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Benevolence and Community Service
Libby and Ken Perrin, Servant Leaders
eperrin@pepperdine.edu
kperrin@pepperdine.edu

Benevolence
To reach out and minister to people with special needs by providing food, clothing, shelter, prayer and other needs. To provide opportunities for all members of the congregation to participate personally and financially in benevolent work.

Contacts:

Rick Cupp           310-506-4624                 richard.cupp@pepperdine.edu

Oh, God...

Oh, God, when I have food,
help me to remember the hungry:
When I have work, help me
to remember the jobless:
When I have a warm home,
help me to remember the homeless;
When I am without pain,
help me to remember those who suffer;
And remembering, help me
to destroy my complacency
and bestir my compassion.
Make me concerned enough
to help, by word and deed,
those who cry out
for what we take for granted.

"For I was hungry and you gave Me food,
I was thirsty and you gave Me drink.
I was a stranger and you welcomed Me..."
- Matthew 25:35

  •  The Artifac Tree.  A non-profit corporation which serves our community in time of need, especially when disasters such as fire, flood or earthquake strike.

  •  City of Children.  Located in Ensenada, Mexico, the City of Children is a Church of Christ-operated children’s home.

  •  Ethiopian Food Relief.   A ministry of hunger relief to Ethiopia through our sister congregation in Woodland Hills.

  •  The Labor Exchange.  The Malibu Community Labor Exchange serves both workers and hirers without charge by placing day laborers in local jobs.

  •  Made in the Streets.  The mission of this ministry is rescuing children from the streets of Nairobi, Kenya; meeting their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs; and equipping them to earn a living and help others.

  •  Manna Conejo Valley Food Distribution Center.  A food bank providing food for thousands of poor and/or homeless in this area.  

  •  Nigerian Widows.  A ministry through the West End Church of Christ in Nashville to destitute widows in Nigeria. 

  •  Romanian Work with Orphans.  A ministry that provides a milk fund for feeding Romanian orphans.

  •  San Felipe, Mexico.  As part of our missions’ commitment to the Church of Christ and Camp Bill Stivers in San Felipe, we provide food and building supplies.

  •  School on Wheels.  As part of our benevolent and community outreach, we gather school supplies for homeless children who are served by School on Wheels each fall. SOW is a group with headquarters in Malibu who serve homeless children and youth through a tutoring program. Tutoring is provided for students K-12 who are homeless, located in shelters, cars, parks, etc. and takes about 1 hour a week. We also connect University Church members who would like to tutor.

  •  SOS Ministry.  A group dedicated to working with the homeless in Malibu.  (We also participate by preparing meals for the homeless at Webster School.)

  •  Union Rescue Mission.  Located in downtown L.A., URM is the largest homeless shelter in the nation.

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Body Life
Stacy Rouse, Servant Leader
stacy.rouse@pepperdine.edu

To encourage our church to continue to be and to function as a body, with Christ as its head, through encouragement, worship, teaching, example, communication, activities, and education.
 

"We were all called to travel on the same road and in the same direction, so stay together, both outwardly and inwardly.

We have one Master, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who rules over all, works through all, and is present in all. 
Everything we are and think and do is permeated with Oneness.

But that doesn't mean we should all look and speak and act the same.  Out of the generosity of Christ, each of us is given their own gift."

Ephesians 4:4-7 The Message
 

Encouragement

To encourage members of the congregation through thoughtful oral and written communication.

Contact:
Stacy Rouse                                            stacy.rouse@pepperdine.edu

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Family Circles
To coordinate small groups which meet monthly after Sunday services for food and fellowship.

Contact:

Sandy Dawson      310-506-4931           sandra.dawson@pepperdine.edu

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Family Events
To plan and implement congregational activities which strengthen fellowship within the body.

Contact:
Kanet Thomas                                       kanet.thomas@pepperdine.edu
 

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Family Life

Contact:
Stacy Rouse                                            stacy.rouse@pepperdine.edu
                                  

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Meals

To arrange for meals to be delivered to those in need because of illness, injury or other circumstances, as well as to welcome new residents in faculty condos.

Contact:
Linn Griffin                                                  linn.griffin@pepperdine.edu

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Prayer

To minister through prayer to the church family, extended family and friends, and the Pepperdine community.

