Darryl Kretschmer, Pastor
Darryl grew up in Pioneertown, CA. He moved to Taiwan as a missionary where he met his wife Hsiang-I (Anita). After nearly 10 years of missionary service, Darryl and family moved to Dyer, IN to study at Mid America Reformed Seminary. After interning in New England, Darryl was called by the OPC as a missionary evangelist to Asia. When the door closed due to religious persecution, Darryl pastored a small bilingual church in Taiwan for 4 years before accepting the call to shepherd Sovereign Grace OPC in 2023. Darryl and Anita have three lovely children.
Matt Thalmayer, Ruling Elder
Matt grew up in Redlands and graduated from Calvin College with a major in Business/Psychology. Matt and his wife Jennifer have two children. He and his brother run a local staffing business in the Redlands area.
Alan Pontier, Elder
Alan has been a minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church since 1988 and has pastored two congregations in Southern California: Beverly OPC in East Los Angeles and Big Bear Valley OPC in Big Bear. He also helped Sovereign Grace’s sister church, Living Hope in Cerritos join the OPC. He graduated from Covenant Seminary in Saint Louis with an M.Div. and a Th.M. in Historical Theology. He and his wife, Mary Lynn, live in Big Bear and have three daughters, three sons-in-laws, and five grandchildren.
Tim Lee, Deacon
Tim has been a member of Sovereign Grace since 2016. He is a Training Director for Loma Linda University’s psychiatry program. Inspired by 1 Corinthians 7:25-38, his desire is to serve God’s kingdom and remain single, submitting his resources to ministry. He enjoys playing games, fantasy sports and collecting baseball and basketball cards.
Jonah Lay, Deacon
Born and raised in Riverside, Jonah is a graduate of California Baptist University, the University of Redlands, and Westminster Theological Seminary. He is a writer and engineer at Esri.