Pastor-Elders
Temecula Hills is led by a plurality of pastor-elders (in the New Testament, the words “elder” and “overseer” are used interchangeably to describe the local church leaders). Instead of a single (or senior) pastor leading our congregation, we have a group of pastor-elders who share the preaching on Sundays and share most of the day-to-day leadership of the church community. We take this approach for two reasons, one biblical and one pragmatic. Biblically, from what we can tell, every church in the New Testament was led by a team of leaders. Pragmatically, plurality leadership best ensures the spiritual health of both leaders and members in a local church community.
Nathanael King – Teaching Pastor
Nathanael has been blessed to be married to Melissa since 2006, and together with their children they live in Murrieta. They have four boys, and one little princess: Nehemiah, Elijah, Isaiah, Micaiah, and Charis. Nathanael has lived in the Temecula area since 1996 and he attended Temecula Valley High School. He has a B.A. in…
Chad Wood – Family Life Pastor
Chad and Kristy Wood have been married since 1995 and have lived in Temecula Valley since 2004. Chad has pursued a sales career in industrial electronics since graduating from Pepperdine University in 1992. Kristy began her teaching career in 1990 after graduating from Georgia Southern University and has home schooled all three of their daughters. They’ve been attending…
Jeff Conner – Missions and Outreach Pastor
Jeff and Shelly, college sweethearts, were married in 1984 and have lived in Temecula since 1998. They have four adult children and seven grandchildren and love spending time making memories with family. They have been blessed to be a part of the Temecula Hills Family since the beginning and love to join others in using…
Brian Campbell – Pastor/Elder
Brian enjoys leading and mentoring within his role as head of strategy for a mid-sized corporation that designs, manufactures and sells to large retailers throughout the United States. He has had a passion for teaching in Kid’s Ministry for decades, and as a current Elder Candidate is overjoyed to be serving the Church. He brings energy, intensity and humor…
Teaching Team
During our teaching time on Sunday mornings, we seek to communicate truth from the Bible in thoughtful, relevant, and compelling ways. Our heart is to help you understand and be transformed by God’s Word. We adopt a team approach to teaching on Sunday mornings. This is by design as we believe that a team of teachers allows you to benefit from a variety of personalities and gifts. Below are some of our more consistent speakers, but you’ll also hear other gifted members of our body speak from time-to-time.
Nathanael King – Teaching Pastor
Nathanael has been blessed to be married to Melissa since 2006, and together with their children they live in Murrieta. They have four boys, and one little princess: Nehemiah, Elijah, Isaiah, Micaiah, and Charis. Nathanael has lived in the Temecula area since 1996 and he attended Temecula Valley High School. He has a B.A. in…
Chad Wood – Family Life Pastor
Chad and Kristy Wood have been married since 1995 and have lived in Temecula Valley since 2004. Chad has pursued a sales career in industrial electronics since graduating from Pepperdine University in 1992. Kristy began her teaching career in 1990 after graduating from Georgia Southern University and has home schooled all three of their daughters. They’ve been attending…
Brett Brewer
Brett and Melanie have been married since 2012 and have been blessed with 3 sons: Sean, Samuel, and Silas. They both grew up in the Temecula/Murrieta Valley, and moved back to the area in 2014 after graduating from UCSD. Brett graduated in 2012 with a Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering. They have been attending Temecula…
Jeff Conner – Missions and Outreach Pastor
Jeff and Shelly, college sweethearts, were married in 1984 and have lived in Temecula since 1998. They have four adult children and seven grandchildren and love spending time making memories with family. They have been blessed to be a part of the Temecula Hills Family since the beginning and love to join others in using…
Brian Campbell – Pastor/Elder
Brian enjoys leading and mentoring within his role as head of strategy for a mid-sized corporation that designs, manufactures and sells to large retailers throughout the United States. He has had a passion for teaching in Kid’s Ministry for decades, and as a current Elder Candidate is overjoyed to be serving the Church. He brings energy, intensity and humor…
Staff & Ministry Leaders
Johnson (John) Mubiru – Associate Pastor (Youth/Young Adults)
John was born and raised in Luweero—Uganda, East Africa. He has been married to Sami Mubiru since June 24th, 2022. John graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies from The Master’s University (TMU) in May 2022; and graduated with M.Div from The Master’s Seminary (TMS) in May 2023. John serves as an Associate Pastor…
Ashley Hinrichs – Office Administrator
Ashley serves as an Office Administrator at Temecula Hills. Ashley has been married to Addison Hinrichs since summer of 2016. She graduated from John Brown University with her bachelors in Business Administration in 2018. She is grateful for the opportunity to work and serve at Temecula Hills with the purpose of furthering God’s kingdom and…
Marianne Holm – Business Administrator / Women’s Director
Marianne is pleased to have the honor of serving here at Temecula Hills in the Office as Business Administrator. She is looking forward to serving God’s people and loves being part of a Christ-centered team who desire to bring glory to God by making maturing disciples of Jesus. Marianne and Eric were married in the…
Eric Richardson – Men’s Ministry Director
Eric and Ninette have been married since 1990. He also has 2 grown and married children, Josh and Natalie. They have attended Temecula Hills since the beginning.
Travis Buford – Middle School Director
Travis is 23 and has been at Temecula Hills since 2014. He has been serving in several different ministries including teaching in children’s ministry as well as Middle School. He is a sales rep at a construction company, along with several other men in the church. Travis has a heart for creating a place…
Alex Bruda – Children’s Ministry Pastor
Alex and Cami have been married since 2000, and God blessed them with two boys: Alexandru (2003) and Bogdan (2006). The Brudas have lived in Temecula since August 2016. Before this, their family lived in Bucharest, Romania, for 16 years. Both Alex and Cami started serving in children’s ministry when they were 16 years old. Alex has a B.A. in…
Addison Hinrichs – Worship Director
Addison lives in Temecula and has been married to his wife Ashley since the summer of 2016. He has been serving in Worship Ministry since high school. Addison has a heart for thoughtfully guiding the body of Christ in worship and praise.
Cole Criske – Worship Leader
Cole is serving in various worship ministries within Temecula Hills, including Sunday morning services, high school, and college ministries. He is passionate about all things music and desires to use his ability to magnify the Lord.
Deanne Campbell – Treasurer
Deanne has a passion for math, analysis, and numbers. Her degrees are in Business Administration and Sociology and she put them to use as she worked for both public and private companies. Throughout her career, starting as an entry-level analyst up to Chief Financial Officer and is currently Chief of Staff for a small, public…
John Aufhammer – Sunday Setup Team Leader
John leads the Sunday morning logistics team by recruiting volunteers, creating their schedules, and working side-by-side with them. Temecula Hills has been John and Robin’s church family since 2012. Prior to moving to the Temecula area, they raised their family in Encinitas. Married in 1979, John and Robin have 3 married children with 7 grandchildren,…
