Elders, Leaders & Staff

Dennis and Janice have been serving as Connect Group pastors at FCVC for 9 years. They enjoy the intimate home fellowship and the joy of growing in relationship with our church family. The connect group they belong to has allowed them to get to know our church family and have some fun and memorable times together. Their desire is for everyone that calls The FCVC their home to get involved in a connect group and a church ministry where they can serve and become a thriving part of this amazing church body.

Dennis and Janice say "The best way to get to know others in the body of Christ is to get involved because going to church once a week is not enough to grow in our relationships with one another. We need each other and we need to be intentional about getting to know one another, so we would like to encourage you, if you’ve not gotten connected, to do so. There's a group on most nights of the week and we would love to have you join ours or drop in to say hi and check us out. You are always welcome to bring a friend to the group because sometimes it might be easier to invite a friend to the “connect group” and enjoy good music, food and fellowship in a home setting in order to ease the way for a “come to church” invite!"

Marjie Miller was raised in South Dakota and has lived on the central coast for 43 years. More than 30 years she lived in Cambria and was part of the leadership at Cambria Vineyard Church. After the loss of her husband, Bill, she moved to Pismo Beach to be closer to two of her three children and 4 of her 6 grandchildren.

She states “she found home again” at the Five Cities Vineyard. Her leadership roles have diminished a bit in the last 5 years but she still serves on the financial board.

Tom and Karen have served the Lord and Five Cities Vineyard Church since 2005. They were baptized and married by Jose and Debbie Rivera. They served as connect group leaders for 10 years hosting a fellowship group in their home.

Tom’s contracting skills are displayed at the church in the memorial courtyard dedicated to Debbie Rivera. He was instrumental in the completion of the children’s playground and landscape. Karen is passionate about plants and flowers and can be seen around the church watering and pruning.

They appreciate the friendly atmosphere, spirit-led worship, anointed sermons and family fellowship at Five Cities Vineyard Church.

Don and Debbie have been attending Five Cities Vineyard over 15 years.  During this time, they have served in various areas of the church,  currently they feel honored to be serving on the benevolent committee together with Didi Kimball. Don also serves on the FIT team.

Didi is a retired office manager, she became a Vineyard member in 2005 and has served in various ways since then. She is currently serving on the benevolent committee.

One of Mark's favorite quotes: “One minute in the presence of Jesus can undo years of the devil’s damage”. Worship music can put us in the presence of God. Mark believes music is the most powerful of the art forms and the purpose of a church worship team is to provide a vehicle that the congregation can “hop on and ride into the presence of God”

For the past four years, Mark's primary responsibility at Five Cities Vineyard is “worship”, coordinating all of the components of that portion of our Sunday morning service we call “worship”. This includes having a worship leader, a worship team, sound tech, visual overhead and streaming person in place each Sunday morning. He has been with the Five Cities Vineyard much longer... since the beginning.

The Five Cities Vineyard was planted in 1991 by the then pastor of the San Luis Vineyard, Bob Craine. Mark was fortunate enough to be on the ground floor team of that church plant... a wonderful experience for him. From the very beginning of the Vineyard movement, one of their primary values has been intimate worship and the tangible presence of God... and it still is.

If you have a passion and/or interest in being part of (any aspect) of the worship team, please fill out our contact form.

Sam Delmore was born and raised in SLO County, and grew up in the Vineyard Church. He’s passionate about worship and music, and is currently pursuing a career as an audio engineer and artist.

Ryan and Sarah Delmore were born and raised on the Central Coast, they've been a part of the Vineyard Church for over 30 years; leading worship, writing, and recording songs. They run a small family business, and love hanging out with their kids and grandkids.

Check out Ryan’s Music:

Heavenly Highway
Amazon or Apple Music

Spirit World
Amazon or Apple Music

The Spirit, the Water, and the Blood
Amazon or Apple Music

Devotion
Amazon or Apple Music

Through the Darkness
Amazon or Apple Music

Blind Man See
Amazon or Apple Music

Ties of Kinship
Amazon or Apple Music

Nate was born on the central coast and has lived here his entire life. As of March 2021, Nate joined Five Cities Vineyard. He enjoys the warm and loving family that the community of Five Cities Vineyard provides. Nate is married to his wife Annie, and together they have a beautiful baby girl named Rosalyn. Nate loves Jesus, photography, and going on dates with his wife.

Matt grew up in Toronto, Canada where he first became involved with Vineyard worship. He met his wife Leanne in Ohio and together they have four sons.

Matt’s latest release is:
Heavenly Highway and is available on Amazon and Apple Music

Andy and his wife Cheri are best friends. They help on alternating Sundays doing Sunday School for the High School group and sometimes the younger grades. Andy also helps run the Men's group meeting with several men reading scripture and praying for each other. They feel honored to also clean the church together every week.

Jackie Ziedses des Plantes was born in Burbank California, she lived in Sunland-Tujunga Ca before moving to the central coast in the early 60s.

