PASTORS
Pastor Vance Rains
Senior Pastor

Pastor Sheryl Marks Williams
Associate Pastor
Pastor Josias Garcia
Multicultural Ministries Pastor
STAFF
Lisa Gonzales
Director of Children's Ministry
- Oversee Sunday School
- Manage children's news, social media & webpage
- Coordinate volunteers & plan special events
- Provide opportunities to participate in local &
global missions; oversee Vacation Bible School
Monica Hidalgo
Director of Music -Traditional Worship
- Coordinate music for traditional worship services
- Promote the spiritual life of the congregation and
its members through music ministry
- Direct Sanctuary Choir and Proclaim; supervise
Faithful Men and JuBELLation Handbell Choir
- Organize all special music for traditional worship

Annje Hutchinson
Administrative/Membership Assistant
- Membership database management
- Worship planning & attendance tracking
- Liaison between visitors/members & staff
- Answer phones & order supplies
- Manage production of bulletin & sermon notes
- Record keeping
Chris Linderman
Director of Student (Youth) Ministry
Chris@welovefirst.church
- Foster relationships for middle & high school
students with their peers
- Cultivate adult leadership team for student ministry
- Develop student leaders
- Lead Confirmation
- Pastoral care for parents and families
Karla Walker
Preschool Director
Josh Raucci
Director of Music - Contemporary Worship
Ben Haire
Communications & Outreach Specialist
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