Our staff

Ken Korver
Lead Pastor
Ken.Korver@erc.la

Ken pretty much grew up here at Emmanuel. In 1971, when Ken was 11, his parents and their five sons moved to California so that Harold Korver (Ken's dad) could serve as the senior pastor of the church.

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Todd Van Ek
Pastor of Operations and Staffing
Todd.VanEk@erc.la

Todd grew up in Michigan where he met his high-school sweetheart when she was 15, and then married her 5 years later. Todd and Jean have 5 children.

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Eddy Aleman
Spanish Ministry & Church Planting Pastor
Eddy.Aleman@erc.la

Pastor Eddy Aleman was born in Managua, Nicaragua. He is child number 10 in a large family of 13. At age 16 he moved to Toronto, Canada where he committed his life to Jesus and was baptized on December 19, 1987.

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Larry Dove
Noon Service Pastor
Larry.Dove@erc.la

Pastor Larry Dove was raised in South Central Los Angeles. After his discharge from the US Army in 1973, he attended California State University, Dominguez Hills and received his degree in computer business applications.

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Martin Lopez
Spanish Ministry Pastor
Martin.Lopez@erc.la
Pastor Martin was born in Tijuana, Mexico. At the age of 14, he moved to the United States.

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Bill White
Outreach Pastor
Bill.White@erc.la

Bill White grew up in Virginia and went off to school at Williams College in Massachusetts where he invited a cute girl from California to join his bible study.

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Jason Brown
Adult Ministry Director
Jason.Brown@erc.la

Jason grew up in Eldora, Iowa – population 3,000 – constantly playing sports of all kinds and being forced by his mom to take piano lessons.

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Jody Gras
Director of Student & Children's Ministries
Jody.Gras@erc.la

Jody Gras grew up in Artesia, CA where she was raised in a Christian home. Jody, her husband Johnny, and two children-Tyler and Lauren came to Emmanuel Church in 2000.

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Bob Olson
Celebration Arts Director
Robert.Olson@erc.la

Bob Olson grew up in the small town of Starbuck, Minnesota. In 1974, he started his music career as a teacher of instrumental and choral music at the University of Minnesota, Crookston.

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Pat Dirkse
Church Plants Pastor
Pat.Dirkse@erc.la

Pat was born and raised in the booming metropolis of Hingham, Wisconsin (about 500 hundred people).

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Harold Korver
Pastor
Harold.Korver@erc.la

Harold grew up on a farm in Iowa and lived in a house without electricity and without indoor plumbing.

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Ruth Zymkowitz
Business Manager
Ruth.Zymkowitz@erc.la

Ruth was born in May 1960 in Lynwood, CA and has lived in Bellflower all of her life.

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Karrie Garcia
Preschool Director
Karrie.Garcia@erc.la

Karrie Garcia grew up in Paramount, California and began attending ERC during high school.

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Mayte Hernandez (top) is the voice you'll hear when you call the front office (562) 531-6820.  Jason Brown (bottom) is one of our bloggers, amongst other things.

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