Every January, we spend an entire week emphasizing our calling as Christians:
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Mt. 28:19-20
This year, our church's Mission Emphasis Week will be held Saturday, January 24–Sunday, February 1st.
- January 24, Rev. Wang (Anaheim URC) leads us in morning worship. Dr. Bitner (Associate Professor of New Testament, Westminster Seminary) leads us in evening worship.
- On January 28, Rev. Wang will host Wednesday night Fellowship Dinner.
- On February 1st, Rev. Nymeyer will lead morning worship while Rev. Kaloostian (URC Ventura Church Plant) will lead us in evening worship.
Our theme for 2026:
But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3:15
Rev. Yi Wang
Mandarin Church Planter - Pastor
Rev. Yi Wang is serving as the church planter-pastor at Christ Reformed Church. Yi obtained a B.Sc. of Architecture from Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy (2015) and a M.Div from Westminster Seminary California (2018). Yi was called and ordained as “Minister of Word and Sacrament” by Christ Reformed Church on November 24, 2019. Yi is married to his lovely wife Huimin, they have two sons, Alessio and Berit.
Dr. Bitner
Associate Professor of New Testament, Westminster Seminary
Dr. Bitner has taught at Westminster Seminary California since 2020. Prior to that he taught New Testament, Greek, and Biblical Theology from 2014–20 at Oak Hill College (London, UK) and tutored in Greek and New Testament backgrounds from 2011–13 at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia). An ordained minister in the PCA, he is currently associate pastor of Misión Vida Nueva, a Spanish-language PCA congregation in Escondido. In various capacities, he has previously served churches in Boston, Indianapolis, and London.
Rev. Kaloostian
Pastor, Ventura URC Church Plant
Rev. Kaloostian was ordained to the Ministry of the Word & Sacraments in the United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA) in 2001. He was born and raised in Pasadena, California, took his bachelor’s degree in English from Biola University in La Mirada in 1997, and his Master of Divinity degree in 2000 from Westminster Seminary California in Escondido.
Adam and his wife Lena were married in 2000, and welcomed their son John in 2010. After Adam graduated seminary, he served as an intern and pastor of the URCNA congregation in Ontario, California. Adam was called and sent by the Pasadena United Reformed Church congregation to be the church-planting pastor in Ventura Reformed in Spring of 2021.
