Archives: Team Members

John Redford

John Redford has been playing the organ/piano at SonRise since 1990. Since retiring from his position as music librarian at Biola University in 2022, John has been playing throughout Southern California for all kinds of events that can be enhanced by live piano music. John is also delighted to serve as accompanist for the Fallbrook Chorale.

Bob and Mary Schaar

Bob and Mary Schaar have been worshipping the Lord with us at SonRise for many years.  

Both Bob and Mary were baptized as children but it was later, when Mary’s dad passed away that she really looked to God for guidance.  Bob was in his forties when he transitioned from basic belief to a love-
relationship with Jesus. They both regularly read God’s word, attend church, are prayer-warriors, and are now following the Lord as He leads them into this season of being Deacons at SonRise.

Ron and Erin Hesse

Serving with Wycliffe in partnership with Yayasan Betania Indonesia, Ron and Erin dub and share the Jesus film and continue to work on translating the Timothies, Thessalonians, Titus and part of Romans and Psalms into Tehit in Papua Barat, Indoniesia.

Email: ron_hesse@wycliffe.org

Karry and Charlyn Kelley

Karry and Charlyn Kelley have deep connections in Fallbrook. They were married at Sonrise (Fallbrook Presbyterian Church at the time) in 1981, where Charlyn’s parents, Harold and Trinie Bowling, were members. The Kelleys have been missionaries of Sonrise since they were sent out to Spain in 1985.

During 15 years in Spain, Karry and Charlyn helped establish several new churches in Madrid. In addition, as Spainteam Field Director, Karry led Spainteam to establish churches in several other locations. The Kelleys also led training in Slovakia for church planters who have since established more than 20 churches.

Beginning in 2000, the Kelleys shifted their focus. Karry served as World Team’s Americas Director where together they mentored, coached and led church planters in 15 countries. More than 550 churches were established, some through direct planting by World Team, most through mentoring, and training emerging national church planters.

In 2014, Karry began to serve as WT’s Director of Global Mission Practice. In this role, the Kelleys’ coaching, mentoring and facilitation extend globally to World Team ministries in Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America..

For more contact information, please email: ryan@sonrisefallbrook.com

Jay and Sarah Gerhart

After fifteen years in South Africa, the Gerharts moved to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
in 2014 where they work with One Challenge to impact the lives of college students.

Email: sarahgerhart@oci.org

Jay and Ann

For over 30 years, Jay and Ann have worked with Frontiers sharing the good news of Jesus with unreached people groups and mentoring ministry teams worldwide. Jay and Ann minister overseas most of the year, but each spring, Jay teaches seminary missions courses in the US.

For more contact information, please email: ryan@sonrisefallbrook.com

Glenn and Mary

Reaching & developing collegians & professionals to be future Christian leaders, Glenn & Mary work with CRU (formerly Campus Crusade) to train national and indigenous workers throughout Muslim Central Asia.

For further contact info, please email: ryan@sonrisefallbrook.com

Ruth Singsong

Ruth began Widows Welfare Association after her own unexpected widowhood and now, in partnership with local churches, distributes food and clothing to the poorest widows, visits the sick, distributes Bibles and provides education for orphans and illiterate widows in India.

Janet Rowlands

Over 3200 members, sent from over 20 different nations, carry the good news to 104 countries around the world. Working among 297 people groups in 227 languages, they are sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with those who have the least opportunity to hear. Based in Southeast Asia, the PI International Director’s Team provides facilitative leadership by serving this diverse movement of believers with a passion for the transforming power of Jesus Christ.

Joe and Allison Priola

After growing up here at SonRise Christian, Joe and his wife Allison now work with Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) ministering in the city of San Diego. With a vision to see Gospel impact in the city and world, they aim to reach, equip and mobilize young adults in the city.

Through working alongside of young professionals to help them develop a kingdom vision, work in missional teams with plans & strategies, as well as provide ongoing equipping and coaching, Joe and Allison Priola aim to see the city flourish with transformed lives for Jesus. They use their home and the urban marketplace as their playground to help raise up men and women committed to bringing the life and light of Jesus to the world.

“When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices” Proverbs 11:10″