaev
Language Church Starting Specialist
559.229.9533, x.239
E-mail Anthony Ahaev		 Vera Adams
Ministry Assistant
559.229.9533, x.238
E-mail Vera Adams
   

Language Church Starting Strategists

Jorge Alvarez
559.802.0807
E-mail Jorge Alvarez

 Song Sik Kim
Korean, Statewide
714.871.2828
E-mail Song Sik Kim
Howard Burkhart
Deaf, Statewide
Multi-ethnic, Delta Valley, Sacramento,
& Costa Meda Areas
707.746.8782
E-mail Howard Burkhart		 Rodolfo Martinez
Hispanic, Los Angeles & Long Beach Harbor
909.392.7995
E-mail Rodolfo Martinez
Richard Cano
Hispanic, San Fernando Valley & Crescent Bay
818.769.4354
E-mail Richard Cano

Ivan Mileyev
Slavic, Statewide
559.2611446
E-mail Ivan Mileyev
Andrew Chan
Chinese, Statewide
626.359.1839
E-mail Andrew Chan

William Nathaniel
415.720.5450
E-mail William Nathaniel
Sal Fernandez
Hispanic, Mid-Valley and Central Valley Areas
209.356.1743
E-mail Sal Fernandez		 Josias Robledo
Hispanic, Bay Area
408.224.5357
E-mail Joe Robledo

Tim Fortescue
Afghani, Statewide
415.380.1566
E-mail Tim Fortescue

 Romulo Soy
Filipino, Statewide
209.951.7692
E-mail Romulo Soy
Khalil (Charlie) Hanna
Middle Eastern, Statewide
949.559.8755
E-mail Khalil Hanna		  
   

Language Church Starting Consultants

Luis Rosales
Multi-ethnic, Redwood Empire
707.446.4060
E-mail Luis Rosales

 Ronald Vides
Hispanic Orange County
714.878.3335
E-mail Ronald Vides
   

New Church Starting
Ross Shepherd
New Church Starting Specialist
559.229.9533, x.236
E-Mail Ross Shepherd		 Diana Fleming
Ministry Assistant
559.229.9533, x. 248
E-Mail Diana Fleming
   

New Church Starting Strategists
Linda Bergquist
San Francisco Bay Area
415.359.3397
E-mail Linda Bergquist		 Don Overstreet
Los Angeles and Inner City Areas
909.482.0727
E-mail Don Overstreet  
Daniel Cookson
San Diego and Orange County Areas
858.485.1823
E-mail Daniel Cookson		 Jonathan Stockstill
Los Angeles Area
951.323.6898
E-mail Jonathan Stockstill
Doug Hutcherson
High Desert & Inland Empire Areas
760.220.0436
E-mail Doug Hutcherson

 

New Church Starting Consultants

Chuck Melton
Multi-housing
661.792.9402
E-mail Chuck Melton

  

 
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