Contact:
Sue Gamboa     310-506-7679                   PrayerNeeds@pepperdine.edu

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Small Groups
To provide opportunities for worship, fellowship, and Bible studies in small groups.

Sundays

     Young(er) Married Small Group, 5:30pm.
     Contact Thomas or Becca Fitzpatrick at (424) 644-0422.

     Sunday Night Bible Study and Devotional, 5:30pm.
     Contact the Brewsters at (310) 506-4927.

Tuesdays

     Tuesday Night Family Bible Study through the Canyon, 6:30pm.
     Contact Heather Ebbs at (405) 659-9194.

Wednesdays

     Wednesday Night Bible Study for Adults, 7:00pm.
     Davis' home, 24354 Baxter Drive, Malibu, CA\.

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Women's Ministry

To provide support for the women of our congregation as a tool to strengthen personal relationships with God, strengthen home and family relationships, and the bond we share as Christians.

Contact:  Kathi Stafford                                    kathi.stafford@gmail.com

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Young Professionals

To plan educational, service, and social activities to meet the particular needs of recent graduates and young professionals.




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Campus Ministry
Rich Dawson, Servant Leader
rich.dawson@pepperdine.edu
 

Campus Ministry
To "draw students closer to the cross" by developing ministries that will reach Pepperdine students through evangelistic outreach, nurturing believers faith and equipping students to be servants. Various student-led groups exist to reach students.

Minister Contact:

Linda Truschke       310-506-6357           linda.truschke@pepperdine.edu

Minister Contact:

Thomas Fitzpatrick 310-506-6009      thomas.fitzpatrick@pepperdine.edu

   
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Education
Darryl Tippens, Servant Leader
darryl.tippens@pepperdine.edu

Adult Education

To plan and implement the adult education for Sunday morning classes.

Contact:

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Children's Ministry
A ministry 06- partners with families to reach and teach children in such a way that they have the greatest opportunity to become fully developing followers of Christ.

Minister Contact:

Corinne Le            310-506-4976                    corinne.le@pepperdine.edu

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Youth Ministry
Ministry to students in grades 6-12 focusing on fellowship, Christian service, spiritual formation, and biblical training. Junior high and high school students are encouraged to encounter God in their own relationship with Him and live out that heart-changing encounter in their daily walk.

Minister Contact:

Roslyn Bennett      310-506-4110            roslyn.bennett@pepperdine.edu

 

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Evangelism
John Jones, Servant Leader
john.jones@pepperdine.edu

Community Outreach

To plan and coordinate opportunities to reach out to the Pepperdine and greater community to increase awareness about the UCC and its ministries.

Contact:
                 

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Guest Involvement

To help guests and members feel welcome; to facilitate orderly seating at the Sunday morning assemblies; and to ensure that appropriate follow-up with guests is undertaken.

Contact:
Dan Martin                                                        daniel.martin@lls.edu   

Marilyn Chesnutt                                       marilynchesnutt@yahoo.com
Claudette Wilson                                claudette.wilson@pepperdine.edu

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Finance and Administration
John Hsuan, Servant Leader
jhsuan@thefullerfoundation.org

Finance

To coordinate all of the financial affairs and budgetary needs of the church

Contact:
John Hsuan     310-489-8892                     jhsuan@thefullerfoundation.org

Janet Davis     310-506-4280                         janet.davis@pepperdine.edu
Dee Honeycutt   310-506-4207                        church@pepperdine.edu  
                                                        

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Missions
 

Missions/Let's Start Talking
To plan, encourage and support domestic and foreign missions by coordinating mission support efforts and workers.

Missions Contact:

Tony Baird         818-871-0201                                tbaird@vmplaw.com 

LST Contact:
Jeanette Rodriguez                          jeanette.rodriguez@pepperdine.edu
                                                                  missions@pepperdine.edu

                    Sing to the LORD, praise his name;
                         proclaim his salvation day after day.

