If you are planning to start a new congregation and don't know where to begin, you should contact one of our Church Starting Strategists.  They are dispersed throughout the state and are available to associations and churches.  These state staff personnel have a wide variety of experiences and expertise in planning and implementing new work strategies.

African-American Church Starting Team
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
LAX Urban Center, Long Beach Harbor
and West Los Angeles areas
323.333.0664
E-mail Thomas Blackwell

Don Conley
San Diego Association
619.264.9170
E-mail Don Conley

Ron Jackson
Sacramento, CostaMeda, Redwood
Empire, & Delta Valley areas
916.509.9036
E-mail Ron Jackson

African-American Church Starting Consultants
Larry Harold
Los Angeles Area
323.620.4596
E-mail Larry Harold

Port Wilburn
East Bay & San Francisco 
Peninsula areas
510.860.5520
E-mail Port Wilburn

Language Church Starting Team
Anthony Ahaev
Church Starting Group Leader
559.229.9533 x. 249
E-mail Anthony Ahaev

Vera Adams
Ministry Assistant
559.229.9533 x. 238
E-mail Vera Adams

Language Church Starting Strategists
Howard Burkhart
Deaf, Statewide
Multi-ethnic, Delta Valley, Sacramento, & CostaMeda areas
707.746.8782
E-mail Howard Burkhart

Richard Cano
Hispanic, LAX Urban Center, San Fernando Valley Associations
818.920.1071
E-mail Richard Cano

Sal Fernandez
Hispanic, Delta Valley & Sacramento areas
209.628.6598
E-mail Sal Fernandez

Song Sik Kim
Korean, Statewide
714.871.2828
E-mail Song Sik Kim

Rodolfo Martinez
Hispanic, High Desert, Los Angeles & Long Beach Harbor areas
909.392.7995
E-mail Rodolfo Martinez

Ivan Mileyev
Slavic, Statewide
559.322.0765
E-mail Ivan Mileyev

William Nathaniel
South Asian, Statewide
650.209.5131
E-mail William Nathaniel

Josias Robledo
Hispanic, Bay area
408.224.5357
E-mail Josias Robledo

Language Church Starting Consultants
Andrew Chan
Chinese, Statewide
626.359.1839
E-mail Andrew Chan

Claudio Medina
Hispanic, Inland Empire
909.957.0286
E-mail Claudio Medina

Alci Rengifo
559.840.6918
E-mail Alci Rengifo

Romulo Soy
Filipino, Statewide
209.951.7692
E-mail Romulo Soy

Ronald Vides
Hispanic, Orange County
714.878.3335
E-mail Ronald Vides 

New Church Starting Team
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

Daniel Cookson
San Diego and Orange County areas
858.229.1270
E-mail Daniel Cookson

Don Overstreet
Inland Empire, Los Angeles & Inner City areas
909.843.0482
E-mail Don Overstreet

Robby Pitt
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Kern County, and Gold Coast areas
818.319.2217
E-mail Robby Pitt

Jonathan Stockstill
High Desert, LAX Urban Center, Long Beach Harbor, & West Los Angeles areas
951.323.6898
E-mail Jonathan Stockstill