our lovely cindie wolf was january's volunteer of the month! besides being the "mama" of our church, you'll find cindie serving at the resource table each and every week after church! she manages the whole resource table team and is a beaming ray of awesomeness in our church. so stop on by the resource table this sunday and give cindie a big hug :)

if you were in your yard, front or back, what would you most likely be doing?

taking pictures of the way the mountains look at sunrise, or with different light, light in the trees, the stupid rabbits eating my lawn or the hawks flying around...I love to see how God paints the day....lovely to watch and see through a lens.

when did you first see your husband?

I was 16, he was 18 when I first saw him- I thought he was beautful and it was love at first sight we married 3 years later... that was 35 years ago.

do you collect anything? if so, what?

I am a "bookaholic"! I have LOT'S of books everywhere at my house...I love to read!

would you rather be in a really cold place or a really hot place?

tough question- I like both, but I think I will pick really cold-I love the way it looks and there is lot's to do in the snow. Besides, really cold doesn't make you pass out like really hot.

name something wonderful?

i love kids! my daughters, my 3 grand sons, beautiful Charlyze and lovely Zoe, your beautiful happy son (Jasper). I have named myself the adopted grandmother to Charlyze and Zoe, which luckily, Mark and Summer and Pastor Leanne indulge me with :) they allow me to love on and play with their babies...I love it, since my grandchildren, whom I am very close to, live out of state.

we hope yours was full of joy and romance! the CCC worship team serenaded all the lovely ladies on sunday with their rendition of "simply irresistible"...it ROCKED THE HOUSE!!!

Ps Jurgen Matthesius . Lead Pastor

*My first job was...door knocking for the Red Cross winter appeal when I was twelve. I got 10 cents for every bag of clothes I filled up.
*My childhood ambition was...to be on television.
*My proudest moment was...when Jesus found me.
*I collect...dust.
*My most embarrassing moment was...too many to remember! At the first funeral I did I was so nervous I forgot the name of the deceased person and then got it wrong.
*My favorite thing about America is... Everything...I LOVE AMERICA!!!


Ps Leanne Matthesius . Lead Pastor

*My first job was…McDonalds
*My childhood ambition was…to get married and start a refuge for stray and abandoned animals.
*My soundtrack is…legally blonde.
*My proudest moment was…beating Jurgen in an online IQ test.
*I collect…little boys (my three sons).
*My most embarrassing moment was…falling over badly while rollerblading in front of a big group of people at Manly beach in Sydney.
*My favorite thing about America is…the people, the fact that people are encouraged to succeed and celebrated when they do. I love how patriotic Americans are.

Ps Mark Peterson . Pastor

*My first job was...paper boy.
*My childhood ambition was...to be a sports star.
*My soundtrack is...Iggy Pop…I’m a real wild child.
*My proudest moment was...seeing my wife Summer rap “Get Back” and blitz the Karaoke Party to win the grand prize!
*I collect...movies and music.
*My most embarrassing moment was...diving over what I thought was the opposition goal line celebrating when it was actually the half way line.
*My favorite thing about America is...free refills, now that’s America!


Ps Summer Peterson . Kidz Church pastor

*My first job was...at a clothes store.
*My childhood ambition was...to be an animal trainer.
*My soundtrack is...James Blunt.
*My proudest moment was...watching my sister being born.
*I collect...shoes.
*My most embarrassing moment was...falling up some stairs and flashing my underwear in 9th grade in front of twenty seniors.
*My favorite thing about America is...the five lane freeways.

Ps Stacy Capaldi . Director of Operations

*My first job was...teaching English in Ecuador. I was 13 and made my parents buy me a woman's briefcase so that I could look professional.
*My childhood ambition was...to be an acrobatic clown in the Barnum & Bailey Circus. I was taking gymnastics lessons to make it happen.
*My soundtrack is...anything I can sing along to.
*My proudest moment was...at age 15 I had the opportunity to scrub up for surgery to interpret Spanish to English for the surgeons in a local Ecuadorian hospital. It was not the interpreting I was proud of, it was taking part in bringing two cultures together.
*I collect...nothing. My interest chages too often to keep up with a collection.
*My most embarrassing moment was...leaning back on my chair in a high school chemistry class and having the Bunsen burner catch my hair on fire.
*My favorite thing about America is...coffee shops on every corner.

