Staff

Marcia Burnett

Marcia has been the Office Manager at Valley Church since 2004. She enjoys multitasking in the diverse, busy and friendly work environment and appreciates the opportunity to serve the body of believers at Valley Church. When away from work, Marcia spends as much time as possible enjoying her family. She and her husband, Jaime, have…

Lisa Chen

Frank Chen

Frank serves as a pastor of local outreach at Valley Church. He has a strong passion to preach the gospel in the local community and loves to encourage his brothers and sisters to follow Christ. God also gave him a burden to help couples to improve their marriage life and parenting skills accordingly to rules…

Julia Cuan

Julia Cuan is one of the administrative assistants at Valley Church and has worked at Valley Church since November 2015. She has been involved in various ministries including AWANA, VBS, the Children’s Ministry, the Tennis Ministry, and Women’s Bible Study. Julia has volunteered at her children’s school and for her daughter’s girls scout troop. She…

Andy Drake

Andy has been serving in ministry in the Cupertino area for many years and is delighted to be part of the Valley Church family and leadership team. He is passionate about helping people experience and express the love of Jesus. Andy finds great joy in helping each individual know the love, grace, peace, and hope of God as they live…

Debbie Hsieh

Debbie is the Children’s Ministries Creative Programming Director at Valley Church. When she was young, Debbie did not mind doing anything except teaching kids. By God’s grace, He changed her heart and grew in her a passion for the gospel and children. She now teaches 1st-4th grade Sunday school class, trains & works with children’s…

Kurt Jones

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…

Tim Knodel

John Mack

John has been serving in the High School Ministry at Valley Church since 2009. John is passionate about helping teens find and follow Jesus, and prepare them to confidently share their Christian faith. John and his wife Jeannie have been married for 6 years and have 2 children, Kaylee (3) and Cody (1).

Matt McLaughlin

Matt has been married to his wife Patti since 1985. They have four adult children who are at varying stages along their college and career paths. Matt has been on staff at Cityteam since 1975, more than half of which has been spent working in and leading the organization’s finance department. He brings his experience…