God is doing something beautifully subversive in our neighborhood—and we wanna join him!
Our Values
Cross
We preach Jesus Christ and him crucified. Nothing is more curious and challenging than the cross. Yet it's through the paradox of the cross that we discover the way to God, the truth of who He is, and the life that only He can give. We aim to embody his counter-cultural yet hope-filled way of life.
Community
We live life together. Walking with God is a communal journey. Much of the shallowness & isolation we see today is because we have succumbed to the false promise of individualism. So we listen to the Scriptures' call to love one another, cultivating an interwoven community—even across social differences.
Generosity
We share generously. We are wowed by God's sacrificial love on the Cross for us. We're grateful for the wealth of blessings he's given us. We believe gratitude motivated generosity in heart, hospitality, service, and physical gifts to each other and those in need are the only logical response!
Presence
We join Jesus in being a redeeming presence. In Jesus, God became flesh and "moved into the neighborhood." We follow the example of Jesus & the Good Samaritan by sharing our faith with our neighbors through conversation AND by doing justice.
Our Ministries
Sunday Worship. Join us each Sunday 10:30am at the Ruggieri Senior Center.
Kids Place. Our Sunday school program takes place during the main service, kids are dismissed to the classrooms after the first worship set. We strive to create an environment that is gospel-centered, relationship-focused, safe, and fun! Classes are available for the following age groups: Preschool (2-5 Years) | TK - 5th.
Small Groups. Small mid-week gatherings. We cultivate spiritual community around study & prayer. We have groups in Union City, Fremont & Online.
Boulder Youth Fellowship. We want to see the next generation of youth to be confident & courageous in the Lord. A joint youth group with our sister church, LSCC. More info
Impact (Compassion, Missions & Justice). We partner with God by working with our neighborhood school (Searles Elementary), missionaries in Asia, and global non-profits in Belize—putting feet to our prayers that God's Kingdom come, his will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Our Pastors, Leaders & Staff
Brian Hui
Lead Pastor
Brian has served as pastor since 2010. Born and raised here in the Bay Area, he and his wife, YuYin, have three teenage boys. After studying Cognitive Science at UC Berkeley, Brian studied and taught at Western Seminary; he’s currently pursuing his D.Min in Contextual Theology at Northern Seminary. Before entering into vocational ministry, he worked in IT and commercial printing. Brian serves on the boards of Missio Dei and PathLight Int'l and is active in cultivating leaders for multi-ethnic and Asian-American churches. While he loves being a pastor, he also enjoys boxing, good beer, the Warriors, 49ers, and teaching his kids mischief.
Kenneth Sullivan
Associate Pastor
Kenneth moved to the Bay Area from Connecticut with his wife Keesha in 2023. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA and received a B.S. in Biology before earning his Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, NY. Kenneth worked in biomedical laboratory science and public education prior to entering pastoral ministry. When he is not serving at church, Kenneth enjoys taking walks with Keesha, spending time with family, trying out new recipes in the kitchen, and meeting new people.
Joylani Shibata
Kids Place Director
Joylani grew up in a big family in a remote and scenic college town in Northern California. She moved away to attend UCSB, where she studied Communication and Asian American Studies, then moved to the Bay Area. After a stint abroad, Joylani and her husband, Matt, reconnected with their old small group at LSCC East Bay and she has been active in the community ever since, including working with small groups and children's ministry. Besides spending time with her kids and extended family and friends, she loves being outdoors, climbing, reading, and eating. Two of her favorite food groups are chocolate and noodles.
Ryan Flores
Kids Place Coordinator
Ryan is a Bay Area native who currently lives in Hayward with his wife Barbara and their son Isaac. In May of 2020, he completed his undergrad at Liberty University with a degree in Religion: NextGen Ministry. With a decade of youth ministry experience, his favorite ministry-related activities include, facilitating small groups, one-on-one mentoring, and just plain hanging out. Ryan is totally a kid at heart with some of his hobbies including gaming and building Lego sets. He is also slowly turning his truck into a more off-road capable vehicle so he can go play in the dirt and mud.
Joshua Chien
Pastor (Milpitas)
Executive Pastor (LSCC Family of Churches)
Josh is the founding pastor of LSCC South Bay, which is his primary congregation, but serves as the Executive Pastor over the LSCC Church Family. He is a bi-vocational minister with a heart for raising up leaders, networking, and launching gospel-centered, Kingdom-minded ministries & churches. He attended Western Seminary. His current passions are for young adults, young professionals, and young families. Pastor Josh and his wife Jenny have three children Joelle, Jacob & Josie. His hobbies include supporting the San Jose Sharks, Chick Fil-A & wiffle ball.
Kristoffer Ramos
Pastor (Contra Costa)
Kris is currently leading discipleship groups in Contra Costa County. He is a bi-vocational Pastor who is wholeheartedly addicted to GRACE. He has served in different pastoral roles in his decades in ministry, from Youth Pastor, NextGen Pastor to Spiritual Formations Pastor. He is a husband to the lovely Meyho Ramos and a PAWrent to their Bernedoodle Scooter. He is passionate about discipleship, theology, guitar, legos, and rock climbing. He pursues to make disciples who are independently dependent on Christ.
Our Affirmations
We affirm the centrality of the Scriptures.
We affirm there is one God in the three persons of Father, Son & Spirit—most fully revealed to us in Christ crucified & resurrected.
We affirm the necessity of being born again.
We affirm our dependence on the Holy Spirit.
We affirm that the Church consists of all who've placed their faith in Christ—regardless of merit, failure, ethnicity, status, or gender.
We affirm the whole mission of the Church: evangelism, discipleship, compassion & social justice.
We affirm that Christ will return to judge and restore all things.
We affirm our freedom within the Body of Christ. Faithful believers who love God, the Scriptures & each other can sometimes disagree. We hold to the old saying: In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.