Pastor George is the Senior Pastor at Community UMC in Huntington Beach. He was born and raised in Southern California in a family of engaged and active United Methodists. Being a “Cradle Christian,” he was raised to know and love the stories of the Bible, and to understand God’s love and acceptance. In youth group and in madrigal singers in high school, he began to understand and practice the gifts of listening, caring, organization and leadership. As he began to practice pastoral roles, he realized that this work satisfied an inner hunger, so he set out on the path to ordination. Being born, raised, educated, and churched in Southern California, he decided to go somewhere else for seminary, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He was ordained in CalPac and after a handful of appointments now serves the people of Huntington Beach at Community UMC.

In all of these places, times and experiences, Pastor George has learned to be open to the movement of the Spirit, and that the best leadership is that which points beyond oneself to what God is doing today.