City Life National Leadership Team
Lisa Gintz - National Director
Columbus, Ohio
Lisa started on staff in City Life in 1999 in Columbus, Ohio. She spent the first 6 years on staff running City Life Club, bible studies and doing discipleship with urban youth. In 2005 Central Ohio YFC opened their City Life Center. Since 2008, Lisa has served as the National Director of City Life, but she is still deeply involved in local City Life ministry. She and her husband, Bryan, live in the urban neighborhood where they serve and have 2 cats that they love way too much - Bob and Fathead.
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Gilbert Hernandez - San Antonio YFC
San Antonio, Texas
Gilbert is a seasoned urban youth worker having served in youth ministry for over 17 years both in the church and YFC. Gilbert lives in San Antonio, Texas where he has been part of the YFC Family since 2000 and currently serves as the Executive Director. His passion to impact and develop leaders in the urban core of San Antonio has been the driving force to develop City Life in San Antonio. Gilbert is married to Hilda, the love of his life, who volunteers with City Life when she is not teaching her second grade bi-lingual class.
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Arthur Wilson - YFC/USA and Huntington University
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Arthur formerly served as the City Life coordinator for Ft. Wayne YFC but now serves in a partnership role between YFC/USA and Huntington University. He is the director of the Horizon Leadership Program that provides full 5 year scholarships to ethnic minority students who are student leaders in YFC. In addition to his role at Huntington University, he serves as the assistant pastor at New Covenant Worship Center in Fort Wayne. Arthur and his wife, Shanon, have four children, Vashtianna, Arthur Jr., Jair and Micaiah.
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Darrin Miller - Tacoma YFC
Tacoma, Washington
Darrin is the Director of City Life and Juvenile Justice Ministries for YFC in Tacoma, Washington. He is responsible for all urban ministry development and outreach into the urban areas of Tacoma. Darrin and his wife Suzanne have 3 children, Allyson, Samantha and Ezra.
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Marvin Jacobo - Youth for Christ, Central Valley
Modesto, California
Marvin is a veteran of youth ministry with over 35 years of youth ministry experience in Modesto, California. He currently serves as the Coordinator of Staff and Program development at Youth for Christ, Central Valley. He is also the Director of Tapestry-a holistic, multi-site City Life ministry that empowers young people from higher-risk neighborhoods to discover, develop and maximize their God-given potential. Marvin has been married since 1978 to his lovely wife Cheryl and has two beautiful daughters, Dayna and Danyel.
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Seth Baker - YFC/USA
Wilmington, Delaware
Seth Baker has been working with Youth for Christ for since 1999, spending 4 years as Director of the Middletown Youth Center in his hometown, 6 years as Executive Director of Delaware Youth for Christ, and now serves as the Director of Risk Management for YFC/USA. He has been married to his wife, Danielle since 2004, and in November of 2009, their daughter Evangeline was born.
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Stacy Morales - Miami YFC
Miami, Florida
Through the devastation of Hurricane Andrew in 1992, God showed Stacy the love she had for the neighborhood on the west side of Homestead that He placed her in over 20 years ago as a school teacher. As a result of the hurricane Stacy started the KIX (Kids in Christ) ministry which began as an elementary after school program on February 1, 1993. After meeting the Executive Director of YFC in 1995 it was decided that YFC was the place for Stacy and KIX, so in June of 1996, Stacy left the classroom to run KIX full time. KIX now reaches children and youth from 5 - 18. Stacy has a strong desire to build Christian character in the lives of young people and to offer hope, help, structure and support to young lives so that as they become adults they will achieve the great things God created for them. She wants kids to see the purpose and plan God has for their lives!!! Stacy is married to her best volunteer and summer staff person, Omar, and they have 2 adorable children, Isaac and Ariana!
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Ray "Rayski" Villegas - Capital District YFC
Schenectady, New York
Rayski is devoted to his wife, Sarah, and two sons, Jaden and Reuel. They live in the city of Schenectady where they serve. Rayski joined the YFC movement in 2002. An indigenous urban missionary, Rayski seeks to relevantly communicate the truth of Christ as he embraces, encourages, equips and unleashes Schenectady youth to accomplish transformational goals in Christ's power.
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National City Life Team Advisors
Our team advisors are seasoned urban ministry practitioners and they serve the National City Life Leadership Team by offering their wisdom in an advisory role.
Scott Arnold - Central Ohio YFC
Columbus, Ohio
Scott has been the Executive Director of Central Ohio Youth for Christ since 1997. Scott is an Elder and ordained teaching pastor in Xenos Christian Fellowship where he has served in various leadership and teaching roles since 1985. He is on the national board of YFC/USA. He lives in the west Columbus neighborhood where Central Ohio YFC has a City Life ministry with his wife, Annette and his two daughter, Samantha and Vanessa.
Luther Whitfield - Ft. Wayne Area YFC
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Luther is the City LIfe Director of Primetime Community Center in Fort Wayne. In addition, he is the senior pastor of New Covenant Worship Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The church opened in 2004 with six families and now has more than 600 members. Luther is well-known speaker, he has been recognized with a number of honors. He resides in Fort Wayne with his wife, Margo and they have 3 children, Tiffany, Mycal and Renata.
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