Pastor Jim Conner
Jim, a native Californian, was born in Whittier, is a graduate of Westmont College in Santa Barbara, and received his MDiv degree from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena in 1993. While he was in seminary, his wife taught kindergarten at both Carver and Valentine Elementary Schools in San Marino. Previously Jim was the Pastor at the Granger Community Presbyterian Church in Indiana.
Pastor Conner has written about his faith:
"Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the only Savior of the world. Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior and I want every person I meet to know how much they matter to God and the awesome and amazing life He has in mind for those who would be His disciples.
The Bible is the most exciting book in the world. It is the word of God written down for human beings. It crosses all economic and geographic boundaries; it transcends time and culture. I continue on as a life-long student of what it would teach me and I sit at God's feet daily as He speaks to me through its pages. The Bible tells us the story of a God in search of people for a love relationship."
Administration Pastor Jim Stochl
Our Church Business Administrator is Rev. James E. Stochl, Jr. Jim was born and raised in Minnesota, and moved to the San Francisco Bay area to complete high school and college. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley, and has an MDiv degree from Fuller Seminary. Jim and his wife, Beth, live in South Pasadena with their son, Mark, their daughter, Rachel, and their two cocker spaniels, Sunny and June.
Jim is also our teaching pastor, regularly teaching Sunday School classes along with short series on such diverse topics as "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "The Da Vinci Code" and "Early Church History."
Jim served five years with Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship in the Bay Area. Jim served as the Stated Supply pastor of Faith United Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles from 1995 until 2005. Jim serves currently on the Council of the San Gabriel Presbytery, and is past moderator of the Presbytery's Administration and Finance Committee. He also enjoys teaching classes on Luke-Acts as an Adjunct Lecturer at Azusa Pacific University.
Jim is an Advanced level AYSO soccer referee, and a referee instructor. His blog is at captaingobart.blogspot.com. He is an avid reader, and loves history, especially the Civil War.
The best way to reach him is by email : Contact Jim Here
Youth Ministries Dustin Perkins
Dustin is a Masters of Divinity student at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena. He's from Texas and says "ya'll" a lot, but doesn't have an accent unless properly provoked. He loves God, his wife, guitar, movies, and some occasional chocolate cake.
Director of Family Ministries Rev. Heather Williams
Heather was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. She left her country in 1980 and has lived in Los Angeles for 27 years. In her first life she was a high school teacher and a mother to two children. In her life in the U.S. she is a mother of four children, grandmother of ten and a pastor. She graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary in 1988 and has served in three distinctly different congregations. She lives with her husband, Tudor and her youngest son, Tudor Robb in South Pasadena. Together with her older son and husband, she is the founder of Alpha Omega Communication Co. (www.angelwars.com) that produces animated stories for youth.
