Our Leadership
Pastor:
Kelly Larson is our Pastor. We are thankful here at Bishop Creek Community Church to have Kelly Larson serving as our Pastor. We met him for the first time in January of 2008. He and his wife, Suzanne, moved to Bishop from Fullerton, California in July of 2008. Pastor Kelly is dedicated to the teaching and preaching of God’s Word.
“We hope you choose to worship at Bishop Creek Community Church. We enjoy worshiping God in song, and through the teaching of His Word among God’s family. Our prayer is that you are able to grow closer to His Son Jesus Christ, and that you would feel His grace and presence at Bishop Creek Community Church.”
~ Pastor Kelly
Kelly and Suzanne, know that God called them here to Bishop, and they love ministering to the church and the community together! They have been married since 1999. Kelly enjoys reading, golf, and ukuleles.
Pastor Kelly is a licensed minister with the Evangelical Free Church and is currently working towards ordination. He is also working on his PhD in Systematic Theology at South African Theological Seminary. He graduated from Biola University with a master’s degree in Christian Apologetics in 2008, and received his BA in Marketing from California State University Fullerton in 1981.
Elders:
Ed Duran is an Elder at BCCC. Ed was the oldest of seven children. At the age of 19, he was drafted and became a Field Medic in the Army serving in Vietnam. Ed and Nancy were high school sweethearts, and married in 1970. Ed graduated from CSULB with a degree in Industrial Technology. They moved to Bishop in 1975, both coming to faith in Jesus Christ in 1976. Ed and Nancy have owned two businesses and raised two children, Joel and Sarah. Ed has served in a variety of Church positions and has taught adult classes most of his Christian life. Early into his Christian walk Ed had a desire for searching the scriptures for answers. That passion has continued in his entire walk with the Lord. The study of End Times has always been his favorite personal area of study.
Craig Barrett is also an elder at BCCC. Originally from Sunnyvale CA, he moved to Bishop in 1989 to own and operate Nik-N-Willie’s pizza and sub shop for 20 years. He now works for Sysco Foods. Craig has been a Christian for 25 years, his faith becoming real at age 33. His interests have included flying, golfing, hunting, fishing, skiing and running to name a few. He and his wife, Robin, are raising two daughters and teaching them to love the Lord their God in a techno world.
Staff:
Suzanne Larson is our Women’s Ministry Director and Communication Director. She is the wife of Pastor Kelly. Suzanne grew up in Glendora, California. Her first memory is praying with her mom to receive Jesus. She attended Azusa Pacific University, where she got her B.A. in Communication and a minor in Bible in 1988. She went back to APU to get her teaching credential from APU in 1991, and received a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from APU in 1998. She taught elementary school in public and private schools for 18 years (7 of those teaching Computers) in the LA/Orange County area before they moved to Bishop in 2008. Suzanne loves ministry, loves people, and really enjoys animals and computers. She loves ministering to the people of Bishop with her husband.
Youth Leaders:
ShaleAnn Cluff is one of our youth leaders here at BCCC. She and her husband Ken have served with us since 2002. ShaleAnn made a commitment to serve Jesus at 21. She went on to study children’s evangelism at Christ for the Nations Bible Institute where she earned an AA degree in theology. She served as a missionary for two years at Caribbean Christ for the Nations in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She has also earned an interdisciplinary BS in psychology and business from Dallas Baptist University. ShaleAnn enjoys spending time in her pottery studio as well as her greenhouse. She also enjoys photography and electronic gadgets! She has three boys and loves working with young people. Her goal is to see the C2J youth grow in their knowledge of the Word and deepen their relationship with Jesus!
Jeremy Plum is also a youth leader here at BCCC. To better introduce you to who Jeremy is, here is what the youth of BCCC say about him: “He is a funny, Bible reading, adventurous general contractor. A strong Christian man with crazy hair and wears flip-flops in December. He has a strong faith, loves God and likes to bike ride and rock climb. He is the father of two amazing daughters and married to a great wife, Chris. He is a guy who not only talks, but walks, his faith and is willing to help anyone achieve a goal whether it is carpentry or theology.” Looks like the kids hit the nail on the head and have described Jeremy even better than he could do himself. Jeremy counts it a privilege and a blessing to spend time with the youth and help them chart a path through this crazy world with the light of Jesus.
