Meet our Leadership Team
Jesus Christ
Head & Chief Shepard
The Apostles identify only one head of the church, namely, Jesus Christ. A body has only one head, and Colossians 1:17-18 states explicitly Jesus is this head:
“He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy”.
Our Lord appoints pastors and elders as undershepherds who help lead and guard His body during its earthly pilgrimage (1 Peter 5:1–5). While these men have authority in the church, they are not the church’s head. Because no single pastor or elder is the head of the church and because a group of pastors and elders do not constitute the head of the church, the only authority these men have is declarative. They may only declare to God’s people what Christ has already spoken in His Word, and their teaching has authority only insofar as it conforms to the sacred Scripture.
Because Christ is head of the church, He not only has final authority over the church but He gives life to the church. Jesus is the “root, from which vital energy is diffused through all the members, so the life of the Church flows out from Christ.” The church finds her life in Jesus Christ our Lord.
“He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy”.
Our Lord appoints pastors and elders as undershepherds who help lead and guard His body during its earthly pilgrimage (1 Peter 5:1–5). While these men have authority in the church, they are not the church’s head. Because no single pastor or elder is the head of the church and because a group of pastors and elders do not constitute the head of the church, the only authority these men have is declarative. They may only declare to God’s people what Christ has already spoken in His Word, and their teaching has authority only insofar as it conforms to the sacred Scripture.
Because Christ is head of the church, He not only has final authority over the church but He gives life to the church. Jesus is the “root, from which vital energy is diffused through all the members, so the life of the Church flows out from Christ.” The church finds her life in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Rob Foster
Teaching Pastor, Elder
Pastor Rob has traveled extensively as a stateside missionary, serving churches on more than 50 trips to 15 different countries. He also served as Pastor for many years at two different churches in Temecula, CA before relocating to Brookings, OR. He has a degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of California at Irvine and a Masters in Intercultural Studies from Biola University in La Mirada, CA.
A lifelong church attender, Pastor Rob first understood and embraced the Gospel in his mid-twenties. His passion since then is to expose people to the beauty of Christ and the glory of God through a diligent study of the Bible, that we all might celebrate the majesty and kindness and grace of God together.
Rob has been happily married to Kathy for 45 years and they have three adult children and eight adorable grandchildren.
A lifelong church attender, Pastor Rob first understood and embraced the Gospel in his mid-twenties. His passion since then is to expose people to the beauty of Christ and the glory of God through a diligent study of the Bible, that we all might celebrate the majesty and kindness and grace of God together.
Rob has been happily married to Kathy for 45 years and they have three adult children and eight adorable grandchildren.
Andy Simonson
Elder, Pastor
Andy Simonson is a 1980 4 year graduate of Prairie Bible Institute. He has pastored and planted churches in Washington and California for nearly 20 years. He currently serves as an Elder at Pelican Bay Church.
Andy has been married to Cheryl for 50 years and they have three adult children and six beautiful grandchildren.
Andy has been married to Cheryl for 50 years and they have three adult children and six beautiful grandchildren.
Andrew Fitch
Elder, Youth Director
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Matthew Hildebrandt
Worship Director
Sommer Fitch
Office Manager, Children's Ministry
Michael Lange
Deacon, Men's Ministry,
Local & Global Outreach Coordinator
Local & Global Outreach Coordinator
Jill Lange
Kevin Rider
Deaconess, Digital Content
Facilities Coordinator