Pastoral Staff


  • Ryan Holleman

    LEAD PASTOR


    Ryan casts vision for our church, serves as our lead preacher, and provides leadership to the Staff Team.

  • Chancellor myers

    ASSOCIATE PASTOR


    Chancellor leads our Group Ministry and Connections Teams to make sure everyone finds their fit here at Friends.  He also oversees our ministries to students.

  • taylor holleman

    ASSOCIATE PASTOR


    Taylor oversees our Children's Ministries (Birth - 6th) as well as leads our ministries to women and moms.

  • JARED REITER

    ASSOCIATE PASTOR


    Jared oversees our Worship Ministry as well as provides leadership for our Discipleship, Outreach and Missions.

MINISTRY & SUPPORT STAFF


  • DAVID SPARKS

    OUTREACH COORDINATOR


    David partners with our Compassion Ministries to help connect those in need with resources as well as leads outreach efforts throughout Garden Grove.

  • DAVID DAVIS

    FACILITIES MANAGER


    David oversees all maintenance and repairs for our facilities and grounds.

ELDERS


  • DIANE PARRA

    CLERK OF THE ELDERS


    Diane serves as the lead for our Elder team, which means she provides leadership for our Elders and is the chief partner to our Lead Pastor.  In addition to her role as an Elder, Diane serves in our Children's Ministry as a teacher.

  • Nancy HATCH

    CLERK OF THE MEETING


    Nancy serves as the Clerk of the Meeting, meaning she oversees our congregation meetings and serves on our Pastoral Relations Team.  She also serves in our Preschool Department as a teacher.

  • BRETT HOLLEMAN

    Brett serves on our Preaching Team as well as serving as a leader for one of our adult Connect Groups.

  • SCOTT HATCH

    Scott serves as a volunteer in our Student Ministries, on our Sound A/V Team, and leads an adult Connect Group.

  • Jason Songs

    Jason serves as a volunteer on our Hospitality Team, as well as our Student Ministries team.