Sarah Dornbos

Director - Kids Hope

Sarah Dornbos has been on staff with CA as the Kids Hope director since 2007. Kids Hope is our local outreach to historically underserved kids and families here in Eagle Rock. As a former public school teacher and under-resourced kid herself, Sarah is passionate about tackling injustice here locally. She has also been volunteering abroad on short-term trips to Haiti since 2000, speaks Haitian Creole, and loves the people of Port-au-Prince. Sarah has a certificate in spiritual direction from the Mercy Center in Burlingame and has been seeing clients in that capacity since 2009. Sarah loves coffee, deep conversations, putting things in color order, the sound of the wind in the trees, and watching God work in the lives of grownups as well as kids. She was the only finisher of the 2008 Pasadena Marathon and sparkly things bring her great joy.

Tom Hughes

Lead Pastor

Tom is the lead pastor of Christian Assembly. He grew up in Pittsburgh, PA before heading to college at Ohio Wesleyan University where he earned a B.A. in World Religions, Sociology, and Environmental Studies. He was headed to law school when God intervened, sending him into full-time ministry. Tom launched and led student ministries on the east coast for a number of years before moving to England to study with the missional church movement there. After the time in England, Tom came to Pasadena to earn his Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary. Tom and his wife Allison found CA in 2002 when a neighbor invited them to come and check it out. Both Tom and Allison fell in love with the people of CA as well as what God was up to in this community. In 2003, Tom joined the CA staff as part of the teaching team, with the specific assignment to reach young adults. Since 2007, Tom has been the co-lead pastor with Mark Pickerill. He is a rabid Pittsburgh Steelers fan, loves the mountains and still enjoys kicking the soccer ball around from time to time. Tom and Allison have three children: Caleb, Sophia, and Micah.

Tommy Walker

Worship Leader

Tommy Walker and his wife Robin have been at Christian Assembly since 1990. Tommy's passion for God and for Worship Evangelism is experienced each weekend as Tommy leads CA in wholehearted worship. In addition to leading our weekend worship, Tommy writes, arranges and rehearses songs with the worship team, and records many of them with various record companies. He is always looking for new and fresh ways to worship our gracious God. Tommy and our worship teams are able to share music and ideas with people all over the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. He has traveled with Promise Keepers, Harvest Crusades, the CA Worship Band and Youth With A Mission. Tommy and Robin have four children, Jake, Levi, Emma Lee and Eileen. When he's not immersed in music, Tommy enjoys spending time with his family, golf and going to the beach.