Local Leadership
The work of community transformation in Long Beach is fueled and advanced by many people. Our purpose is to serve these people! We are encouraged when we get to see, meet and journey with others who, like us, believe that what they do and how they live not only matters, but also helps to make a difference in the world around them!
In order to assist the "Mobilizing of God's People for God's Purposes" in Long Beach we have the following staff and leadership teams in place.
Staff
Brad Fieldhouse Catalyst Contact Me: Brad Fieldhouse was born and raised in Southern California. He and his family have lived in Long Beach since late 1999. He is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach. Go Beach! Since then he has gone on to get his MDiv from Fuller Seminary and is presently working at completeing a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in “Transformational Leadership for the Global City” through Bakke Graduate School in Seattle. He is involved locally in a network of Organic/House churches called Crossroads. He was commissioned as a Pastor in the Reformed Church of America and started planting churches locally in 1999. He is also currently serving as a chaplain for the Long beach Police Department. "It was early 2003 when my friend, Eric Leocadio, and I were dreaming about mobilizing the church locally here and I am simply amazed at what has God has done with our mustard size seed of faith! Turns out we were not the only ones the Spirit was talking to!" click HERE for an extended bio Jim Schorr Catalyst Contact Me: Jim lives in Long Beach with his wife Tamira, who is a flight attendant with Delta Air, and with their daughters Trisha, Danielle, and Lexie, who are all in college. Jim was born in Bakersfield, CA. He was the second of nine children. Born into a Catholic family, he grew up with an awe and reverence for God. His family moved to Long Beach in 1963. Jim graduated from Millikan High School in 1973, where he struggled with the same trappings young people experience today. In 1977, he submitted his life to Jesus at Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa. There he began to attend bible studies and lead worship wherever possible. His appetite for the Word and heart for those outside of Christ led him to begin home bible studies in Long Beach for the unchurched and to attend Calvary Chapel of Seal Beach. In 1979, Jim married his best friend and love Tamira and they began to open their home to the hurting and lonely around them. In 1982, Jim was ordained as a pastor with Calvary Chapel and joined the staff full time. His roles were Worship Leader, Youth Pastor, Home Group Overseer, and pre-marital counselor. His training came through the school of hard knocks; his gifting and heart from the Lord. Jim's desire was the see people, young and old, connect and follow Jesus, who is the only hope for this world. In 1985, Jim joined Long Beach Christian Fellowship with Pastor Doug Richardson and served on staff for 11 years. During these years, God began to develop a heart for missions and brought many missionaries into Tamira and Jim's home. This desire was mixed with a hunger to see the people of Long Beach turn to God and the churches of the city to connect with each other to be witnesses of God's love to a lost society. At LBCF Jim started small home groups, led worship, and brought churches together for events such as Easter on Signal Hill where up to 9 churches partcipated and the March for Jesus where 60 churches participated. He was also able to travel on many short-term mission trips to visit and help missionaries. It was on these trips that God gave him a heart to connect missionaries more to the local church for support, prayer, and encouragement. In 1996, Pastor Roger Beard of Parkcrest Christian Church asked Jim to lead a new growing worship ministry at the church. LBCF blessed and sent Jim to another church in the city to encourage and help the ministy growing on the Eastside of Long Beach. During his 10 years at Parkcrest, Jim witnessed God reach thousand of lives. The church grew from 900 to 3,000 and from 3 to 6 services at 3 different sites. At Parkcrest, he followed the same pattern of starting small groups, teaching, leading worship, counseling, and being a part of a team with a desire to reach this city for Christ. In 2005, Jim began to sense God calling him in another direction. With encouragement and the blessing of Parkcrest, he stepped away from his position to start yet another new adventure. Jim's desire was the spend more time on the mission field and to see the next generation of leaders emerge and take their place in the church. His desire also is to connect, mentor, and encourage these new leaders as they take the church to the next level. Brad Fieldhouse asked Jim to come and be a part of Kingdom Causes in Long Beach to do just that with the new church plants and house churches in the city. Susana Sngiem Associate Catalyst Contact Me: Susana was born and raised in Long Beach, California. After graduating from Polytechnic High School, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Social Behavior from the University of California, Irvine. Susana is a Youth Leader at Long Beach First Friends Church. Her passion is to equip and make disciples through teaching, mentoring, and living side by side with others. She serves as a Sunday school teacher, bass player and singer of the praise band, NexGen Mobilizer, and mentor to young ladies. At UCI, she was a life coach for her peers and hopes to start a counseling ministry at Long Beach First Friends Church. Long Beach is her home. No other city that she has traveled to compares to Long Beach. She admires the vast diversity in the city, which is illustrated by driving down Atlantic Avenue and seeing billboards in three different languages (English, Spanish, and Khmer). Although Susana sees the great memories she has in Long Beach, she also sees the brokeness in Long Beach. She desires to spread God's healing throughout the city.
