Neighborhood Christian Fellowship
Pastor John Orla
John Orla is a passionate follower of Christ with a heart for helping others find and follow Jesus. He and his wife Kathy have been married since 1993, raised four children, and now enjoy the blessings of grand parenting. Born and raised in the San Francisco East Bay Area, John came to know the Lord at age 22 and has served in a wide range of ministries over the past 40+ years, including youth, children, prison, homeless, and adult ministries.
He holds a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Bay Cities Bible College and an M.A. in Christian Ministry and Leadership from Talbot School of Theology. After retiring from a 25-year career in law enforcement, he and his family moved to Southern California, where John could serve in full-time pastoral ministry, combining his life experience and theological training to serve the local church and community.
Family Ministry Director - Adriana Sanchez
Adriana Sanchez is a woman who loves God and her community. She has been inspiration to many, serving at NCF for 14 years. Her passion lies in families and children. She and her husband, Alfredo have been married for 26 years; they both were called to do ministry and have been serving together. They have two beautiful daughters who also sing and service God. Adriana met Jesus as her Savior at the age of 20 and has since served in various ministries, including youth, children's, churches and conferences for 35+ years. She coordinates various events such as Family Tuesday's at NCF.
Adriana is a graduate of Hope International University and certified in Pastoral Ministries. She holds a degree in Early Childhood Education and Child Evangelism from Child Evangelism Fellowship.
Youth Director - Arturo Valdivia Jr.
Arturo Valdivia Jr hopes and strives to impact the youth!
In 2015, God got hold of his heart and since then has been serving in various areas at church. From volunteering in the mission field near and far to evangelising on the street corners.
Arturo has been in full-time ministry since October 2021 with experience in Facilities, Jr High, High School and Children's Ministries, Homeless shelters, and blended families.
He desires to disciple and equip the youth to know Jesus and make Him known!
He has been married to his beautiful wife since August 2018, and they have two daughters. He is currently working towards his Master's degree in Biblical Studies with an emphasis in Christian Leadership.
Worship Director - Dave Maciel
I have been involved with the worship music environment since grade school. I was fortunate to be allowed to play in different church bands and youth group bands from 11 years old to the present day. The older I became, the more I studied the scriptures. The more I studied, the more I came to know that when considering what the Bible teaches about worship, music is a small part of the whole.
My goal in working with any team of musicians in a church setting is to incorporate as many other aspects of worship as I can. Any worship team rehearsal I lead will be accompanied by study of the scriptures. We will cover subjects like: how to study scripture, what did the early church understand worship to be?, how did the Israelites understand and express worship?, and so on.
We worship a wonderful God. We are privileged to have His word. He has given us an incredible amount of information about Himself in His word. It is by the careful study of that material and our efforts to live in the light of it that we come into a deeper knowledge of WHO it is we worship, WHY it is we worship, and WHAT acceptable and pleasing worship is to Him.
