Pastor Rich

Pastor Rich


Pastor Rich is a native Californian, received his B.S. in Geology and Religious Studies from the College of Wooster, and earned his M.Div. from San Francisco Theological Seminary.

Prior to coming to Faith Pres, Rev. Poole served as a chaplain in Colorado, as pastor in Texas, and as director of a campus ministry at the University of Oklahoma.

rev.richard.poole@gmail.com

youth

Christian Education


The spiritual education of our children is very important to us. Sunday school is made available to all ages, and children are very involved in the worship services.


Highlights of the Christian education program include: The Christmas Pageant, Tuesday Nite Live, The Community Easter Egg Hunt, and the Rally Day Worship Service

youthministries@faithpresvv.org

Our Church


We are a diverse community and we welcome all who wish to be part of this inclusive, multigenerational, and multicultural congregation. Together we seek to find God, to deepen our spiritual awareness, and to experience God’s forgiveness and grace. We seek to live out the spirit of Jesus Christ’s saving presence in the world through equipping and empowering one another for witness and service to all of God’s people here and everywhere.

churchoffice@faithpresvv.org

Social Events

Chili Cook-Off/ Square Dancing a Huge Success

Our Chili Cook-Off was such a big hit this year that the local news site patch.com came out to see what it was all about. The contest was a close one but prizes went out to Allen R. for the most unusual, Rev. Poole for the Hottest and Jill M for the favorite. Ron Black, …

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Hike to Placerita Canyon

We are back from another adventure! On August 29 the Faithful Sunday Hikers explored Placerita Canyon in Newhall. The highlight of the trip was a fireplace that was all that remained of a once majestic little cabin in the woods. The ruins appeared about as grand as the Parthenon to some of the smaller members …

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PICNIC AT THE SKARIN’S CABIN

This Sunday after the morning worship service Miriam and Phil Skarin hosted a lovely outing at their cabin at Big Santa Anita Canyon. A scenic one mile hike brought the adventurers to the small cozy cabin nestled at the edge of a beautiful waterfall. The younger members of the group enjoyed playing in the cool …

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Hiking Along the Rain Forest Trail

Without much previous planning, an outing on the “Rain Forest Trail,” adjacent to the familiar Fryman Canyon Trail, took place after the last of the Lenten series on Sunday, March 28. A small group of those participants donned hiking shoes and took off for the wilds above Laurel Canyon Blvd. The Rain Forest Trail had …

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