Meet The Committee
Our committee is a dedicated group of faith-driven leaders who help guide and grow our community. Each member brings unique gifts, wisdom, and passion for helping others walk through life’s challenges using the power of God’s Word.
Together, they host our prayer calls, Bible discussions, and community gatherings — creating safe spaces for real conversations, spiritual growth, and connection. Their hearts are united by one mission: to see lives transformed and strengthened through faith, love, and obedience to God.
Mel Ruffin
Founder & Visionary
"My life's purpose is to love and obey God and to love his people. God is my commander and where I get my orders from!"
Denise Garcia Peralta
Financial Stewardship & Kingdom Resources Leader
"My life’s purpose is to live my life according to GOD’s will. To be the best reflection of GOD I can be by helping people with their finances and anything else GOD calls me to do."
TeNisha Oliphant Griffin
Operations, Media & Events Prayer & Spiritual Formation Leader
"My life’s purpose is to promote personal growth using the unadulterated word of God. Teaching and mentoring through biblical truths according to individualistic gifts and callings!"
Sara Montanez
Community Care & Outreach Relationships & Next Generations Operations Media & Events Leader
"My life purpose is to please the Lord. I desire to be with Him as much as I can. In doing so, I have learned much about myself and His purpose over my life. Some purposes the Lord has shown me He has for my life are to pray, to speak, to learn, to teach, and overall to obey Him. To spread His Word and spread the good news about His goodness. To love Him and to love Him is to love others. I believe I am to love others with prayer and however else the Lord leads me to love them."
Nellie Teixera Pinnick
Relationships & Next Generation Prayer & Spiritual Formation Leader
"My life purpose is to love God wholeheartedly and reflect His character by serving others with humility, truth, and compassion. I am called to strengthen, heal, and guide people, especially in moments of struggle, by combining faith, wisdom, and practical care so God’s presence is made visible through everyone’s life I come in contact with."
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Jennifer Umbles
Prayer & Spiritual Formation Community Care & Outreach Leader
"My life purpose is to love God and his people by showing them how easy it is to read the Word of God."
Zaidy Semmler
Community Care & Outreach Leader
"My purpose is to serve others by supporting healing from the inside out — emotionally, spiritually, and physically. I am called to walk with people through restoration with honesty, faith, and compassion."