ABOUT THE CAUSE
VISION
Real people
Completely in love with God
Unconditionally loving people
Passionately serving Him
Fully committed to bringing others to Jesus.
Mission
Follow Jesus
Everything we do has the double objective of:
Sharing the good news of God’s love for all mankind
(Matthew 28:18-20)Launching believers into the abundant life He has for them (John 10:10)
Connect to His Family
Every person needs to belong, be loved, and be accepted (Hebrews 10:24-25). Our joy is to assist in helping every follower develop genuine and eternal friendships among the family of God (Acts 2:42-47)
Grow Strong in Your Relationship with God
We exist to provide resources to help us all become fully functioning followers of Jesus (Mark 1:17) (Psalm 119:97, 131, 133; Romans 8:29; Ephesians 4:12-13)
Serve God’s Purposes with Your Life
The greatest day in anyone’s life is the moment of discovering why you were born (Jeremiah 1:5; 29:11). Our goal is to guide all in this realization (Acts 13:36)
Outreach
Partnering to impact the city, influence the region, touch the nation, and speak to the world. (Acts 1:8; Colossians 4:5)
STATEMENT
OF BELIEFS
We believe the Bible, composed of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, to be the final authority for all matters of faith and practice. In other words, it is the revealed will of God concerning what Christians should believe and how they should live.
The Bible is our ultimate statement of faith. “Where the Bible speaks, we speak; where the Bible is silent, we are silent.” Doctrinal creeds and statements of faith can be both divisive and misleading, since they are all composed by imperfect human beings. Therefore, we assert the following:
In essential beliefs—we have unity. (Ephesians 4:4-6)
In nonessential beliefs—we have liberty. (Romans 14:1, 4, 12, 22)
In all our beliefs—we exhibit charity. (1 Corinthians 13:2; Ephesians 4:15)
Although we prefer the Bible to speak for itself, for the purpose of understanding the basic doctrinal positions of The Cause Church, the following is presented about what we believe.
OUR TEAM
Pastors John and Jenny Reeve
Lead PASTORS
John and Jenny were married in 2004 and have three children, Nevaeh, Cohen, and Eliana. A few months after getting married, they helped John’s parents, Pastors Bob and Sherry Reeve, plant The Cause (Community) Church in Brea in January 2005. John was the first staff member hired to serve alongside his parents, where he and Jenny led the youth ministry for several years. As the church grew, John’s role did as well. He became the Executive Pastor, helping his parents oversee the Staff Team, ministries, and the direction of the church. In January 2019, Jenny left her full-time position at Azusa Pacific University and joined the staff as the Children’s Ministry Director. Together, John and Jenny served as the Family Pastors until Pastor Bob graduated to heaven in February 2021. A few months later, in May 2021, Pastor Sherry transitioned into the role of Founding Pastor and commissioned John and Jenny as the new Lead Pastors. The greatest honor of their lives was serving alongside Pastors Bob and Sherry for 16 years, learning from their teaching and example, and now leading and shepherding God’s people at The Cause.
John has a B.S. in Business Finance from Cal State Long Beach and a M.A. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has served the Lord in full-time ministry for over 20 years. Prior to serving at The Cause Church, he served on staff in youth ministry at Faith Community Church in West Covina for four years. In addition to serving at the church, John enjoys spending time with his family, watching sports, working out, reading, and eating Mexican food, especially Jenny’s cooking. His heart is to see people come into relationship with Jesus, grow in Him, and live passionately for His Cause.
Jenny graduated from Life Pacific College with a degree in Biblical Studies and Leadership. After coming to Christ when she was 20 years old, she began volunteering in the church and passionately serving the Lord. For the past 20 years, she has served in and helped lead many ministries, including children’s, youth, young adults, women’s, prison, marriage, and parenting. Jenny’s favorite things to do are spend time and make fun memories with her family, bake delicious desserts, read, and learn new things, travel to beautiful places, and creatively decorate her home. Her heart is to love God, love people, and equip families to disciple their children.
Pastors Bob & Sherry Reeve
FOUNDING PASTORS
Pastors Bob and Sherry founded The Cause Church in January of 2005. Currently, Pastor Sherry serves as Founding Pastor. Sherry graduated from Azusa Pacific University where she met and later married her husband, Bob. They were married for over 40 years before he graduated to Heaven in February of 2021.
