Pastor
Dave thrives on creating socially safe communities for people to connect, discover commonality within differences, and experience authentic connection with God. He leads congregational care, prayer, men’s ministry, baptism, and the stewardship (membership) process, as well as having overall responsibility for our facility. Dave grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and before becoming a pastor, he spent 17 years as a retail investment broker. He holds an MDiv from Fuller Seminary. Dave and Kristina live in Menlo Park with their three daughters.

Pastor
Rachel leads women’s, marriage, and small group ministries and oversees NCKids, students, and young adults. She has been a teacher, leader, and student of God’s word in academic and ministry settings throughout her life, with degrees from Calvin College and Fuller Seminary. Rachel was born in Michigan and raised in upstate New York. She and Scott live in Mountain View and have four kids--three young adults and one in high school. She enjoys creating beauty through scripture art projects and being active outdoors.

Pastor
Pat is passionate about using art to cultivate connection, explore the human experience, and deepen spiritual formation. He leads our worship and tech teams, helping people encounter God through music, creativity, and the arts. He also guides Community Engagement at NCC, helping foster connection and shalom with our neighbors. A graduate of Cal Poly, he is currently pursuing an MDiv at Fuller Seminary. Pat enjoys meeting up with folks at Saint Frank, and shooting hoops and hiking in his free time. He and Casey live in Menlo Park with their two children.

Associate Pastor
Josh's great joy is helping students and young adults experience the Spirit of God and find belonging in the larger story of God's redemption and restoration of this world. He has over ten years of experience in youth ministry and a Masters in Theology from Flourish Institute of Theology. Josh is a California native and is passionate about big mountains, the mystery of God, and the soccer team Chelsea FC. He and his wife, Kristin, live in Menlo Park and love riding bikes, running, and drinking coffee.

Associate Pastor
Amanda can’t help but smile when she is around kids! She has over ten years of experience leading children’s ministry, and was an elementary school teacher before that. The questions kids ask and their excitement for life bring her joy. She is passionate about helping kids understand how much they are loved by God. Amanda grew up in Los Altos; she and Tony live in Menlo Park and have college and high school sons. In her spare time, Amanda loves to read, cook, and is always up for an adventure.

Communications & Churchteams
Katharine enjoys hanging out in the foyer on Sunday mornings making connections. In addition to managing our website and database, she also supports our Community Engagement immigration focus area. Originally from Louisville, Katharine has had a career at IBM and a variety of church volunteer and staff roles. She and Elton moved to Menlo Park in 1994. They have two married adult daughters and a new grandchild. In her spare time, Katharine enjoys genealogy and Pilates.

Office Manager & NCKids, Elementary
Elisabeth loves being surrounded by others at NCC who are also reflecting and learning together. Originally from Chicago, she studied International Relations in college, which took her to New York City, Moscow, and Boston, where she met John in a salsa class. They moved here in 2022 for John to pursue a PhD at Stanford. Elisabeth enjoys thinking up business ideas, such as her new EdTech app to help high school students with college essays. They live in Menlo Park with their daughter.

NCKids, Early Childhood
Kathryn, or "Miss Kitty" to the kids, has always had a passion for working with babies and young children. Beyond being a consistent and caring adult in their lives, she hopes to help our youngest friends know that church is a place where they are safe, loved, and heard. She runs our early childhood rooms on Sundays and is also a teacher at Stanford University’s Bing Nursery School during the week. Kathryn graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University with a degree in child development.

NCKids, Elementary
Margaret and her family found community based on a common love of Jesus at NCC. She loves sharing that passion through her role in children's ministry. Margaret holds a bachelor’s degree in Opera Performance and Music Education, and a masters degree in Elementary Education. Margaret and Steven live in Palo Alto with their two children, where she is a kindergarten teacher. In her free time, Margaret enjoys spending time outdoors with her family or singing with a local choir.

Sunday Hospitality
Morgan thrives on the integration of psychology and theology to help people grow and feel more content. For the last decade, she has studied and created spaces where people can become more of themselves and loves being part of that at NCC. Her favorite spot at church is in the balcony with all the wonderful people there. Morgan is a licensed mental health therapist and earned her Masters degree from Western Seminary in Marriage and Family Therapy. She’s also a soccer coach, Swiftie, and Bay FC fan.

Worship Tech
Dave has made worship technology ministry a passion and career for the past 25+ years. Helping enhance any worship experience come alive through video, graphics and audio with a team of staff and volunteers is what drives him in ministry. Outside of NCC, Dave works at Trader Joe’s, and has also had a creative passion career in voice over work for over 10 years. A longtime Menlo Park resident, he loves hiking, day trips to Half Moon Bay, and has had a life long love of cinema.

Worship Tech
Matthew loves to serve the Lord by serving others, and enjoys doing that by running slides during NCC worship services. He strives to make every service as seamless and visually pleasing as possible to put the congregation's sole focus on the Lord. Matthew lives in Menlo Park with his family, and is currently a student at Woodside High School in his junior year, where he plays water polo after school. His favorite pastimes are reading the Bible and playing video games.

Worship Tech