Jay Pathak
Jay Pathak is the National Director of Vineyard USA and the Senior Pastor of the Mile High Vineyard. He strategically guides the mission and vision of Vineyard USA while supporting the hundreds of churches associated with the movement by leading and directing the National Team. He has spoken nationally and internationally for Vineyard and other groups in both conference and classroom settings. Jay co-wrote the book, The Art of Neighboring, with Dave Runyon. His passion for sharing his faith with the people around him is at the center of his calling. Jay is a humble, empowering leader who is passionate about raising up leaders around him. His strengths, in particular, lie in strategically placing people on teams where they thrive. Additionally, he regularly thinks of ministry in context of culture and developing relationships and partnerships in the city, government, and across denominational lines. Jay has a BA in Philosophy from The Ohio State University and is a graduate of the Vineyard Leadership Institute. He and his wife, Danielle, were married in 1998 and have two daughters, Jasmine and Sofia.
Chief Financial Officer
Bubba Justice
Elgie “Bubba” Justice begin serving as the Missions Coordinator on July 1, 2021. In his capacity as the Missions Coordinator, he gives leadership to VUSA Missions. He oversees mobilization, training, partnership development and coordinating US activity with other Vineyard movements. He also serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Vineyard USA (VUSA). In his capacity as CFO, Bubba supports the National Director, Jay Pathak, by overseeing all phases of VUSA finances which includes Vineyard Resources, Vineyard Worship and Lilly Grants. From 2017 until 2021 Bubba served as the National Coordinator for VUSA. Prior to working with VUSA, Bubba was the senior pastor of the Inverness Vineyard Church (IVC) for 23 years and before that worked in the financial world as a C.P.A., a financial manager, and chief financial officer. Bubba and his wife Melany live in Houston, TX, and have two married daughters.
Ray and Linda Noah
Ray & Linda Noah have served in pastoral ministry for over forty years. Ray has a Master of Arts in Theology from Northwest University and a Doctor of Ministry from the Assembly of God Theological Seminary. Linda has been involved in leadership development in faith and business sectors and is currently completing her Master of Arts in Leadership Studies. For the past twenty years, the Noah’s have planted churches in East Africa. In 2012, the success of this church planting effort led the Noah’s to form Petros Network, a ministry dedicated to employing an indigenous missiology to plant churches among unreached people groups and to equip these churches and their leaders to be catalysts of transformation in the villages where they are planted. Since 2021, they have been leading this ministry full time.
Charlyn Gambe
Charlyn Gambe is the newly chosen National Coordinator for Vineyard Philippines (2023). As the Co-Pastor of Metro Davao Vineyard Ipil Beach (2017), Charlyn wears many hats. Besides being the wife of Gaddiel and mother of 2 children, she is also the Co-Founder (2012) and current Executive Director of Family Care and Community Development Initiative, Inc. Through this organization and others, Charlyn serves as the Vice-Chair of the Davao City Council for the Protection of Children. Charlyn also serves part time as Faculty at Assumption College of Davao and Ateneo de Davao University. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Work Program (2016) and a Master of Science in Social Work (2019). After helping plant the very first metro Davao Vineyard Christian Family Fellowship in 2000, she and her husband moved out to pastor the Ipil Beach church in 2017. She helps provide leadership to the MDV church planting movement that has grown to a total of 15 churches planted so far. The Gambe family loves being together whether it is among the urban poor Muslim of their own community or in the mountains with tribal outreaches. They also enjoy swimming in the pool, or being on flights for getaways.
Denis "Morena" Castillo Kingsley
Denis “Morena” Castillo Kingsley is 53 years old and was born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. She accepted Jesus Christ into her life when she was 23 years old. Her passion has been to rescue lives for Jesus Christ and to help people that are living in poverty. Through a missionary trip in May 2003, she started to get involved with Vineyard church missionary groups. Morena has been greatly blessed to be connected with such a wonderful people. Vineyard church has helped Morena, and those working with her, to establish one church in the community of Montellano and another one in a small rural area of the town of Sosua.
Specialist
Barbara Naylor-Tatterson
Barbara Naylor-Tatterson currently resides in Holland, Michigan where she and her husband pastor a Vineyard Church. She has 5 adult children, and 8 grandchildren that fill her life with loads of laughter. Barbara also loves to sit with people and help them notice what the Father may be doing and inviting them into. She has a heart for the nations and love for those that may be feeling tired, weary, broken or on the outside. In her spare time, you will find her tending her flowers or curled up with a cup of tea/coffee and a good book.
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