Pastor Tim is ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), a denomination that has entered into a covenant with the PCUSA to allow pastors to serve in both denominations. 

Originally from Minnesota, Pastor Tim spent 26 years of his career as a U.S. Navy chaplain. Through his own work serving the Lord among sailors and supervising the work of numerous other chaplains, he was responsible for the spiritual care of thousands of sailors in many locations around world. Following his retirement from the Navy, he served at a handful of congregations as a transitional pastor. Pastor Tim and his wife, Cindy, a Restaurant General Manager, have three daughters: Elizabeth, a graduate of Azusa Pacific who is now a stage manager; Rachel, a senior chemistry major at UC San Diego; and Rebekah, a senior at Calvin Christian High School in Escondido.

Nick Barrett and his wife, Rita, moved from Denver to Los Angeles in 2007. Before moving to LA, Nick was a volunteer youth worker for 6 years at various churches in Colorado. During that time, he also worked with at risk youth in a residential treatment center in Ft. Collins Co. After graduating from Colorado Christian University in 2007, Nick felt a calling to serve youth in the church context. In 2008 Nick joined the staff at FPCH; and during that same year, he began his MDiv studies at Fuller Theological Seminary.

As a youth minister, Nick’s greatest desire is for students to develop a living relationship with Jesus Christ and find community in the life of the church. As an educator, Nick wants to help Jr. High and High School students develop a nuanced biblical imagination, so that they might discern God’s presence in both church and culture.

During his time at Fuller, Nick began to sense a call to the disciplines of theology and culture. Nick has an MA in English Literature from the University of California, Irvine, and is currently working on a PhD in Theology and Culture at Fuller Seminary. He is a candidate for ordination in the PC(USA).

Nick enjoys reading fiction, theology, and poetry. He is also an adjunct professor of Literature and Critical Theory at Providence Christian College in Pasadena, Ca. He loves art, film, and good conversation, and can be easily persuaded to have lunch or coffee with parents and students.

Courtney joined FPCH in June 2014 to serve the children and families of the community. She is passionate about the mission of God, the discipleship of children, holistic care of families, and the equipping of parents and congregation members for Kingdom-minded living. She feels called to FPCH and is thankful to be serving alongside so many incredible staff and volunteers.

Prior to 2014, Courtney ministered to children and families in Arkansas, Chicago, and Pasadena. She has a BS in Theology/Youth Ministry from John Brown University, an MA in Family Science through Concordia St. Paul, and is becoming a Certified Family Life Educator. She is married to Doug Rominger who is on staff at another area church. Courtney deeply enjoys theater and outdoor activities, and spends a lot of time reading, knitting, and playing cards and board games with her husband and friends.

Amie Quigley oversees the Lord’s Lighthouse, the Hollywood Healthcare Partnership, and the Hollywood Winter Refuge shelter. These ministries offer friendship, discipleship, and connections to housing and health services. Urban Mission also partners with numerous local ministries such as Youth First and Jews for Jesus.  

Originally from Princeton, NJ, Amie has a background in theater. After receiving an AB in English from Duke University, she did postgraduate studies in Greek at Oxford University and recently completed an MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary. Amie joined the staff of FPCH in 2009. She currently serves as the Chair of the Homeless Task Force for the Presbytery of the Pacific and on the Executive Board of the Faith-Based Advocacy Council for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.   

Amie delights in spending time with beautiful and brilliant friends in our community, some of whom are in transition with housing. Sharing in life together allows the love of Christ to minister to all of us. Such abundant love fosters hope and the profound blessing of being the church.

Joletta Sells recently joined FPCH as our new Worship Coordinator. Prior to this, she served as the Music Director for Calvary Presbyterian Church in Glendale, California.

Joletta began regular involvement in church music at the age of 12, first serving as Assistant Pianist for her home church in Silver Lake, Indiana. She has since served in many churches across the country in a variety of ways: worship leading, worship service planning, sharing original music, directing choirs, and teaching musical skills among the congregations.

Joletta earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in Communications and Creative Writing. She also completed the Worship Arts Seminar Series through Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee.

In addition to serving churches through worship, Joletta is also an award-winning Christian artist and runs her own music school, The Music Coaches. She is passionate about sharing the joy of the Lord and truth of Scripture through worship. In all her musical endeavors, she desires to bring glory and honor to the Lord.

Dean has a BA in Political Science & Psychology, MEd in Higher Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and is starting his third year in the MDiv program at Fuller Theological Seminary. Dean is originally from the suburbs of Chicago. He identifies as a First Generation-Transnational-Korean American Adoptee. Before starting at Fuller Seminary, Dean assisted with college access work for two years in the inner city of Chicago Public High Schools as a College Advisor and four years working on college campuses helping first-generation, low income, and minority students build communities through various leadership retreats on the topics of men and masculinity, and social justice. Dean is passionate about raising the next generation of youth and young adults as Christ-centered believers, and engaging how to live missionally in a world that is ever-increasingly changing. Dean enjoys a good cup of coffee or tea, and is happy schedule a time to meet through email! 

Nelson grew up in Central Kansas and has lived in Southern California for the past six years. Currently he is completing his undergraduate degree in Youth and Family Ministry at Azusa Pacific University. Prior to interning at FPCH, Nelson has interned with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes high school ministry and the youth ministry at a church in Claremont. Nelson spends the majority of time reading or spending time with his fiancé, Mandy. He is very passionate about spiritual formation, the spiritual disciplines, and studying the connections between the gospel and culture. He is specifically interested in the way that theology and gospel themes are communicated through film and hip-hop. Nelson is very excited for the opportunity to be a part of and serve at FPCH.