David Ellis
Lead Pastor

Having worked closely with Kenneth Copeland in the Believer's Conventions for over 15 years, David carries an anointing to teach God's Word on faith and financial increase. A 4th Generation Pentecostal preacher, David is known for his bold, clear teaching of the Word and being led by the Holy Spirit. Aside from his involvement with KCM, David's greatest joy comes from serving the passionate community known as West Coast Life Church. David's commitment to leading West Coast Life is surpassed only by his passion for family as a dedicated father of three children and a loving husband to his wife, Wendy.

Josh Roberts
Student Pastor

Josh graduated from bible school in 1999. Since graduating he has been a student pastor in four different states and helped establish several youth ministries. In his candid "tell it like it is" style he challenges young people to be all God has called them to be. His desire is to ignite a movement and help mobilize this generation to bring Jesus back in their lifetime! Josh's passion for young people and pioneer spirit have led him all over the globe; he now makes his home in Murrieta, CA and is the student pastor for West Coast Life Church.

Check out more info about the WCLC youth ministry at www.theignition.org.

Michael Howell
Worship Pastor

Michael Howell comes from a long line of ministry and musical heritage. Michael was raised in a pastors home and was heavily involved in many facets of ministry throughout his childhood years. In 1992 he landed his first publishing deal, which was the beginning of an ongoing professional music career that has spanned almost two decades. Michael has worked in the studio as a producer/engineer for projects involving artists such as Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Ricky Scaggs, Mylon Lefevre, Wayne Watson, Phil Driscoll and others. He has worked on 6 Grammy nominated records and two Grammy winners.

Outside the studio, with his band, Go Deep, He has released five independent CD’s, two singles that were distributed by Word/Warner Brothers Records and toured all over the United States playing with Christian artists such as The Afters, Barlow Girl, By the Tree, Chris Tomlin, David Crowder Band, Disciple, Tree63, Matthew West, Sanctus Real, Superchic(k) and others. They have been honored to lead worship at conferences preceding some of today’s foremost ministers including John Bevere, Jesse Duplantis, R.W. Shamboch, Dennis Burke, Kenneth & Gloria Copeland, Mylon LeFevre, Jerry Savelle and Jeremy & Sarah Pearsons.

Jason Baker
Media Pastor

Jason oversees all the Productions and Media teams on Sunday mornings at West Coast Life, which includes, the Sound, Light & Media teams along with the Setup and Tear down teams. With a love for video and graphics animation, Jason continues to grow in his knowledge of the media world.

In addition to serving West Coast Life, Jason's greatest joy in life comes from spending time with his wife Elizabeth and son Andrew.

Gloria Crawford
Children's Director

For 20 years, Gloria has ministered to children in Southern California, helping to raise a last-days generation of kids. Her heart for seeing children reach their God given potential has also led her to minister to thousands of children and orphans over seas. Hebrews 11:23 NIV describes Moses as “No Ordinary Child,” and Gloria believes every child should be seen as such. She imparts this vision to others by training adults and youth interns. With a gift of administration, Gloria has been crusade director and assistant founder of a local church.