Andrew began attending and joined Creekside staff at the end of August in 2020, in the middle of our Covid year. After having gone to church since he was 6 years old and wearing out a lot of children’s workers and youth workers, he accepted Christ when he was 13 years old, just as he was going into high school. Before joining Creekside, he worked for two years as a Christian high school teacher and then as a global Outreach Coordinator. Andrew was born in San Francisco and grew up in the East Bay. He loves music (both listening to it and making it), films/movies, hiking, photography and videography, traveling (internationally, or even just a good road trip), and reading. Andrew is a huge Lord of the Rings fan, and also a Potterhead and a Star Wars geek. His life verse is: · Acts 20:24 – But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Allison started attending Creekside in 2022 and joined the staff in 2023. God has given her a soft heart towards Him, and she came to accept Jesus as her Savior before the age of five. Allison has worked in youth ministry since 2008, serving both locally and in the Denver Metro area. She is married with one child and one fur baby. She grew up locally attending school in the Elk Grove Unified School District and at Sacramento State and has a heart to reach students who are far from the Lord, especially on high school and junior high campuses. Allison loves all things piano (playing and giving lessons), dogs (and all animals in general), live music (especially the Backstreet Boys and BTS), visiting national parks to experience and enjoy God’s creation, and spending time with her loving and supportive family and friends. One of her favorite verses is:

· 1 Corinthians 10:31 – So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Jared came to know the Lord at six years old and recommitted his life to Him at 15 when he gained a deeper understanding of what it meant to follow Christ and made his faith his own.

He has been connected to Creekside since before birth, as his mother attended while she was pregnant with him. After earning a Master of Divinity in Leadership from Denver Seminary in 2016, Jared worked at other churches before he and his wife, Allison, returned to Creekside in the summer of 2022.

Jared has been serving in Creekside Student Ministries since November 2023 and officially joined the staff in November 2024.

He is a devoted husband to Allison and a father to Isabel. His passion for God and His Word is evident in his love for teaching and coaching students to become more like Jesus. Jared grew up in Elk Grove and graduated from Franklin High School in 2007. He played baseball in both high school and college, attending The Master’s University on a baseball scholarship from 2007 to 2011. A lifelong sports fan, he faithfully supports the 49ers, Kings, and Athletics—unless the team proceeds with its move to Las Vegas.

In the spring, Jared coaches varsity baseball at his alma mater, Franklin High School.

His favorite Bible verse is Galatians 2:20: My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

I started attending Creekside in high school. I began working in Kidsport (now KidsCare) in August of 2006. In 2008, I joined the Shinning Stars staff and worked there until the spring of 2016. In 2016 and 2017, I volunteered with the Jr. High ministry. After leaving Creekside for several years, I came back and joined Children’s Ministry as the Early Childhood Coordinator. I accepted Christ as a young child. I was baptized at Hume Lake Christian Camps in high school. I have a passion for teaching children all about Jesus and how much He loves us.
Her favorite passages are:

· Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
· Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”

Karen began attending Creekside and joined our staff in 2019. She accepted Christ when she was about 8 and started in full time ministry in 2003. A native Sacramentian, the farthest she has moved was 30 miles to Elk Grove. Karen enjoys Jeeping, the outdoors, photography and her dog ‘Spunk.’ Karen’s favorite verse is:

· Psalm 46:10 – Be Still and Know that He is God.