The Redeemer Leadership Team |
At Redeemer, we believe that God intends for the local church to be led by a plurality of qualified, servant-minded elders, and served by a plurality of capable, compassionate deacons.
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The Elder Team
Who they are:
(listed in alphabetical order)
John Poston
Greg Stump![]() |
Greg was raised in Cerritos, California, and obtained a B.A. in English Literature from Cal State Long Beach, followed by an M.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and later an M.A. in Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. Prior to coming to Redeemer, Greg worked at Grace Brethren Church of Long Beach, where he served with the youth, college, and worship teams, as well as working on staff in the arts department and as an elder overseeing cultural renewal. Later, Greg worked as a Resident Director at Biola University for seven years.
He has been married to Michele since 1999 and they live in La Mirada with their three children: Katrina, Nathaniel, and Elisabeth. They have attended Redeemer since 2006, where Greg has served as an elder, college pastor, worship coordinator, and internship coordinator, working part-time at the church before joining the staff full-time at Redeemer in August 2012. He currently oversees a number of ministries (community groups, arts, liturgy, administration, etc.), as well as working to develop new ministry teams and leaders. He also serves as the director of the church staff, as well as helping to plan the worship services each week. Greg also helped to create Gospel-centered Churches for La Mirada, a collaborative network of local ministers and churches in the area, as well as founding Love La Mirada, an organization which brings the community, schools, city government, businesses, non-profits and houses of worship together for the good of our city. |
The Deacon Team
Who they are:
(listed in alphabetical order)
Jonathan Barker
Amy Dagen
Amy Dagen was born in Southern California, but spent the majority of her life in the Czech Republic as her parents engaged in church planting mission work from 1997-2013. After graduating from high school in Prague, Czech Republic, she moved back to SoCal to attend Biola University, where she completed her B.S. in Business Administration in May 2017. She was introduced to Redeemer during her freshman year by her sister, Jessica, and happily committed to the community, becoming a member in 2015. She was immediately drawn to the congregation, especially valuing its liturgy, passion for teaching, and emphasis on corporate prayer. Since starting, she has also been involved in a fantastic community group, helped with the A/V team, and became a Nursery Coordinator in 2017.
Amy currently works at ATEN Technology in Irvine as an Administrative Assistant, taking a break from academia before going to pursue a J.D. in the future. Her dream is to work with the International Justice Mission or the UN to strengthen justice systems internationally to protect the world's vulnerable. In the meantime, she loves spending time with friends, watching movies, getting lost in books, and eating tons of Mexican, Indian, and Thai food. |
Jessica Dagen
Born in Orange County but having grown up in the Czech Republic as a missionary kid, Jessica returned to Southern California to attend Biola. After feeling a deep desire to pursue full time ministry, she studied Christian Ministries at Biola. She began attending Redeemer in 2012 during her freshman year, excited to have found a church that tenaciously held to the hope of Christ while acknowledging the brokenness of the world as it is. She began serving in the nursery and the servant team and has enjoyed the rich community of fellow churchgoers in church events, community groups, and the sharing of everyday life.
She had hoped to do missions work internationally after graduating in 2015, but God showed her He has more for her planned here in Southern California for the present. She is currently studying at Talbot's Institute for Spiritual Formation, meaning she spends a lot of money learning to be quiet and listen to people. She enjoys getting lost in old books, exploring new foods (bonus points if you don't know how to pronounce the names), and listening to people share their stories and watching God working in them. |
Noelle Delacruz
Although born and raised in New York, Noelle Delacruz considers California home. With plans of becoming a doctor, Noelle graduated with a degree in Biology in Northern California, but God had other plans. She wished to attend Biola as an undergraduate student, and God unexpectedly answered the desire of her heart by bringing her back for the Science and Religion program. It was during this time that Noelle was introduced to spiritual formation and switched programs. She graduated from Talbot's Institute of Spiritual Formation in 2015 and has served as a spiritual director at Biola since.
Noelle has been part of the Redeemer community since 2013. It has been a safe and healing space to bring wounds and brokenness to the light. The church's intentionality to foster a family in which to be seen, known and loved well has been such a gift. She loves chocolate, sushi, exploring, and discovering good music that is new to her. |
Jessamy Delling
Originally from Auburn, a gold-country town in northern California, Jessamy Delling visited Redeemer 7 years ago, acutely feeling the college freshman paradox of homesickness and homelessness. However, in Redeemer's service, she immediately felt at home. Upon graduating from Biola in 2015, she decided to make Redeemer the center of her post-college life. Over the past three years, she has slowly and intentionally increased her involvement in the various aspects of Sunday services and her awareness of ways to meet the everyday needs of the congregation. It delights her to move forward in the process of making that involvement into a formal commitment in the form of Deaconhood.
She is currently the Assistant to the Director of the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University. She loves her job; she loves her team; she even loves (most) Mondays. |
Anna Glenn
Kenny Hood
Shelly Mulock
Anne Warner
Erin Whitlow
Without ever having set foot in the state of California, Erin Whitlow moved from New Orleans to La Mirada in 2010 to attend Biola University and the Torrey Honors Institute. After a brief stint of church-hopping and ride-bumming, she decided she wanted to find a church within walking distance of her dorm, so that her involvement wouldn’t be dependent on having a car, or an available chauffeur. She’s been at Redeemer ever since, drawn by the intentional liturgy, thoughtful worship and teaching, and incredible community. She currently facilitates a community group, coordinates the Hospitality Team, and ideates with the Arts Council, but has also worked in the office, and participated in a smattering of other ministries, such as Scripture reading, Children’s Ministry, and Servant Team.
After graduating from Biola with a Bachelors in the Humanities, Erin is principally concerned with having eyes to see the beauty and joy of the everyday, and with cultivating honest, loving, laughter-filled relationships. For the last two and a half years, she has worked at a specialty coffee shop in Pasadena. She loves getting to create a space in which people feel at home, and pretending to be a coffee scientist. She has found her long commute to be an unexpected grace—an opportunity for solitude, silence, podcasts, phone calls, music, and killer views of the mountains. |
Redeemer Staff
Anna Glenn - Administration and Finance Assistant
Phil Glenn - Technical Coordinator Landon White - Facilities Lead Amy Dagen - Lead Nursery Coordinator Greg Stump - Executive Pastor / Staff Elder Bryant Stone & Rachel Beck - Youth Leaders |