OUR STORIES
WHO WE ARE
We are a multi-cultural, muti-ethnic, multi-generational church that is transformed by Jesus to transform the world.
OUR STORY
Born and raised as a child in Africa, I became a son of an American couple at age 17. God blessed me with my wife Rita, a loving woman who shares my heart’s desire to love and serve the Lord Jesus. Throughout our 17 years of marriage, we have been bridge-builders, connecting, understanding, and forming authentic relationships beyond race, culture, and geographic boundaries for the advancement of God’s kingdom. Rita and I have a passion and desire to partner with Christ to build an authentic community of disciples with the mission to love God, love one another, and restore a broken world.
However, God is not calling us to do this alone. With every burden God places on the hearts of His people, He rallies others to see the vision come to pass.
Will you join us in the together-work of building God’s Kingdom as we make disciples from every nation, tribe, people?
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— RITA AND JEAN-PAUL
OUR STAFF
Our staff is a team of Christ-followers committed to teaching and serving our church.
JEAN-PAUL & RITA TIENDREBEOGO
Lead Pastor & Pastoral Residency/Director of Spiritual Formation
REBECCA KIWALA
Director of Children’s Ministry/Director of Administration
JOSIE GRESH
Director of Partnership & Mobilization
LEADERSHIP & MINISTRY TEAM
DAVID ANNOR
Prayer Ministry Coordinator
JIM NUNN
Volunteer Coordinator & Assistant Treasurer/Bookkeeper
ED GERKEN
Missional Community Coordinator + Spiritual Formation
BARB NUNN
The Village Pantry Coordinator
ARTHUR & REBECCA KIWALA
Directors of Worship, Children’s Ministry & Administration
JEAN-PAUL
& RITA TIENDREBEOGO
Lead Pastors & Pastoral Residency/Director of Spiritual Formation
YAA ASANTEWAH
Hospitality Ministry Leader
MANAGEMENT TEAM/CHURCH COUNCIL
Our Management Team shepherds, oversees, and helps us care for the local church.
CHRIS
MARTIN
RITA TIENDREBEOGO
JEAN-PAUL TIENDREBEOGO
SAMSON MEHARI
JEREMIAH NGHAPHA
TIFFANI MCLAURIN
KIRSTA BENEDETTI
