interim pastor in the village church

If you have questions for the pastor please email at paulheppner1@gmail.com or
call the church office at or 714-688-3333


  • Paul heppner

    Lead Pastor (Interim)

    Paul has been a pastor for over 25 years.  Paul has been married to Peggy for 37 years and they have three grown children.  Paul has been a youth pastor, associate pastor, started two churches and now specializes in helping churches optimize their ministries while they look for their next lead pastor.  He loves camping, fishing, hiking and working on projects in his shop.


    In his role for the Village Church, Paul is filling the lead pastor position while the Village searches for its next lead pastor.

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staff in the village church


If you have questions for the staff please email or call the church office.

thevillagechurchcontactus@gmail.com or 714-688-3333


  • ROsemary Mansfield

    thevillagechurchcontactus@gmail.comOffice Administrator

    Rosemary helped to start the Village Church and joined the church in her present role just a year after the church was launched. Rosemary and her husband Michael live in an old log house surrounded by nature and love spending time with their two rescued Standard Poodles.

     

    In her role for the Village Church, Rosemary works behind the scenes and coordinates and supports ministry volunteer teams, provides marketing support, works with volunteers to organize church outreach events, and kind of just does what needs to be done.

     

    If you need information about the church or have questions about volunteering please email Rosemary:


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  • Jayne Bradford

    Worship Coach and Spiritual Care Mentor
    Jayne has been involved in music for as long as she can remember.  She is married to Bob Bradford and has two grown children. In addition to working for the Village Church she teaches piano and voice lessons as well as traditional and therapeutic horseback riding lessons. In Jayne’s "spare" time she loves to ride and show her Morgan horses.
     
    In her role for the Village Church, Jayne organizes and leads our Sunday worship team to lead the whole church to celebrate all that God has done.  Jayne also meets with people to encourage and guide people through difficulties or to make life transformations.  
     
    If you need emotional or spiritual support or if you are interested in volunteering with our worship team, please email Jayne:


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Elders In the Village Church

The purpose of The Village Church leadership structure is to provide a stable and effective organizational framework to aid this Church in accomplishing its mission. The roles of Lead Pastor, Elders, Staff, and Congregation are distinct and effective for church health, church growth, and church multiplication.


The role of the Elders is to oversee the ministries and spiritual health of the Church.

  • jIM tHORSON

    Jim has attended the Village Church since day one. He is currently on the prayer team, management team and is an elder. He has been married to Natalie for 37 years. They have one son and 2 grandchildren with number 3 on the way. Jim loves being with his family, the outdoors, working in his yard and golfing. 

  • KEN davenport

    Ken Davenport has been an elder since October of 2020 and was the interim pastor for The Village Church from October 2020 through June 2022.  Ken currently serves The Village in the children’s program, Discovery Village, as well as supporting the Outreach and Creative teams.  Ken occasionally provides Sunday morning teaching and also facilitates the Pastor Search Committee.

     

    In his day job he leads global product engineering for 3M Separation and Purification Sciences Division.  Ken has a B.A. in Chemistry and Biology, a Ph.D. In Biochemistry with a focus on Molecular Genetics, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration.  

     

    Ken and his wife of 30+ years, Theresa are the proud parents of three grown children: Zac, Michael, and Emily.