Phone - (209) 848-9117

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Pastor Barry Tuggle

Email: 

Phone: 209-404-0134

Job Title: Lead Pastor

Hometown:Sunnyvale, CA

Family: My wife Colleen, Kids Matt, Lauren, Derek, Amanda, Dustin and 4 awesome grandkids!

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BASICS

Describe your job
Equip people to lead others into a growing relationship with Jesus.
One thing people don’t realize about the Living Hope staff that they need to know?
Lovers of God's church who tirelessly give their lives away to see Living Hope grow into mature followers of Jesus.
 

Tell us a story of what you’ve seen God do through your ministry
People far from God becoming close followers of Jesus. Marriages restored. Bodies and emotions healed. Friendships formed with God and His people. Discouraged folk finding genuine hope!!

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THIS OR THAT?

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Beach or mountains?

Always beach
 

Coffee or tea?

Coffee. My mug is surgically attached to my hand.
 

Early bird or night owl?

Early to rise, late to bed…I'm working on this
 

PC or Mac?

Both, but I'm fond of all things Apple
 

Ice Cream or FroYo?
Ice Cream. Addicted to it!

 

RANDOMS

In my free time I enjoy… 
Riding my Harley, fishing and reading.
 

Favorite spot in Oakdale area?
Wherever my grandkids are!
 

One place I’ve always wanted to visit is…
Israel
 

The best movie of all time is clearly…
Shawshank Redemption
 

The famous person I most clearly resemble is…
Been told a few times, John Ritter. I don’t see it…

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Youth Pastor Joshua Benziger

Email: josh@cometolivinghope.com

Phone: 209-602-3035

Job Title: Youth Pastor

Hometown: Oakdale, CA

Family: My wife Jocelyn and our soft coated wheaten terrier puppy Roxy

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Describe your

Challenging, strenghten and equiping students to discover, start or grow their relationship with Jesus.

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Tell us a story of what you’ve seen God do through your ministry

I've seen countless students experience God's love and acceptance for the first time.  That love begins to mold and take those students from miniumal impact to radically changing the community in which they live.  

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This or that?

Beach or mountains?

Both, when are we going?

Coffee or tea?

Meh - If I have to choose then tea but it musted be iced

Early bird or night owl?

Both - I need to learn to nap

PC or Mac?

Tough one. I build PC's but I love my iphone.

Ice Cream or FroYo?

Ice Cream - is this really a question?

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Randoms

In my free time I enjoy… 
Board and card games, watching/playing sports and music

Favorite spot in Oakdale area?
On the river or many lakes surrounding us, but Yosemite is pretty awesome.

One place I’ve always wanted to visit is…
Australia or Alaska

The best movie of all time is clearly…
The Prince Bride - Inconceivable 
The famous person I most clearly resemble is…
Nobody but I wouldn't mind looking like Dwayne Johnson

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Worship Pastor Colleen Tuggle

Email: Colleen@cometolivinghope.com

Phone: 209-404-4673

Job Title: Worship Pastor

Hometown: Santa Clara, CA

Family: My husband Barry, Kids: Matt, Lauren, Derek, Amanda, Dustin, Ashlyn and 7 awesome grandkids!

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Describe your job:

I carry out the responsibilites of executive pastor.  I oversee a wonderful team of volunteers who serve in our worship team, children's team and office support

 

Tell us a story of what you’ve seen God do through your ministry:
Every week, I see God move through the gift of music to touch the lives of people of Living Hope.  

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This or that?

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Beach or mountains?

Always beach

Coffee or tea?

Yuck - Diet Pepsi

Early bird or night owl?

Night owl

PC or Mac?

What are those things?

Ice Cream or FroYo?
Ice Cream 

 

Randoms

In my free time I enjoy… 
Crafting, being a grandma and singing

Favorite spot in Oakdale area?

anywhere with my family or friends

One place I’ve always wanted to visit is…

Niagara falls

The best movie of all time is clearly…

tough one, not sure but my favorite type of movie are comedies, I love to laugh
The famous person I most clearly resemble is…

you mean which celebrity looks like me?

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