Senior Pastor
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Pastor Delbridge grew up in Michigan and graduated from Southern Nazarene University. It was there that he met his wife, Sharon. They were married while in college and after graduation returned to Michigan where Rev. Delbridge was in the field of education for many years. He taught at the elementary, secondary and college levels and served as a school principal for many years.
He completed his Masters degree in Educational Administration from Michigan State University and his Ph.D. in Educational Administration from Columbia Pacific University. He’s served on numerous local church and district boards, most recently on the Board of Trustees at Olivet Nazarene University.
After many years in education, Rev. Delbridge was called into pastoral ministry. His first pastorate was at Monte Vista Church in Phoenix, AZ. It was then that Pastor Delbridge was ordained as an elder in the Church of the Nazarene. He moved from Monte Vista to Brenneman Memorial Missionary Church in Goshen, IN and came to Tempe, AZ after serving as Senior Pastor at Westside Church of the Nazarene in Indianapolis, IN for 5½ years.
Pastor Brian and Sharon have two married daughters: Shagae Jones; husband Doug, Jr., and grandchildren, Parks and Hallie. Sharese Read; husband Dan, and grandchildren, Shaedyn, Addley, and Cora. Spending time with children and grandchildren is one of the Delbridge’s greatest blessings.
Administrative Pastor
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Pastor Vern was born in the bustling farming community of Nampa, Idaho. He’s lived in the Phoenix area off and on for the last 36 years and has been married to his lovely wife, Mary, for 36 years. He’s an alumnus of Northwest Nazarene University where he majored in Music and Christian Education.
Vern has spent many years in business as a realtor, efficiency expert, sales and marketing consultant, and a humanitarian with Project CURE. He has enjoyed ministry as a Worship Leader and Church Administrator. He comes to TNC from the secular world as an Eminent Domain Relocation Specialist for ExxonMobil.
On a more personal note, he enjoys music, traveling, and NASCAR racing.
Associate Pastor
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Born in Des Moines, Iowa, into the home of a Nazarene pastor and district superintendent and wife, Lane has two brothers and a sister. He gave his heart to the Lord at age four in Hutcheson, KS under the ministry of C.L. Rhodda. He grew up (some would dispute that) primarily in the Northwest, Spokane and Yakima. His only time wrestling on TV, he was pinned during the commercial break.
He attended Northwest Nazarene College (now University) and met his wife Lois there in music groups. One of the most meaningful parts of his education was joining Circle K. He majored in Music Education and Philosophy and Religion. While at NNC, he was the student director of men's intramurals for a year and one half.
He and Lois Robinson (daughter of a career Army Chaplain and a softball team coach) married in the beautiful metropolis of El Paso, Texas, and honeymooned at a motel on Van Buren in Phoenix, AZ. They transferred to Pasadena College (now Point Loma Nazarene University) and finished degrees (thank the Lord). In both schools, he traveled in Summer PR Music Groups. Continuing his education at Cal State LA in Music Education and Chinese History, he earned a life-time teaching credential in California (that let's you know how old he is).
In the 90s, he completed certification in the K-Church Project. He is also a long-time member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and the American Philatelic Society. He has completed New Church University and numerous other professional certifications. He has two eagles, five plaques, and a painting from Dr. Bill Burch and Jan. He was ordained (“finally”) by Dr. Eugene Stowe in the early 90s at the Orangewood Church on the Arizona District.
He did church music part-time from his senior year of high school on, and taught Music in the public schools for four years before going full-time in the Ministry. He and Lois have served at Eugene First, Seattle First, the Youth Department at Nazarene General Headquarters in Kansas City, Denver First, Long Beach, CA First, Salem, OR First and then became senior pastors at Las Vegas First for ten years, where he led them in relocation and several building projects. His last pastorate before retiring was at Redding, CA. First starting late 1998. He served on the Advisory Board of both the Arizona and Sacramento Districts and numerous other boards and committees.
After retirement, he joined New Church Specialties' Transitional Interim Pastor Service and spent 2008 leading Valley Stream Church on Long Island, NY, and 2009 at the West Valley Church in Yakima, Washington.
He and Lois enjoy backpacking and mountain climbing. They have climbed 38 14ers in Colorado, Mount Rainier in Washington, Mount Whitney in California, Mt. Hood in Oregon, Orizaba and Popocatepetl in Mexico, and Pico de Bolivar in Venezuela, as well as climbing the stairs to the second floor of the Tempe Educational Facility and several hills in San Francisco.
They also love traveling and serving in Work and Witness Projects. They have led four teams to Indonesia, three to Papua New Guinea, three to Mexico, and one each to Canada, Guatemala, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Hawaii. They have taken teams to South Africa, Australia, and Europe.
They began their ministry at Tempe Nazarene in May 2010.
Pastor to Children,
TCPS Director
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Pastor Debbie has been a part of our TNC family since 1983 and the Children’s Pastor for 15 years. She also directs all children’s activities from birth to sixth grade. And if all that isn’t enough, she is also the Director of Tempe Christian PreSchool.
Debbie is a fixture in our young children’s lives. They know her office door is always open so they can get a hug or share their victories and challenges. Debbie teaches the kids how God knows and loves every single one of them, and they see that kind of love in action because Debbie knows the name and circumstances of every child.
Debbie exudes incredible energy and a positive attitude, which have helped her while teaching VBS, Sunday School, summer camps, and Camp Meeting. She is now pursuing her Associate degree in Early Childhood Education.
Debbie and her husband Van have been married over twenty-five years. They have five children and two grandchildren that they are very proud of.
Pastor to Students
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Pastor Will graduated with a B.S. in Marketing from Grand Canyon University. He has been brought to TNC as our new Pastor to Students. He is ordained as an Elder in the Church of the Nazarene.
Will also served as Youth Pastor at Monte Vista Church of the Nazarene, Family Life Director at First Baptist Church of Blytheville, and Youth Pastor at New Hope Church of the Nazarene. Will and Karra married in 1998 and have three children.
Worship Pastor
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Pastor Alan joins Tempe Nazarene with 16 years of experience leading worship. He is an ordained minister with a degree in Church Music, Bible, and Christian Education and is knowledgeable in ancillary worship areas such as technology, sound, lighting, and web-casting. Alan has a passion for leading others into the presence of God through corporate worship. Alan is married to Cheryl and they have two children, Mackenzie and Drew.
TCPS Administrator
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Pastor Tina brings the heart of hospitality to all who meet her. Tina joined the leadership team at TNC in February 2000 after serving eleven years in various pastoral leadership positions at Nazarene churches in Arizona, California, and Toronto. She is ordained as a Deacon of Administration in the Church of the Nazarene. Tina serves as the Administrator for Tempe Christian PreSchool.
She has been on her journey of faith for more than twenty-five years and is grateful that God uses every life experience to prepare us for His greater purposes. It is her hope that as she ministers to others she can help those develop a meaningful and life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ. Tina’s passion and outward expression of how she conducts her life, to identify with Isaiah in the call of Christ to “comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion, to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of despair…”
Tina was married for 19 years until the sudden death of her husband Don in December 2002. She is the mother of three boys. Tina has remarried and is blessed to have Stan.
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