brad@kingdomcauses.org
jims@kingdomcauses.org
(562) 256-6870
susanas@kingdomcauses.org
Long Beach KC Leadership Team
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Bianca Sovich |
Bianca and her husband Peter live in Long Beach. She owns a historic costuming shop called Bianca's Divine Costumes. She is an active member at New Life Community Church in Artesia.
She is active in community organizations both business related and supportive of the arts. Currently she serves as a member of the Board of Directors for three organizations. She was past President of CSULB Political Science organization, Bard in the Yard, and Shakespeare Company. She was a prior member of the Tippers Business Networking Club.
Bianca and Peter believe that Long Beach has the potential of being a great place to live, play, and own a business. It is well on its way to being a premier city and they have watched its transition into a healthier city. |
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Doug was raised in a Christian home and came into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ at the age of seven. During his early twenties, he came into a dynamic experience with the Holy Spirit that resulted in him entering the pastoral ministry. In 1979, Doug received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from California State University, Fullerton. Doug received a Master of Divinity degree from The King's Seminary in 2002 and completed a Doctor of Ministries degree in 2005. Doug's specific focus was upon increasing trust in the local church.
Doug and his wife Valerie founded Long Beach Christian Fellowship in their home back in 1983. They were married in 1978 and boast of two great sons, one wonderful daughter-in-law, and an amazing granddaughter. From the very beginning, Doug and Val have approached pastoring from a team perspective. |
Doug Richardson |
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Susy DeLucca |
Susy and her husband Rich are both native Long Beach residents. They have been married for 37 years and have one son.
Susy is the owner of Hiatt & Peek and Hiatt & Peek Style (two retail stores in Long Beach). She is the facilitator of CityWatch, an intercessory prayer group founded in 2000. She is a member of the planning committee for the Long Beach Leadership Prayer Breakfast, which is an annual prayer breakfast patterned after the National Prayer Breakfast. She is also Board President of the Marketplace Merchants Association.
Susy loves Long Beach! She has lived here all of her life. After her salvation in the early 70's, she was baptized in the ocean below the bluff at Bixby Park. She believes that she was a seed planted for many future baptisms in those same waters. She has a call in her heart to pray over the city and she believes revival is coming to Long Beach.
She also has a great love for "Marketplace Ministry" and believes that she has been placed in the Marketplace (which includes business, government, and education) to light the path of those she works with and near.
Her "life scripture" is Philemon 3:6 which says, "Let the communciation of your faith be made more effectual by the full acknowledgement of all that is in you by Christ Jesus." Her heart is to be a bridge between man and God (intercession), and the Word of God and the believer (teaching). She is committed to living a life of faith, for it's through faith and patience (a consistent response) that we inherit the promises. |
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Tom Virtue has spent the last 36 years of his life around college students! Working with Campus Crusade for Christ has allowed him to be involved with students on about 100 campuses - both here in the Los Angeles area and in several countries around the world. It's ironic that he leads the Los Angeles Metro team which is seeking to launch ministry on over 90 campuses around metro LA since he grew up on a farm in rural Illinois.
Walking through life with his wife, Karen, and three adult children has added meaning and enjoyment to life along with all of the challenges that comes with all the activity of working with students. After moving to Long Beach 25 years ago, it took a couple of years of real adjustment before Long Beach became a home that is known, loved, and seen as a place of tremendous potential.
Luke 4:18-19 communicates some of his heart and prayer for this city... "The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent met to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord." |
Tom Virtue |
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More to come soon... |