Church Starting Strategists

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

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
323.333.0664
E-mail Thomas Blackwell		 Michael Henson
Inland Empire & High Desert Areas
909.210.7206
E-mail Michael Henson
Lawrence Edwards
San Diego area
619.784.5746
E-mail Lawrence Edwards

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

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
Hispanic, Sequoia & Kern County areas
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, & CostaMeda 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
59.261.1446
E-mail Ivan Mileyev
Andrew Chan
Chinese, Statewide
626.359.1839
E-mail Andrew Chan		 William Nathaniel
East Asian, Statewide
415.720.5450
E-mail William Nathaniel
Sal Fernandez
Hispanic, Delta Valley & Sacramento areas
916.647.9054
E-mail Sal Fernandez
 Josias Robledo
Hispanic, Bay Area
408.224.5357
E-mail Josias Robledo
Tim Fortescue
Afghani, Statewide
415.380.1566
E-mail Tim Fortescue		 Romulo Soy
Filipino, Statewide
209.951.7692
E-mail Romulo Soy
   

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
909.843.0482
E-mail Don Overstreet 
Daniel Cookson
San Diego and Orange County Areas
858.229.1270
E-mail Daniel Cookson		 Robby Pitt
Los Angeles area
802.578.6184
E-mail Robby Pitt
Doug Hutcherson
High Desert & Inland Empire Areas
760.220.0436
E-mail Doug Hutcherson

Jonathan Stockstill
Los Angeles Area
951.323.6898
E-mail Jonathan Stockstill

 
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