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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 Mike Suh
Pastor of Adult Discipleship & Teaching
Mike.Suh@erc.la

Mike grew up as a pastor’s kid in Atlanta. After many twists and turns, he eventually felt called into pastoral ministry himself. He attended Westminster Theological Seminary just outside of Philadelphia.

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Mike DeMaster
Pastor of Operations and Staffing
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Mike DeMaster served as a educator and coach for 20 years before answering the call to serve as ERC’s Executive Administrator. He and his wife Krista began attending Emmanuel back in 1997 and have three children Max, Kate and Lily.

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

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

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

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