God was kind to give David Christian parents who loved him and taught him the gospel, which he believed when he was six years old. David has been married to Cathy for 19 years, and God has given them Silas, Raina, Meg, and Luca.

David got his Masters of Divinity degree at the Master’s Seminary before moving to Kingsburg, CA to help plant Grace Church of the Valley. After serving there for thirteen years, David moved to Ripon, CA, to plant Christ Community Church.

His life goals are to faithfully love his wife, disciple his children, and shepherd Christ’s church until he dies.

After making his living as an actor in Los Angeles for over 20 years, God called Jay into full-time ministry in 2003.  After 13 years pastoring a small mountain church in Weaverville, CA, Jay returned to his roots at Calvary Bible Church in Burbank, CA where he is currently the Pastor-Teacher.

He enjoys fly-fishing, pickleball, spending time with his family, and sharing his love of acting and filmmaking with young people. His greatest joy is to see people learn and grow through the Word of God in the power of God’s Holy Spirit.

Jay is married to his sweetheart, Julie, and together they are proud to have 6 children and one daughter-in-law.

Dominic Avila grew up in East Los Angeles, surrendering his life to the lordship of Christ at the age of 20 just before attending The Master’s College on a basketball scholarship.

At the Master’s College he met his wife Jessica, got engaged on the Sea of Galilee through the IBEX program and they both obtained a B.A. in Biblical Exposition. Upon graduating from the Master’s College Dominic immediately started teaching Bible and other subjects to junior high and high school students at Santa Clarita Christian School.

Nine years later Dominic was called to be the Student Ministry Pastor at Cypress Community Church in Salinas, CA. While serving at Cypress Community Church, Dominic earned an M.A. in Biblical Studies from the Master’s College and developed a deep passion for teaching the Word of God and for discipling men toward maturity in the faith through pastoral ministry.

In 2016 Dominic joined his former pastor and mentor, Scott Ardavanis at Grace Church of the Valley in Kingsburg, CA. He served as the Pastor of Equipping and Discipleship from 2016-2019 before receiving a call from one of the elders at Seaside First Baptist to help revitalize their church. After months of prayer, planning and preparation, both elders teams met on September 10, 2019 to finalize the decision to send Dominic and his family to plant Grace Church Monterey Bay. The Avila's arrived in Seaside on October 20, 2019.

Dominic and Jessica have three children: a daughter, Makyla, and two sons, Titus and Judah. The entire family enjoys being active, reading books and playing outdoors.

Jonathan Stricklin was born and raised in a Christian home in northern California. He came to saving faith in Jesus Christ as a child and was blessed to grow in sanctification under the ministry of Foothill Bible Church in Lincoln, CA. 

In college, Jon sensed the Lord calling him into pastoral ministry. Jon pursued a theological education, earning his B.A. at Calvary Bible College in Kansas City, MO, as well as an M.Div. and D.Min. at The Master’s Seminary in Sun Valley, CA.

Jon presently serves as the Lead Pastor at Grace Bible Church of Cedar Ridge and has been blessed to serve in various pastoral capacities for the past two decades.

Jon’s greatest earthly joy is his family. He and his wife, Lisa, have been married for twenty-seven years, and are blessed with four wonderful children, two sons-in-law, and two adorable grandchildren.

His greatest ministry desire and lifelong aspiration is to be used by God as a shepherd. All of Jon’s efforts as a pastor - through preaching, discipleship, administration, and evangelism - are done for the purpose of caring for souls as they are conformed to the image of Christ (Colossians 1:28-29).

In the kindness of God, Pastor Justin grew up hearing the gospel from his earliest memories. He repented as a child, but struggled with doubts for many years.

In his early 20s, coming to understand the glories of free justification by faith in Christ alone liberated him from those doubts and fears. Justin served at Grace Bible Church in Fair Oaks (CA) for 11 years. During that time he received an M.Div from The Cornerstone Seminary and began his D. Min from The Masters Seminary (currently on hold).

Justin has been the Lead Pastor of Elk Grove Bible church since the fall of 2017. Justin is married to Katelyn and they have four sons.

I’m a native to California and have spent most of life in the Central Valley. I grew up in a Christian home and believed on Christ at a young age. However, during my high school years I lived with little conviction. The Lord was patient and gracious with me and not long after high school I received a call to ministry during a Sunday night worship service. I immediately changed my plans and began attending Bethany Bible College. I completed a B.A. in Church Leadership, and while there, met my beautiful wife Kim. Kim and I are enjoying over 22 years of marriage and together God has blessed us with three sons, Noah, Levi and Asher. In 2002 I began my start in full-time ministry as a youth pastor in Oklahoma. Through the years I have had the honor of serving the church in different pastoral positions and locations. I have also been blessed to continue my education and will complete an MTS from Reformed Baptist Seminary this spring. The Lord has extended to my family grace and favor as we begin our 19th year of full-time ministry. I have had the privilege to serve the last 4 years as the lead pastor of Faith Community Bible Church in Winton. Ministry has many different facets and challenges, but God is always good. I have a strong desire to see Christ’s church grow in holiness and devotion to God’s word. The call to every disciple is to love God first and foremost, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. God’s glory compels us to serve the Lord without fear. The man who understands the privilege of salvation and fallen man’s need for Jesus will do great service for the Kingdom!

God was kind to give David Christian parents who loved him and taught him the gospel, which he believed when he was six years old. David has been married to Cathy for 19 years, and God has given them Silas, Raina, Meg, and Luca.

David got his Masters of Divinity degree at the Master’s Seminary before moving to Kingsburg, CA to help plant Grace Church of the Valley. After serving there for thirteen years, David moved to Ripon, CA, to plant Christ Community Church.

His life goals are to faithfully love his wife, disciple his children, and shepherd Christ’s church until he dies.

God was kind to give David Christian parents who loved him and taught him the gospel, which he believed when he was six years old. David has been married to Cathy for 19 years, and God has given them Silas, Raina, Meg, and Luca.

David got his Masters of Divinity degree at the Master’s Seminary before moving to Kingsburg, CA to help plant Grace Church of the Valley. After serving there for thirteen years, David moved to Ripon, CA, to plant Christ Community Church.

His life goals are to faithfully love his wife, disciple his children, and shepherd Christ’s church until he dies.