Pastor Mike Fabarez
Pastor Mike is the founding pastor of Compass Bible Church. Mike and his wife Carlynn grew up in Long Beach, California, attending high school together and then the Moody Bible…
Pastor Lucas Pace
Lucas was raised in Southern California in a Christ-centered family. In his teenage years Lucas was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. During a missions trip to Africa Lucas…
Pastor PJ Berner
PJ grew up in Texas in a Christian home and has been in pastoral ministry since 2006. He graduated from The Master’s College with a degree in Biblical studies and…
Pastor Rod Gomez
Rod attended Biola University and a received a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership. Prior to coming to Compass he has served in youth ministry in various roles since 2003. Most…
Pastor Mark Kelley
Mark grew up in Orange County. He graduated from The Master’s College with a B.A. in Biblical Studies, completed an M.Div at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and is currently…
Pastor Doug Atterbury
Doug is a Southern California native. He received a Bachelor Degree in Bible and Theology from California Baptist University and M.A. in Theology from Talbot School of Theology. Doug has…
Pastor John Fabarez
John was born and raised in Southern California attending Compass Bible Church since its founding in 2005. In his freshman year of high school, he repented of his sins and…
Pastor Kellen Allen
Kellen is a graduate of Long Island University, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, and a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management. During his collegiate years, Kellen…
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- Men's Ministry Staff
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- Women's Ministry Staff
- Worship Ministry Staff
Elvis Illescas
Elvis was born and raised in Southern California, where he earned a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Concordia University in Irvine, CA. He has an extensive background in business…
Abby Lopez
Abby was born and raised in Southern California and has attended Compass since it was founded in 2005. God redeemed her through Compass’ junior high ministry and she served in…
Kristyn Roush
Kristyn was born and raised in San Diego and graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Bachelors degree in English. After graduation, Kristyn moved to Orange County and…
Nathan Yovichin
Nathan currently attends The Masters University and is working on his undergraduate in Biblical Studies. He has been attending and serving at Compass Bible Church since the fourth grade and…
Sabrina Lobdell
Sabrina was raised in Southern California and has been attending Compass Bible Church since its founding in 2005. In 2010, God saved her at Revival and she has been serving…
Brandon Mellor
Brandon oversees the digital and social-media marketing and advertising, video production, content management and public relations as the Communications Director at Compass Bible Church. He is also an adjunct professor…
Debbie Hackett
Debbie worked for 15 years as an Account Executive for an engineering firm before becoming a stay-at-home mom to raise and homeschool her son. In 1994 she had the privilege…
Joe Spurgeon
Prior to working at Compass Joe spent 28 years working in law enforcement. He was selected as Officer of the Year on several occasions and was once named Employee of…
Adam Duarte
Born and raised in Southern California, Adam has attended Compass Bible Church since its inception in 2005. He began working at Compass in 2010 as a part-time member of the…
Keegan Wilson
Keegan was born and raised in Southern California and started attending Compass Bible Church in 2008. He began working at Compass as a part-time Facilities member in 2011 and accepted…
Rick Talcott
Rick has experience as a real estate developer, homebuilder, and Certified Public Accountant. Rick has served on a number of non-profit boards, overseeing several building and expansion projects. In addition…
Julie Studebaker
Julie is a native Californian, born in Los Angeles and raised in La Mirada. Before taking the position of Accounting Assistant, Julie worked as the High School Ministry Assistant. Prior…
Luisa Hughes
Luisa was born in Lima-Peru and raised in Irvine, California. She has a degree in Business Administration and Accounting. Luisa has managed the accounting department for companies with up to $12…
Ruth Staggs
Ruth was born in Munich and spent her early childhood in Germany. Since moving to the United States, she has been a resident of Southern California. Ruth received her Bachelor’s…
Gail Jeffcoat
Gail was raised in Southern California and is a graduate of Corona Del Mar High School and Cal State Long Beach. She and her husband, Steve, and their two children…
Janie Pence
Janie was raised in the Seattle area and moved to Southern California to attend The Master’s College in 1992. She graduated with a degree in Communications and worked as an…
Lillian Francisco
Lillian graduated from UCLA with a degree in Physiological Science and a minor in English and earned her Masters degree in Public Health from CSULB. She considers it pure joy…
Angela Heckler
Angela is a graduate of Biola University with a BA in Christian Education and a minor in Bible. Angela has been part of Compass since its beginning in 2005. She…
Maddie Morales
Maddie has attended Compass since 2012 and has a passion for teaching children about God and the truth of his word. She has faithfully and zealously taught children since she became…
Aimee Cowell
Aimee is a native Californian who received her Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from California State University, Fullerton. Prior to working at CBC, Aimee taught Jr High and High School…
Kim Vrzal
For the past 20 years, Kim has worked with kids in a variety of roles including coaching, campus supervisor, instruction, team manager and PE teacher. Kim’s passion for teaching kids…
Greg Petersen
Greg is a native Californian, living in San Clemente, with his wife Stacy, and, two daughters, Tinsley and Jaycee and son, Asher. He graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo…
Bianca Cannavo
Bianca is a school-based Speech/Language Pathologist. She graduated from Westmont College with a Bachelors of Liberal Arts Degree/ K-6th Teaching Credential and from the University of South Carolina with a…
Scarlett Voris
Scarlett is currently pursuing a Bachelors degree at Laguna College of Art and Design for Illustration with an emphasis in entertainment. She has been at Compass Bible Church since the…
Joseph Lopez
Joseph grew up in Orange County and is currently working on a degree in Worship Arts and Ministry at California Baptist University, with the goal of attaining a Master's in…
Keith Hancock
Keith grew up in the Long Beach/Orange County area and completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music Education, Choral Conducting, and Education from Chapman University. In addition to his…
Stephanie Schwartz
Stephanie has been with Compass since the church began. Her role as director includes teaching at women’s Bible studies and events, training women’s ministry leaders, engaging in biblical counseling and…
Kellian Bielanski
Kellian was born and raised in Southern California and has attended Compass since 2010. Kellian went to The Master’s University and played 5 years of college soccer. She recently graduated,…
Mike Mierau
Mike has degrees in Electronic Engineering and Recording Arts and began working at Compass in 2016. In total, he possesses over 25 years of experience, encompassing most aspects in the…
Christopher Heh
Christopher was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. His family moved to Georgia for a short time before moving to Buena Park, California. He later moved to South Orange County with his…
Diego Morales
Diego was born in Houston, Texas, grew up in Costa Mesa, CA. He has been attending Compass since 2009 and has always had a passion for tech. Diego began serving…
Isaac Garrido
Isaac was born and raised in Orange County. He’s been attending Compass since 2012 and got saved during his 8th grade year. If you asked him to get coffee with…
Daniel Chimenti
Daniel was born in Santa Ana, CA and has lived in Tustin, California for his entire life. Daniel and his parents started going to Compass Bible Church Aliso Viejo in…
Matthew Bates
Matthew was raised in Aliso Viejo, CA and started going with his family to Compass Bible Church in 2010. He served on the tech team in the True North high…