Keaton Schuh
Digital Media Assistant
Keaton has been attending Creekside since he was born and joined staff in 2023 after serving several years volunteering and working with our High School ministry. He was 4 when he accepted Christ to be his Lord and Savior. Keaton has always lived in California and grew up in Elk Grove. He is the youngest…
DeAnna Gallardo
Communications Coordinator
DeAnna began attending Creekside in 2008 and joined staff in 2019 after serving several years volunteering and working with our High School ministry. She was 17, in High School in the Bay Area, when she accepted Christ. DeAnna has always lived in California and moved to Elk Grove when she got married in 2001 and…
Sharon Sorrentino
Database Manager
Sharon began attending Creekside in 2003 and came on staff in 2007. She gave her life to Christ when she was 28 years old. Sharon grew up in New Jersey and also lived in San Jose CA. She got married in 1989 and has FIVE adult daughters! Sharon loves to turn trash into treasure, painting,…
Elenita Catindig
Accounting Assistant
Having accepted Christ at the age of 29, Elenita started attending Creekside at the end of 1998 and joined the staff in 2011. She has three kids: Michael (32, serving at Sun Grove in the worship ministry), Gienele (21, serving here at Creekside in the worship ministry), and Gienette (16, serving here at Creekside in…
Jocelyn Castillo
Accountant
Jocelyn started attending in 2000 and became a full-time staff member in 2007. She accepted Christ when she was 18 years old. Married in 1995, Jocelyn and her husband have two boys who are young adults, age 21 and 25. She grew up in San Francisco and moved to Elk Grove in 2000. Her interests…
Kim Shepherd
Human Resources
Kim began attending Creekside in 2017, after working on staff since 2013. She accepted Christ at age 20 and began full-time ministry in 1994. She was married in 2013 and has two grown boys. Kim mostly grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho, and has also lived in Modesto, Boise, and San Diego. She likes to…
Ann & Loren Runsten
Serve Coordinators
Loren and Ann began attending Creekside in January 2017 as Scott began his Route 66 sermon series. They joined staff as a team in 2022. Loren accepted Christ at 14; Ann accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior at 35. They were married in 2011 and are now empty nesters with 3 adult children…
Christine Benson
Women's Coordinator
Christine began attending Creekside in 1991 when her family moved to the Elk Grove area. Since she practically grew up in our church, we were very excited to have her join staff in the summer of 2021 – 30 years later and after serving 10+ years as a lay leader in Women’s ministries! She was…
Earl Estep
Men's Coordinator
Earl began attending Creekside in 2016 and has been on staff since 2019. Having accepted Christ when he was 20, he began full-time ministry in 2008. He married Michelle in 2000, and they have six adult children in their blended family. Earl was born in Corpus Christi, Texas but grew up in the Houston, Texas…
Michelle Estep
Pastoral Care Assoc
Michelle began attending Creekside in January 2016 and joined the staff in May 2018. She accepted Christ at the age of 13 at Summer Youth Camp and has served in part-time pastoral staff ministry positions since 1995. Michelle has been married to Earl for 21 years, and have six adult children in their blended family.…