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Our Servant Leaders...
Presbyterian Churches are led by a Session, a group of elected ministers viewed by the community as having the abilities and character that qualifies them for lives of service and leadership. |
Pastor Paul Viggiano
Paul Viggiano has been the pastor of the Branch of Hope OPC for eighteen years. Prior to that he was a youth pastor for St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (USA) and before that on staff with Athletes in Action-the athletic outreach of Campus Crusade for Christ.
Paul has a Master's in Apologetics from Biola University, has college and high school teaching credentials, and has attended Talbot Seminary, King's College Seminary, Bahnsen Theological Seminary, Westminster Seminary and Fuller Seminary.
Paul has lived in the South Bay Area his entire life and was recently inducted into the El Camino College Hall of Fame for athletics and community service. He and his wife, Jennifer, have four children, Gabriella, Paul Jr., Sophia and Gino.
Email: pastorpaul@integrity.com
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Elder Mic Hirtzel
Mic and Paul have known each other for close to thirty years. After ministering at St. Andrews Presbyterian in Redondo Beach for many years, Mic became an Elder at Branch of Hope about ten years ago. He lives in Torrance, California with his wife Julie and their five children: Marrisa, Neal, Eli, Michaela, and Meg.
Email: mjhirt5@yahoo.com
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Elder Tracy Catron
Tracy was raised in a Christian family and by the grace of God came to faith at a young age. He grew up in Torrance, lived briefly in the San Fernando Valley and in Carson, then returned to Torrance in 1993. He has attended Branch of Hope since 1995, has served as deacon, home group leader, sunday school teacher, and as an elder since 2009.
Tracy is married to Julie, his high school sweetheart, and has two wonderful children, Mia and Joshua. Tracy holds an undergraduate degree in theology from Los Angeles Baptist College, and attended graduate classes at Grace Bible Institute and Fuller Seminary. He also has a master's degree in Computer Science and works as a software engineer at Raytheon.
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Elder Daniel Lampkins
Dan has been an Elder for Branch of Hope Church for more than ten years and lives in Gardena, California with his wife Florianne and their six children Joanna, Joshua, Janna, Jenni, Justin, and Jeremy.
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