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Lead Pastor
Fred Leonard

Fred Leonard
fleonard@mountainview.org

Fred’s primary responsibilities include developing church vision and direction, leading the church under God’s direction, coordinating pastors and staff, working with key leaders and staff, catalyzing, exhorting, administration, preaching, teaching, equipping and releasing men and women into ministry. Fred and his wife, Esther, have four children. Fred is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry Degree, Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary with an M. Div. Degree, University of Winnipeg with a B.A. in History and English, Mennonite Brethren Bible College with a B.R.S., Bethany Bible Institute with a diploma in Bible, and Simon Fraser University with a teaching credential.

Executive Pastor
Dave Thiessen

Dave Thiessen
dthiessen@mountainview.org

Dave’s primary responsibilities include helping to develop church vision and direction, School of Ministry, preaching, administration and conflict management. Dave and his wife, Connie, have three children. Dave is a graduate of Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary with an M. Div. Degree and University of British Colombia with a B.S. in Biology. Dave and Connie are both graduates of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Discipleship Training Schools and were short term missionaries with YWAM.

Associate Pastor

Brian Wiebe
bwiebe@mountainview.org

Brian oversees Recovery Discipleship, Life Groups, Newcomers Follow-up and Events, Baptism and New Believer Follow-Up. Brian and his wife Becky have two sons. Brian is a graduate of Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary and Columbia Bible College (BC), with additional experience in the construction industry. The Wiebes served as a church planter family in two Canadian cities between 1999 and 2006.

Children's Ministry Pastor
Sherry Martin

Sherry Martin
smartin@mountainview.org

Sherry’s primary responsibilities as a pastor at MVCC includes overseeing and coordinating children’s ministries, ages 0-6th grade, (Nursery, Sunday School, JUMP, K.I.D.S. church, etc.), pastoring, equipping and releasing children’s leaders and workers. Sherry and her husband, Wil, have one child. Sherry served 7 years in the United States Air Force and is a graduate of CSUF with a B.S. in electrical engineering. Wil is a graduate of CSUF with a B.A. in Biology.

Youth Pastor

Ken Wilkinson
kwilkinson@mountainview.org

Ken’s primary responsibility is to lead the Youth Ministries. Ken teaches, coordinates the team of volunteers, plans events, disciples, equips and releases young people into ministry. Ken has a B.A. from Fresno Pacific University in Contemporary Christian Ministries and M. Div. from the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary. Anna has a B.A. from Fresno Pacific University in Liberal Studies and is teaching 6th grade at Turner Elementary. Ken & Anna have both been on and led many short-term mission trips.

Worship

Lawrence Smith
lsmith@mountainview.org

Lawrence is currently serving as an intern with primary responsibility in leading and overseeing worship ministry, as well as assisting Middle School Ministry (known as Epic). Lawrence graduated from Fresno Pacific University. Lawrence and his wife Melanie were married in 2009.

Prayer Ministry
Esther Leonard

Esther Leonard
eleonard@mountainview.org

God desires that MVCC be known as a “House of Prayer for all the Nations” —a habitation for His presence and glory that transcends the walls of our Church.  As a prayer coordinator Esther desires to organize, schedule and provide general leadership for the Churches prayer activities.  Together with the Pastors and leadership team, she gives energy and direction to the Churches prayer organization.  Esther is a graduate from Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary in the one year diploma program, spent a year in inductive bible study under Kay Arthur in Chattanooga Tenn. and is also a registered nurse.  She is the wife of Pastor Fred and has served beside him in ministry for the past 23 years.