Who We Are

                                                         My wife Carol and I are both "Cockneys" (born within the
                                                        sound of the bells of Bow Church in London, England) as
                                                        evidenced by our accents. Many people mistake the
                                                        accent as Australian and with good reason. Most of the
                                                        convicts shipped to Australia in the 19th Century were
                                                        "Cockneys!"

   We both became followers of Christ relatively late in life–I was 35 and Carol 32 (we’ll share
   our testimony with you one day if you would like–it’s quite  a story), and our life has been
   anything but dull since. We have three children, David who is married to Megan and living
   in Southern California, Ellie who is married to Guillaume and living in San Jose, and Ronnie
   who lives and works in San Jose.

   We served in our local church in England from the outset–washing windows, helping with
   the children and the youth, running sports camps and basically being available to help
   where needed, eventually I was called to preach and to lead the outreach ministry. After 5
   years of service I came to San Jose as part of an outreach team for the 1994 Soccer
   World Cup. This in turn resulted in a call to serve on the staff of two churches (South
   Valley Christian Church, San Jose and Calvary Church, Los Gatos) ~ a call we responded
   to in 1995. In 1996 I was appointed Pastor of Outreach, Men’s and Sports Ministry at
   SVCC and held the post for two years, leaving to take the Senior Pastor position at
   Evergreen Valley Church, San Jose. Carol and I spent 6 years serving at EVC before
   joining STADIA–a national church planting organization based in Irvine, CA. Following an
   extensive and intensive training program, Carol and I settled in Rocklin, CA seeking God
   regarding where we should plant a new church. He graciously led us into a partnership
   with some wonderful believers in Auburn and the birth of new life Christian Church. You
   will find all the people at new life warm, friendly and dealing with the same day to day life
   issues you are–stress, family, finances, etc.

   Who we are is who you are-ordinary people with an extra-ordinary God who seeks to
    connect with us daily.


                                                                                 Thanks for checking us out.