Alex Espinoza

Worship Leader

Alex Espinoza was born and raised in Ontario, California. Music has always been a great passion of his from an early age beginning creating a drum set out of his mom’s pots and pans. While working on his bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies at Westmont College, he was introduced to Christian Assembly when one of his professors used one of Tommy’s CDs to show how worship is theology that is lived out and not just an academic exercise. Ever since then, he has had a passion to unite heart and mind as we worship together in song. Alex graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2011. He met his wife Nancy at Christian Assembly who he later married in 2013 . Alex and his wife live in Altadena with their cat Fig and dog Truffle.

Favorite Food: Sushi (real sushi not sushi rolls). Favorite TV Show: Lost. Favorite Movie: American Beauty. Favorite Vacation Spot: Paris. Musical Influences: Henry Mancini, Joey Altruda, Andrae Crouch, Coldplay, Interpol, Poncho Sanchez, James Taylor, Frank Sinatra, The Smiths, The Specials, Hepcat, The Slackers, Bob Marley, and Tommy Walker.

Mark Pickerill

Pastor Emeritus

Marvin Enriquez

Pastor - Men, Community Life

Born and raised in the city of Los Angeles it was in this great city that I came to faith at the age of 13 while visiting the Angeles Temple. Even at that early age I could sense that God had placed a deep passion within me for seeing lives transformed. After graduating high school I enlisted in the U.S. Army where I served for 6 years. Upon return I attended Cal. State Northridge for awhile but truly began to feel a call to serve God full time. I shifted gears and earned a degree in Ministry & Leadership from LIFE Pacific College. It was during this time that I was privileged to serve as youth pastor at the Angelus Temple Hispanic church for 10 years.

In 2007 I transitioned to skid row Los Angeles to serve at the Union Rescue Mission the nation’s largest and oldest homeless shelter. As a chaplain and drug and alcohol rehabilitation counselor I sensed a need to be better equipped to handle the myriad of psychological issues I was seeing on a daily basis. I enrolled at Azusa Pacific University where I am currently pursuing an M.A. degree in clinical psychology. It was also in 2007 while looking for a church closer to home that we discovered Christian Assembly and fell in love.

I have been married to my best friend Sandra since 2000 and together we have the privilege of sharing life with our 3 kids Matthew, Sarah, and Caleb. In my spare time (which means from 2:00am – 6:00am) I coach and teach the game of baseball and am training to enter the senior’s ping-pong circuit.

Matt Price

Evangelism Pastor

Matt has served in various roles on the CA staff since 2005 and is currently an associate pastor with a focus on Kingdom and Evangelism (Reach One) ministries. Above all, he believes that the good news of Jesus can change lives. In the midst of all that is constantly happening in Los Angeles, God is real and alive and powerful, and it is Matt's greatest pleasure to introduce people to the power of God's love.

Matt was born and raised in East Texas and received his BA from Texas A&M University (Gig'em Aggies!). While in college, Matt met a beautiful, Canadian girl named Lindsey, and they were married in 2002. A month later, they moved to California, where Matt attended Fuller Seminary and received his MDiv in 2005. He and Lindsey are currently facing the challenge of raising their four children (Luke, Bethany, Nicholas and Mary Elena) in Los Angeles.

Nan Dhuet

Director - Relationship Center

Nan and Dave Dhuet lead the Relationship Center at Christian Assembly. Nan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and an ordained Foursquare Minister. She counsels, supervises, and has taught at Fuller Theological Seminary and Azusa Pacific University. She and Dave teach the Pre-Engaged and Pre-Married couples class at CA and oversee all the classes and counseling for the center.

Dave and Nan are native Californians who love driving with the top down!

Ralph Delgado

Executive Pastor

Ralph is a California native who grew up in Granada Hills in the San Fernando Valley. He graduated from Notre Dame High School and Pepperdine University. He and Janna, his wife of over 25 years, live in Pasadena and have three grown children and three beautiful grandchildren. Ralph has been a Christ-follower for over 40 years and began attending CA in 2005.

In January 2013, Ralph left his Regional Director position and 26-year career with Anheuser-Busch, to pursue a master’s degree in Marriage & Family Therapy at Azusa Pacific University. However, God had other plans. In 2014, halfway through the program, God called him to join the CA staff as a Community Life Pastor. He is currently the Director of Community life and along with the team of Community Life pastors, helps people at CA find a place of belonging and discipleship through life groups, huddles, Partnership and Thrive “growth” classes. Being a divorce “survivor”, he also has a heart for helping married couples grow and thrive in their marriages.

When he’s not working, he loves regular time at the Arboretum or hiking, and spending vacation time with family and friends in Mammoth or Hawaii; two of his favorite places on earth.

Rebecca Schubert

Kids Church Pastor

Rebecca attended CA for quite a few years before becoming a part of the Kids Church team. After growing up mostly in Arizona, she moved to California to attend college at Hope International University where she received a B.A. in Music with a minor in Bible. Rebecca grew up in the church and loves having the opportunity to be a part of the spiritual formation of the kids here at Christian Assembly. Her hope and prayer is that they will come to know the love of God and that a strong foundation of faith will be established early in their lives.

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.