Jp Samuel – Lead Pastor
Jp Samuel is the lead pastor of The Spectrum Church, San Jose. He also serves as the President of iSpectra – an organization that works towards multicultural leadership and discipleship in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also serves as a National Co-ordinator for Team Aid Inc. – a non-profit that helps immigrant families that lose a loved one overseas. Previously he served as the President of the Board of Directors of Christian Counseling Center, San Jose, California. He pursued his Ph.D. at IIT-Madras and University of Freiburg-Germany He served in the marketplace for over 10 years at Stanford University, IBM and other hi-tech companies before embracing God’s call to minister full time in the San Francisco Bay Area. He did his Masters in Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary and is pursuing his D.Min. from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. He has ministered among International Students, Refugees and Professionals from several countries over the past 25 years and is passionate about preaching, teaching, leadership, church planting, and helping professionals connect their faith with their work. He and his wife Jemima along with their three children live in the San Francisco Bay Area. He enjoys reading, fishing, coaching Little league baseball, running bay area trails, and has completed three half-ironman races in California.