At around 5 years old she attended local schools then graduated from Arroyo Grande High school in 1975. She was married to her husband in 1980 for 40 years until his passing on October 30th of 2020. She has 3 children 4 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter.

FCVC has been her home church since 2015. God has gifted her in serving, she helps lead the Hospitality team which includes a fellowship meal, luncheons and holiday events. She also keeps the church decorated throughout the seasons. Jackie loves the Lord and is excited about what the lord is doing in the church and in her life.

Bob and Donna are native NYers who came to California shortly after they were married in 1977.

They were among the founding members of Bakersfield Vineyard Christian Fellowship where Bob was the primary worship leader.

After retiring from their respective positions with Kern County Medical Center and the Mental Health dept. they moved to Pismo Beach in 2007.

Somewhere around 2012 Donna began overseeing 5 Cities Vineyard's involvement with Peoples' Kitchen, a local outreach that daily serves hot meals to the less fortunate in our community. She also serves on their Board. Bob & Donna have been a part of 5CVC since 2010.

Eleazar was born and raised in Southern California. He grew up in the church and has always had a heart for the youth. Lindsay was raised here on the central coast, she also grew up in the church and participated in many youth ministries throughout her adolescence. They have been raising their own four children in the church and understand some of the difficulties and challenges the world brings to this generation. They enjoy making connections with the youth and have a passion for sharing the love of Jesus. Their vision is to feed them with truths about their identity, who they are and who we are created to be. They also want to equip them as children of God to walk in the light and provide encouragement along the way.

My name is Ardith Skow and I lead a Women’s group here at FCV. I was born in SLO and have lived in the South County for most of my adult life. I am married to Stuart and have 2 adult children, a son-in-law and 2 grandchildren.

I have served in many ministries in our church over the years, though my hearts’ passion is for the women in our church and community. I have led a women’s group over those many years and I love to watch the word of God come alive in the hearts of women.

It is my mission in our group to meet Jesus Christ and to learn to follow Him in every aspect of our daily walk and to create a supportive community of women who wish to move beyond a belief in the Lord to a strong commitment to follow Him.

I am both blessed and excited for the opportunity to be a part of this church family and look forward to what the Lord is going to do in our lives as we open our hearts more to Him. He is Faithful and never fails, so come join us.

Micah and Julie have lived on the central coast for more than 20 years. They have three grown children, three grandchildren (and counting). They serve as elders in the church, lead a young adult home group, and are active in their community. When their children were in high school, Micah and Julie were youth pastors at the Five Cities Vineyard for several years, and have spent a season teaching most other age groups since they started attending the church in 2003. They enjoy the live worship at the Vineyard, and the welcoming, "come as you are" atmosphere we have here. When they are not at church, you can find them in a local coffee shop, sharing a meal with friends, huddled up around a bonfire, or spoiling their grandkids.

Randy and Carol Sorenson have lived in California all their lives. Randy was born in Palmdale, California, and Carol was born in San Mateo, California. They were married September 11, 1976, in San Jose. Randy has a bachelor’s degree in Bible and a master’s in education. Carol has an AA in early childhood education. They have two amazing kids, Tanya Freitas, of Grover Beach, who is married to Travis; and Steven Sorenson, married to Trish, both of Savannah, Georgia. They have seven grandchildren, Denver, Sierra, Michael, Connor, Seth, Brandon and Shane. For most of the last 39 years they lived in and around Hesperia, California, having moved to Oceano in the Five Cities area just last year in November of 2021. This is the second time they have headed up a seniors breakfast ministry. They feel that fellowship within the Body of Christ is very important.

Steve and Erin met at the San Luis Vineyard and married back in the ’90’s, in the middle of the Renewal. They continued to grow up together there, but after they bought a house in Pismo and had their first couple children, God led them to fellowship closer to home.

They’ve been at the Five Cities’ Vineyard ever since, about as long as Jose has! They have two “adult children” living at home and attending college, and one in junior high. Their heart is to pursue God, to experience Him, to worship Him, to know Him,
to do all the work of His kingdom, and to walk alongside others who are seeking the same. They have taught Sunday School for years, from nursery up to high school. Erin plays the piano for worship any time she gets a chance.

Steve provides audio visual support when he can, and together they lead a prayer group in their home focused on revival. They love praying for people with any spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical needs.

Eleazar Baltazar helps with the Youth Group, FIT team, maintenance of the church, Men’s Group, and whatever else the Lord our God asks of him. Eleazar loves serving people to show God’s love and grace for us and teaching the Youth and Men’s groups His word.

Andy Jenings is first the husband of Cheri his wife and best friend. Together they help on alternating Sundays doing Sunday School for the High School group and sometimes the younger grades.

Andy also helps run the Men’s Group meeting with Eleazar and several men reading scripture and praying for each other.

Andy also feels honored to clean the church with Cheri every week.