                     Declare his glory among the nations,
                          his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

                                                                      Psalm 96:2-3

     Tammy Selby and Zach Love coordinate our Let’s Start Talking teams – and they are doing a tremendous job!  We have 5 teams going to Germany, Japan, Tanzania, and Senegal this summer.  Our giving helps workers go share Jesus and share themselves through English conversation about the gospel of Luke.  It also allows our trainers and coordinators to attend workshops and retreats designed to strengthen their leadership and commitment. Pray that their training finishes up well and that God will bring them many “readers”!

     Mission Predisan, a Christian mission founded in 1986, provides physical healing and spiritual hope at nine facilities in eastern Honduras. In 2005, Predisan provided more than 42,000 health and educational contacts through nine clinics and health centers and through numerous educational and community initiatives. “We thank God for all those whose donations and sacrificial service throughout these two decades have sustained us!”  Dr. Amanda Madrid, executive director and Doña Doris Clark, founding missionary.

     Camp Bill Stivers in San Felipe, Mexico, is a summer camp outreach to local children by the San Felipe church.  The camp was a beloved project of our former elder and brother, Bill Stivers, for some 40 years.  University Church members work here at least twice a year, and, according to Linda Truschke, “It changes students’ lives.”

     Mark Long has been part of the ministry team of the Kampala Church of Christ in Uganda since 2002 and is a Pepperdine alum.  His gift is being a “team deacon” and he focuses on doing things to keep the rest of the ministry teams in Uganda functioning as smoothly as possible.  He builds, fixes, and fills a variety of roles. “There are a lot of wonderful people making sacrifices all over the states in order that I might remain over here.  I want to thank all of you very, very, very much.  I wish I could get each of you over here to see first hand what God is doing and how He is touching lives…”  Mark is a wonderful example of a student who did LST while at the University church and then went on to full time mission work!

     Joseph Dzamesi works with the Sonrise Christian School in Ghana and is also a graduate of Pepperdine.  This term, 10 students have committed themselves to Christ and 4 other students worked with a team of preachers to establish a new church at Dambai. The school has received its provisional registration certificate by the government, but needs our prayers for the successful completion of that process as well as for funds for the construction of new classroom buildings.  Joseph will be speaking at the Pepperdine Lectures this May – go check it out!

     Marcus and Julia Rodriguez are missionaries in a limited-access country in Asia and are alumni of Pepperdine as well. The Rodriguez’ spoke at the Pepperdine Lectures this year about the underground churches in Asia and how we all can be involved. Currently, they are working alongside their teammates and mentors, Gary and Danita Jackson, as they serve a small network of house churches in the capital city of this country. The Rodriguez’ plan to remain in Asia indefinitely, planting churches and equipping national Christians to spread the Gospel in their own country. 

     The Institute of Theology and Christian Ministry in St. Petersburg, Russia seeks to train students to return to their home congregations equipped to minister and strengthen the church while being “salt” and “light” in their jobs in the community.  There are 22 full-time students, nine of whom will graduate in April.  Sasha and Olga (pictured here) plan to return to Tomsk, Siberia and plant a new church in a suburb.  As he reflects on his studies Sasha states:  "I see how ITCM has helped me develop seriousness, perspective and sensitivity to spiritual things in my life and the life of the church.”

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Worship
David Lemley, Servant Leader
david.lemley@pepperdine.edu

Communion Set-Up Team
To prepare and clean-up communion each Sunday of the week.

Contact:
Jeremy Shatzer and Jonathan Pearce
                                                  

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Tech Ministry
Providing technical service for congregational worship and beyond. This group of “behind the scenes” volunteers work with projected visuals, audio and lighting equipment, putting aside personal preferences for worship styles, to help the congregation engage in worship and draw closer to God. We provide a point of contact for all things technical, train others, recommend practices and technology, establish metrics, record and distribute sermon audio, and help maintain the church website.
 

Contacts:

Brad Cupp                                                   brad.cupp@pepperdine.edu
Stephanie Cupp                                    stephanie.cupp@pepperdine.edu

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Worship Ministry
Coordinating opportunities to worship God, discerning and developing services that welcome those gathered into God's presence, enable the participation of the whole congregation, draw on the gifts of this church, build up the body for loving service to one another and the world, and honor the intersection of our unique context and heritage.     

Contact:
Zach Love                                                      worship@pepperdine.edu

                                                                        
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Contact:

Jeremy Shatzer and Jonathan Pearce         

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