Eric has been serving in full-time church ministry since 2004 with a background in youth ministry, worship ministry, and local outreach. He earned a BA in Mass Media Communication from the University of Akron (2004) and a Master of Arts in Religions from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (2006). He’s currently working toward a Doctor of Ministry degree from Northern Seminary with a focus on contextual theology and missional leadership.
Some of Eric’s passions include cross-cultural ministry, team-building, relational discipleship, and missional vision for the local church. In his free time, Eric enjoys reading, playing guitar, running, and eating spicy food.
Will has been attending FCC for close to 20 years and has been on staff as the Director of Operations and Associate Pastor for almost 5 years. A native Texan that went to UC Berkeley and decided to stay. Will is married to his best friend Jazz and together, they have 2 fantastic kids Zoe and Tobias.
Originally hailing from the western suburbs of Chicago, Ty has been in pastoral ministry since 2018, and has been at FCC since 2022. He earned a BA in Biblical Studies with an emphasis in Music from Moody Bible Institute and has experience in a variety ministry areas including worship, children’s ministry and student ministry. He loves joining the Church in worship and welcoming people in to experience God through music. In his downtime, Ty enjoys Nintendo video games, esports, and a good story in tv, movie, or literary form. Go Cubs Go.
Matt started working at FCC in 2014 maintaining the building and grounds and has held a variety of roles since. He has a BS in Organizational Leadership from Azusa Pacific University and a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Grand Canyon University. Matt and his wife have been happily married since September of 2021 and welcomed a baby girl to their family in September of 2023! You can often find Matt playing board games, watching Star Wars, and cracking dad jokes.
For the past 5 years, Eugenia has been instrumental in the journey of our Children's Ministry, Powerhouse. Creative, fun and quick to laugh, Eugenia loves to live her faith out loud in front of every person she meets. She is a proud mama of 2 wonderful kids, Eliana and Evan and is married to the love of her life, Alan.
Helen and her husband Scott started attending FCC in 1998 and have 2 daughters. They enjoy family vacations when schedules permit but find that being semi-empty nesters is pretty cool! If there’s a free moment, Helen will try to get to the beach – her happy place! Cheering on the Warriors, trying new foods, and spending time with family and friends are some of her other favorite pastimes.
I came to the United States as a foreign student from Hong Kong in my early 20's. I have a son who graduated from college recently and is serving in the US Navy now. I also have a daughter who is in her last year of college. My family loves music, food and the Golden State Warriors. Exploring new kinds of food and cooking are some of my passions. I love to watch all kinds of cooking shows. Lately, my favorite show is "Gordon Ramsey Uncharted from National Geographic."
Carol and her husband have been attending FCC since 2002 and have one daughter. Carol has been an office assistant at FCC since 2019 and creates the church newsletter, maintains the church calendar, and helps out wherever she can. Carol is also an independent filmmaker with several projects in development. In her free time, she likes watching Korean dramas and playing word games.
Alan and Eugenia started attending FCC in the fall of 2010 and are fully committed to the idea of "missional living". They hope that through their missional action and volunteer time, they can reach a part of the community that would otherwise never have interactions with the church. Eugenia and Alan help lead the Elevate tutoring space which has thrived since its inception during Covid. It gives them a way to build bridges with the students and parents of our community through academia and learning. Moreover, Alan and Eugenia are busy raising two kids. If they're not going to sports activities, they also enjoy taking their dog to their neighborhood park for fellowship and community with other dog lovers. This has become a great way for Alan and Eugenia to build bridges with their neighbors!
Scott and Ruth have been attending FCC since 1997, and believe strongly in Life Groups and Missional Communities as a way to grow in faith and fellowship. They lead the Branches Life Group and are heavily involved in the Compassion Network Missional Community. They have been serving as an Elder Couple since 2019.
