Elders
Jamie grew up in Virginia. He studied civil engineering at Virginia Tech. After college, he moved to Los Angeles where he met his wife Christina. They have two grown children. He has been at Valley Church since 2002. Jamie enjoys working in children’s ministry as well as teaching and learning new things from God’s word.…
Alex is a native Californian having graduated from CSU, Fresno in Finance and receiving a Graduate Certificate from Multnomah School of the Bible. Alex worked for the County Finance Agency before retiring in 2018. He leads the Discover Class at Valley Church and helps in developing community groups. He is happily married to Kathy since…
Jaime has been at Valley Church since July of 1991 and has over 30 years of ministry experience. He loves theology, in particular the story of redemption and how the church should grow into the full stature of Christ. Jaime and his wife, Marcia, have 4 kids and 14 grandkids. They reside in Sunnyvale. He…
Richard grew up on a four generations old sheep farm in South Africa and attended boarding school and university in Cape Town where he studied electrical engineering. Married to Margie in 1981, they moved to Silicon Valley where Richard pursued his career in electronics and Margie was enrolled in a pediatric residency at Stanford Children’s…
When Kurt became a Christian he told God he’d never be a missionary or a pastor. Despite his slow start, God gave him a passion to see people understand the Bible and apply it to their lives. That’s what opened his eyes as a senior in high school and what moves him to serve God…
Burt graduated from California State University, Cal Maritime. After time in the US Merchant Marine and the US Navy, he returned ashore and worked in the chemical industry. In 2000 he established a US based LED company and another in Xiamen, China in 2003. Now a consultant to companies in semiconductor and technology, his contacts…
See Kit is currently the secretary of the elder board at Valley Church. He works professionally in the High Tech industry. He and his wife, Suszan, have two boys. In his spare time, See Kit enjoys hiking and photography.
Doumer is the oldest son to Julian and Nancy Liu. He has an older sister, Irene Trapp in San Jose, CA and a younger brother Jim Liu in American Fork, UT. The Liu family lived in Sunnyvale and has attended Valley Church since around 1960. Julian served as an usher for many years until his…
Glen taught and coached in the East Side Union High School District in San Jose, California from 1966-1978. He and his family joined OC International in 1978 and served for 7 years, with terms in Sri Lanka and the Philippines. He served at Los Gatos Christian Church from 1985-88, heading up the college ministry and…
Femi Olumofin is passionate to see the church of Christ flourish, and for many more to experience the joy of knowing Jesus Christ. Before Valley Church, God graciously allowed him to serve in other churches in the US, Canada, and in Nigeria where he was born and raised. Femi holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science…