Sherry has her M.A. in Education, was the founder of Jubilee Preschool and Elementary School, and operated a learning center for behavioral problems and learning disabilities. and is an experienced teacher who ministers to both adults and children. She has written curriculum for preschool and elementary children and has worked with children who have various learning disabilities, behavior problems, and ADHD.
Sherry is a gifted, anointed, powerful teacher of the Word of God and is practical and humorous. Sherry has traveled internationally speaking to large and small groups about marriage, family life, parenting and educational challenges. She also wrote, produced, and co-hosted a local cable television program entitled, "Encouraging Word."
Bob met the love of his life, Sherry, during their college years at Azusa Pacific University while he played baseball and majored in Biblical Literature. He wisely got "Smart" and enjoyed being married to Sherry for over 40 years.
He was a proud father of two sons, John and Joshua, and one daughter, Shannon, and even prouder grandpa to his nine grandchildren. He served God wholeheartedly in ministry for 25 years at Faith Community Church in West Covina before fulfilling God's call to lead The Cause Church in Brea for the last 16 years of his life. He traveled internationally with Sherry to speak to large and small groups about marriage, family life, and parenting, yet poured his heart and soul into his family. His honest yet humorous approach to teaching made you laugh and learn about yourself and pointed you toward becoming a fully functioning follower of Jesus.
Pastor Bob's "Legacy" Library
You are invited to explore this “Legacy Library” honoring the life and teaching of Pastor Bob Reeve. Here you will find a collection of powerful messages, small group teachings, and resources and books which will help you know the Lord and become a fully-functioning follower of Jesus. Pastor Bob served the Lord in ministry for over 45 years and taught thousands of people about knowing and obeying the Lord, living a life of purpose, being filled with the Holy Spirit, marriage, family, and parenting, and many other topics from the Bible. We hope that you will enjoy and grow from this valuable resource in your Christian walk!
Find it below on our dedicated site and learn from all of Pastor Bob's great teachings!
Pastor Chris Garrigue
Executive Pastor
Pastor Chris began volunteering to run sound for the children’s ministry in junior high. Decades later he is still serving the Lord with the gifts and talents God has developed in him. Pastor Chris attended Citrus Community College where he received an A.S. degree in Behavioral Sciences.
After Citrus, he attended DeVry University where he received an A.A.S. in Electronics and Computer Technology, and then went on to also achieve a B.S. in Technical Management with honors. He married his wife Lorraine in July of 2003, and has four children. While God has blessed him with the knowledge for technical things, it is the people that he has brought around him that truly make things happen. He loves working with other volunteers and seeing them grow and develop a hunger to know and serve God.
Pastor Tony Salerno
Intern Pastor
Tony Salerno began his ministry to youth and families after graduating from Vanguard University. From a local youth ministry, he went on to be the founder of an international youth organization, which led to his work today with an emphasis on providing media resources and materials for kids and families. Tony is the recipient of numerous awards including 8 Grammy® nominations and five Dove awards, with recordings that have Gold and Platinum status.
Tony serves in the capacity of an advisory and helps role to various areas of the church, with a focus on the children’s and youth department. His desire is to see this generation have a hunger for God and His Word. He and his wife, Kathy, have one son, Anthony.
PASTORAL STAFF
Pastor Judy Walker
Associate Pastor
Pastor Judy is a Texas-transplant who moved to California in 2004. She has been attending The Cause since its first days in the movie theater and joined the staff in 2016. She graduated with honors from Liberty University with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Religion/Foreign Language).
Overseeing the Next Steps and Small Groups ministries, Pastor Judy is passionate about helping people grow in their relationship with the Lord, connect to other members of His family, and live out His purpose for their lives.
Pastor Julie Valenzuela
Children's Ministry Director
Julie has been serving youth and their families for 30+ years in the performing arts industry. For approximately 25 of those years, she and her husband were entrepreneurs of a Christian performing arts school with two locations and six satellite locations located in preschools, elementary schools, and high schools throughout Southern California. In these locations, she mentored teachers, developed traveling ministry outreach teams, ran arts camps, wrote and developed large scale productions, activated kids of all ages in ministry, discipled children, youth, and adults in the Word of God, and trained people of all ages to use their gifts to glorify God.
Julie is happily married to Joe. Together they have four kids: Danny, Linda, Jordan, and Joey. She considers her family her greatest treasure! Julie has an Associate’s Degree in Christian Ministries from The King’s University with plans to further her education in the area of Christian counseling.
