FAMILY OF CHRIST - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Lead Teacher, Early Preschool
Job Titles:
- Assistant, Early Preschool
Pastor Fred Gerlach, a graduate from Pace University in Westchester, New York started his career on Wall Street and worked for financial institutions and various companies for over 20 years. This included the investment banking firm Solomon Brothers, as well as the City of Yonkers and Pepsi Bottling. Raised in the Roman Catholic faith, he was accepted into Immanuel Lutheran Church in Danbury, Connecticut in 1995 through adult confirmation. In September 2001, Pastor entered Concordia Seminary St. Louis and graduated in 2005. He was called to serve Bethany Lutheran Church in Trenton, New Jersey of the English District, and served there for 13 years before coming to Family of Christ in 2018. Pastor Fred and his wife have three daughters. Pastor Fred can be reached at: (480) 759-4047.
Job Titles:
- Lead Teacher, Kindergarten
Job Titles:
- Lead Teacher, Early Preschool
Before beginning a career in Early Education, Sandra was a Corporate Human Resource Manager for a multinational environmental engineering firm for sixteen years. She is a graduate of New Mexico State University with an BBA and MBA. Sandy can be reached at: (480) 759-4047.
Job Titles:
- Preschool & Kindergarten Director
- School Director
Sue has been in the Early Education field since 1993 where she first started her teaching ministry at Maranatha Christian Preschool in San Diego. Originally from Minnesota, Sue has served as Children's Ministry Director at Grace Chapel in San Diego, as well as Fellowship of Woodlands in Houston, Texas. She spent 12 year in San Diego before moving to Arizona in 2004. Her passion is to create a love for learning for all children and teaching them about the love of Jesus. She holds credential as a Site Supervisor in Early Education and has been the Director at Family of Christ since 2004. Sue also has had firsthand experience in visiting other countries on mission trips and seeing the world from a new perspective. Her endeavors have taken her to Romania, Thailand and Amsterdam. Sue can be reached at: (480) 759-9004.