Ps Andrew Bennett . Worship + Creative Arts Pastor

*My first job was…KFC: $3.86 an hour!
*My childhood ambition was…I must confess, to be a rockstar.
*My soundtrack is…Stand Inside Your Love, Smashing Pumpkins.
*My proudest moment was…being asked to be part of Ps Jurgen’s team!
*I collect…guitars and different kinds of toilet papers from around the world.
*My most embarrassing moment was…peeing my pants in elementary school.
*My favorite thing about America is…the people’s bigness of spirit, generosity and belief that anything is possible.

Audrey Churchward . Pastor

*My first job was...picking cherries in Germany.
*My childhood ambition was...to be a flight attendant.
*My soundtrack is...any and all 80’s.
*My proudest moment was...winning a huge debate in school over polygamy. Yes, men. I was “For” it.
*I collect...dust on my guitar lately.
*My most embarrassing moment was...in college, I was late for a vocal recital and I ran into my crush. After exchanging a few words, he looked down and pointed out that I had two different shoes on.
*My favorite thing about America is...7 eleven slurpies.

Alicia Williams . Finance Manager

*My first job was… At Hollywood Video as a sales clerk.
*My childhood ambition was… To grow up and have a successful career. I always wanted to dress up in business suits and high heels.
*My soundtrack is… Anything from the classics, alternative rock, mellow indie music , to dance music. Depends on the moment and the mood. I like it all. Music keeps me going.
*My proudest moment was… When I married my knight in shining armor; Sir Lancelot.
*I collect… Nothing…I don’t like to much of one thing. I like to many things to have just one thing that I collect.
*My most embarrassing moment was… Walking out of the girls bathroom in the 7th grade with my skirt tucked into my underwear…in the middle of lunch time recess.
*My favorite thing about America is… The variety. You get a little bit of everything living here.

Since Christian City Church came to these shores three years ago the CCC KIDZ program as been the coolest place to be on a sunday all thanks to our amazing KIDZ pastor, natalie williams! She has singlehandedly built our KIDZ program from the ground up into a truly amazing place for our kids to have oodles of fun while learning about God's great love. Well after three years of service, pastor natalie is moving on to bigger and better things. We all wish her nothing but the best and brightest in all of her future endeavors!!!

Taking pastor Natalie's place will be the uber-awesome pastor Summer Peterson!!! Summer has been a part of CCC since she was a wee baby and has worked/volunteered/served in nearly every aspect of our church. On top of her awesome heart for children's ministry, she is also a SUPERMOM to her adorable 8 month old daughter charlize! We can't wait to see what Summer has in store to take CCC KIDZ to the next level!!!


What is one thing about you that not a lot of people know, but you wish they did?

I am a sucker from romanctic movies, I have seen Chocolate, Youve Got Mail, Pride & Predjudice and Under the tuscan sun at least 30 times each!

What was one of your funnest days?

Going to SD County fair...I love the fried food, fast rides, animals and great friends for company.

What did you want to be when you were 12?

An animal trainer at Seaworld, or a lion/tiger trainer.

What was the last book you read?

House by Ted Dekker - I love a good thriller!

Judging by the sound of your awesome aussie accent, yur not from round these parts...how and why did you make your way to the US of A?

When Ps Jurgen and Leanne told us that they were thinking of moving here to plant a church I immediately knew Mark and I should be there. A year and a half later we finally arrived!

You've been involved in almost every aspect of our church, from events manager, to dna coordinator, to accounts manager...with such a huge amount of skills to pull from, what exciting things do you see in the future for CCC kidz?

I could tell you but then I would have to kill you :) No seriously, it's going to rock!

You've recently embarked on your own journey of motherhood with your beautiful daughter charlize, what is your favorite part about being a mother?

Getting to experience all the new and amazing things she learns and discovers each and every day!