LeRoy Munsch

LeRoy is a longtime members of Arcade Church in Sacramento. LeRoy is the mission representative in his adult Bible fellowship class, and serves as the team leader of Missions Alive Europe. He has served on two short-term mission teams to Romania. In addition, he has met with our national pastors on four other visits, most recently in the fall of 2017. He is the editor and publisher of the ECP newsletter. LeRoy is a retired consultant with the California Department of Education. He has two married children and four grandchildren.  His wife Ann who formerly served on the board and was editor of the newsletter passed away in December 2012. LeRoy serves as president of ECP’s board.

Erick and Mary Larson

Erick and Mary are active members of Redwood Chapel Community Church in Castro Valley, Ca, where Erick teaches an adult Bible study class and Mary teaches early-elementary school children. Both have made multiple visits to Eastern Europe where Erick has conducted Bible study workshops for local pastors and lay leaders. Erick and Mary have a married daughter who has given them five delightful grandchildren.

Patricia and Jerry Owen

Patricia and Jerry Owen attend Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, where they have been very active as volunteers for the past ten years. Jerry has served as Missions Elder and has been a member of the Missions Policy and Finance Board. Pat has served on the Board of Deacons. Since 1998, Jerry and Pat have led short-term mission teams to France, Hungary, Romania, and Russia. Since helping to establish Euro-Christian Partners in 2004, Jerry and Pat have focused their efforts on that ministry. 

Cornel Mich

Cornel Mich was born in Romania, and moved to the United States a couple of years before the fall of communism. He is married to Maria, has three children, Claudiu, Christina, and Andrea, and 4 grandchildren. Cornel has a heart for missions and has traveled multiple times with Arcade Church’s teams to Romania, Ukraine and Moldova, leading short-term mission trips, most recently with his wife Maria as well. He has also sent his children on many mission trips to his native country. Cornel is a member of Grace Romanian Baptist Church in Sacramento, where he serves as an ordained deacon, as well as leading the adult Sunday school and missions outreach.

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Donald Lovett

Donald LOVETT, DMD and wife Glenda married in 1972; blessed with 2 daughters; was in the Army , then private practice for 30+ years, and now semi retired. I was asked to participate in a short term mission trip to Romania in 2003; have been on 10 trips to Eastern Europe since . It has been a privilege to see God working through the efforts of the local pastors to bring many children and adults to the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

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Carl Till

Carl Till was born in Massachusetts in 1936. At a very young age Carl accepted Christ into his life. He moved to California in 1950. Carl married his wife Gayle in 1959, and God blessed them with six children. Carl was an associate attorney with the firm of Gary, Till, and Burlingham for over 30 years until he retired in 2006. He has served at Arcade Church as an elder and a deacon as well as Interim Missions Director in 2006. He has been on annual short-term mission trips to Romania since 1999. Carl helped to start Euro-Christian Partners in 2004. Carl continues to serve as a board member at ECP and in the Missions Office at Arcade Church.

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Rod Fendall

Rod Fendall is currently a retired pastor living in Sacramento, California. He and his wife Diane attend Arcade Church, and serve there as volunteers in several ministries. He served at Arcade Church for over 40 years in many different ministries such as Minister of Christian Education, Missions, Evangelism, and Visitation. As a young man, after serving in the navy, he attended Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. He and Diane were married in 1962. After receiving the call to Arcade Church, they raised their three children in the Sacramento Area. They now have seven grandchildren.

Dr. Henry Wells

Dr. Henry Wells served as senior pastor for the Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church for 23 years before retiring in 2008. Dr. Wells list of Christian service includes the boards of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Law Enforcement Chaplaincy, and Release Time Bible Study. He also served as the team Chaplain for the Sacramento Kings Basketball team for their first six seasons in Sacramento, he served on the Board of Directors for Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington, and the Board of Directors for the Presbyterian Coalition. He held many positions within the Sacramento Presbytery, led citywide Concerts of Prayer and Prayer Summits, and has organized area pastors for ongoing prayer and fellowship. He still hosts a weekly “Pastor to Pastor” radio program in Sacramento. Pastor Henry has a heart for Missions. Prior to coming to Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church he worked with the Haggai Institute of Atlanta as Crusade Director, traveling extensively with founder John Edmund Haggai, and remains active in that organization in an advisory capacity. While serving as Senior Pastor at Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, he helped develop a missions program that reaches from the local community to the far corners of the world.
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Tim & Terry Dakin

Tim is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Fair Oaks.  He is a popular speaker on marriage and family issues, leadership dynamics and has led seminars throughout California, Colorado, Washington and Hawaii.  He is a frequent guest on KFBK Radio (Newstalk 1530) in Sacramento.

He has served as a national consultant and trainer to Americorps, training teachers and administrators in both Hawaii and Washington.  Currently, Tim is the clinical director of Covenant Counseling Services in Sacramento and is also an adjunct professor of Psychology and Theology at Western Theological Seminary.  He holds graduate degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary and the University of San Francisco.  He and his wife Terry have been married for 34 years..

Terry has a deep interest in ministry with young adults.  Besides serving locally at Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, she actively shares (alongside Tim) in the leadership at international marriage conferences and retreats, encouraging discussion and clear communication of the crucial ingredients of healthy Christian marriage.  She works for Weight Watchers Inc., and loves to help coach people to setting healthy goals.  Terry has been involved in missions for years, traveling to France, the Czech Republic, and Romania.  She and her husband Tim are parents to Tracy (who is married to Jeff) and Todd.

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John Vatran - International Advisor

John and his wife Estera live in Hateg, Romania.  John was born in Romania and came to the United States before the fall of communism.  While in the United States John attended and graduated from Western Seminary.  Shortly after the fall of the communist dictator in Romania, John and his family returned to Romania.  John is currently building a Christian Conference Center in Hateg.  In addition, John is involved in teaching at a seminary in Bucharest as well as serving as a pastor in a village church near Hateg.  John and Estera have a daughter and a son.

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Al & Georgine YEATTS