Matt and Heidi Messner have been married for twenty years and have two children, Alicia, 19, and Levi, 16.

Matt has a great passion to see the Church impacting the community and the world. He is a visionary leader with a deep sense of calling and mission. He has a history of empowering and mobilizing other leaders and has proven himself as an inspirational communicator, and a strong Bible teacher.

Gary Loop - Pastor of Care Ministries

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Pastor Gary Loop has served at Faith Center as the Pastor of Care Ministries since 2002. His responsibilities include overseeing small groups, men's ministries, benevolence, and visitation among others. He is a part of Faith Center's teaching team and also teaches part time for Foursquare Missions International.

Pastor Gary graduated with an Associate degree from Central Oregon Community College and went on to graduate from Life Bible College in Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Theology degree. Pastor Gary and his wife Johnell, also an ordained minister, have served as pastors in Sylmar, CA, Gresham, OR, Riverside, CA and at Angeles Temple in Los Angeles. They served as Foursquare missionaries in Hong Kong for 3 years and in the Philippines for 12 years. Gary has also worked in Los Angeles at the headquarters for the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel for two years in the Christian Education Department.

Pastors Gary and Johnell have been married for 37 years and have three grown children and two grandchildren.

Susan Jones - Pastor of Recovery Ministries

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Pastor Susan has served at Faith Center for many years in many various ministries including women's, youth and children. She is currently the Pastor of Support and Recovery ministries. Her responsibilities include overseeing Celebrate Recovery and all of our other Support and Recovery groups. She has also taught at North Coast Bible Institute.

Pastor Susan has a Bachelors Degree from Humboldt State University and certificates in Women's Studies and Christian counseling as well as training in other areas of counseling. She became licensed as a Foursquare Pastor in 2004. As a teenager she was called to be a Christian counselor, and believes strongly that being a pastor of support and recovery ministries and being able to help people in this important way is her God ordained purpose.

Pastor Susan has two grown children.

Joe Kencke - Children's Pastor

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Joe has been serving on staff at Faith Center since 2003, and as the Children's Ministry Director since 2004. His responsibilities include overseeing the various programs for children 5th grade and under. He graduated from Humboldt State University with a degree in Elementary Education and his California State Teaching Credential. He also graduated from North Coast Bible Institute and has his Foursquare minister's license.

Joe's passion is to see kids make Jesus their "Forever Friend," and his goal is to facilitate this by staying focused on a growing, personal, love-based relationship with Christ.

Joe and his wife Rebekah have been married for eight years and have two daughters.

Caleb Shepherd - Director of Creative Worship and Youth Ministries

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Caleb joined our staff recently after serving in many areas in our sister church in Bakersfield. He is currently overseeing our Youth Ministry and our Creative Worship Ministry. Caleb has been serving in ministry since 2003 and attended Life Pacific College. Caleb’s passion is to see the people of Humboldt County worship God in Spirit and in Truth.

Sandi Case - Director of Life Development

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Sandi has been attending Faith Center since 1976, and has been on staff since January 2008.  Her responsibilities include resourcing our Small Groups, providing our various Life Development Process classes and adult Bible Studies, overseeing the Welcome Center and front office, helping volunteers find fulfilling and fruitful places to serve, and connecting with visitors and newcomers to our body.

Sandi and her husband Richard have been married since 1974 and are the parents of one son, Jesse.