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Community Church is led by a team of pastors, staff, elders, and deacons who all serve us in different ways. Meet us and read more about our leadership roles below.

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Pastors & Staff

Meet our pastoral team and staff at Community Church. Read more about how our leaders are selected and work to guide our church below.

Pastoral Staff

Program Staff

Administrative Staff

About

Pastors & Staff

Pastoral staff are called by the church to provide spiritual guidance and discipleship for the church community. Program staff are hired by the church to create worship experiences and opportunities for connection that support the spiritual needs of the church community. Administrative staff are hired by the church to maintain the systems that support programs and discipleship.

Elders

Ruling elders are called to ministry in partnership with teaching elders/pastors. Within this calling, ruling elders have responsibilities in several areas of the life of the church including exercise in leadership, governance, spiritual discernment, and discipline.

Elders are selected by the Officer Nominating Committee which is appointed at the annual meeting. They are elected in the fall by the congregation at a Special Meeting of the Congregation in the fall to serve a three-year term beginning in January. They receive training as new officers and ongoing training through the course of their terms.

Each elder serves on one or more Session committee/team. Currently these committees include Buildings & Grounds; Connection, Welcome, and Belonging; Education and Spiritual Development (ESD); Finance; Mission; Personnel; and Worship.

Elders currently serving on Session are as follows:

Class of 2026: Darleen Callaghan, Jeff Dahlen, Robert Louie, Barbara Millar, Peter Shelton, Donna Soldwedel, Nancy Swanson.

Class of 2027: Jim Barbour, Grace Cheng, Tina Espiritu, Cindy Metcalfe, Lisa Sloan, Randy Steward, Dennis Wong.

Class of 2028: Steve Drake, Scott Jenkins, Robert Kalinowski, Carole Lewis, John Ramsay, Harold Ray, Linda Read.

Deacons

The Board of Deacons is called to ministry in partnership with teaching elders/pastors. Within this calling, deacons have responsibilities in several areas of the life of the church that include member care.

Deacons are selected by the Officer Nominating Committee which is appointed at the annual meeting. They are elected by the congregation at a special meeting of the congregation in the fall to serve a three-year term beginning in January. They receive training as new officers and ongoing training through the course of their terms.

The Deacons lead the congregation in caring ministries which currently include Meal Train, College/Military Care Packages, Courtyard Letters, Flower Ministry, Grief Ministry, and Lay Visitation.

Deacons currently serving are as follows:

Class of 2026: Graham Breakwell, Samuel Chih, Larry Pastre, Cheryl Reynolds, Debbie Lawrence, David Rose, Janet Louie.

Class of 2027: Robert Hsieh, John Morris, Joe Ramirez, Eugene Shen, Bob Van Karnes.

Class of 2028: Jill Brown, Paul Brassard, Scott Delahooke, Lili Ma, Molly Woodford.