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OVCC Staff
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Associate
Pastor: Larry Skinner
Larry is responsible for
our financial and administrative duties as well as pastoral care and
teaching. Larry received his BA in Business Administration from California
State
University, Fullerton. Larry is also ordained through New Tribes
Mission. God took Larry from California all the way to Wisconsin to meet a
beautiful Canadian, Tammy. Larry and Tammy were married on July 4 th
1992, and have loved the fireworks for these many years together. They have
two children, Michael and Christine. As missionaries with New Tribes
Mission, Larry and Tammy were enroute for Papua New Guinea when the Lord
called them to Ojai. They are very thankful for their time of ministry here
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Family Ministries Pastor: Enrico (Richie)
Litonjua (li-ton-wu)
Pastor Richie and his family arrived in Ojai eight years ago when he was hired
as the Youth Pastor at OVCC. Prior to coming to Ojai, Pastor Richie was a
youth pastor in San Diego and served as Crusade Director for Miles Ahead
Ministries. He received his undergraduate degree in
Political Science from UCLA, completed one year of law school at the
University of San Diego and attended the Horizon School of Evangelism before
committing to full-time ministry. He and his wife, Nadine, have been married
since 1990 and have 5 wonderful children. "My vision for Family Ministries
at OVCC is to serve the families in our community through our weekly
programs and special events. We want to be a place where families can not
only worship together, but also, be a place where each member of a family
can grow in his or her relationship with Jesus through the various programs
we offer."
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Youth Pastor: Ryan Smith
Ryan and his wife Amber were both
raised in Ojai, and attended local elementary schools, Matilijia jr. High
School, and Nordhoff High School. They began dating while they were at
Nordhoff and led worship together for OVCC's youth program ACES. Deciding
that he wanted to be a youth pastor in jr. high, Ryan attended
Westmont College where he majored in
Religious Studies and minored in sociology. While at Westmont,
Ryan began
commuting to OVCC to help with the jr. high group, and to teach chapel
for the church's school. After graduating from Westmont and getting married,
Ryan and Amber moved to Los Angeles where he attended
Talbot School of
Theology, receiving a Masters in Theology and Bible. While going to
school full time, Ryan was asked by the church where he was serving as youth
intern, to serve as Senior Pastor. After three years at Cornerstone Church,
Ryan and Amber felt called "home" and feel very blessed to be able raise
their daughters Sage and Aspen at their home church with their families.
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