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

Youth News

Follow iFollow Online

Thanks to the wonderful and talented Dave Derus iFollow members can now keep up to date on all activities with their new online calendar. You can view it from the Youth page or the direct link. www.faithpresvv.org/youth-calendar See you all Tuesdays!

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Faith Pres Girls Are PJ’s Forever

Shari Lynn Bates, Director of Christian Education reports: Jill McNulty and I took eleven girls up to Annalou Weir’s Lake Arrowhead home, on February 20, for a Girls Retreat. We had nine 3rd to 6th grade girls and two high school girls, Madeline Drake and Gaby Robles, who were excellent counselors. The focus of the …

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iFollow – The Jr./Sr. High School Youth Fellowship

David Derus reports: This month saw the beginning of a new group at Faith Presbyterian Church. We have been blessed with an abundance of students of all ages. Earlier this month the Junior and Senior High started their own group which they have named iFollow. We all follow something or someone in life. It is …

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We Spread the Son-Shine in Vacation Bible School

Our theme for Vacation Bible School was “Spreading the Sonshine,” and our key verse for the week was Mark 15:16 “Go everywhere in the world and tell the good news to everyone.” We learned Bible stories from 2nd Kings 4:1 – 17, and how the woman who had very little trusted God to meet her …

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