A graduate of Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri, John and his wife, LeeAnn, served in churches in Washington State before going to Uruguay, South America, where they spent four years as missionaries.

Prior to accepting the pastorate at Covina Assembly, the Johnsons spent five and a half years as Senior Pastors of Calvary Temple in Seattle, Washington. While at Calvary Temple, their church distinguished itself by experiencing unprecedented growth, earning “Church of the Year” honors as the fastest growing church in the Northwest District of the Assemblies of God. Calvary Temple also led the Northwest District in world missions giving for two consecutive years.

The Johnsons arrived at Covina Assembly in the fall of 1999. The church increasingly became a reflection of the multicultural community surrounding it. Covina Assembly under the leadership of the Johnsons for over fifteen years, experienced a growth to over 2,000 in attendance and it now has thirteen campuses spread across the city of Los Angeles. Pastor John and LeeAnn have a passion for seeing people come to Christ and equipping them for release into the ministry. Their goal at Covina Assembly was to create a community in which God’s love and power were at work in all members, changing their lives and impacting the greater Los Angeles Region and beyond.

Pastor Johnson has served as the General Presbyter for the Northwest District to the General Council of the Assemblies of God and as a member of the National Foreign Missions Board of the Division of Foreign Missions. He has also served on the Board of Trustees for Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California. Pastor Johnson has been an Associate Trainer with John Maxwell’s training conferences in Manila, Philippines, teaching/training leaders in the Asian regions. He is a member of the Council of Church Leaders for the Graduate School of Theology at Azusa Pacific University. He is a Leadership Coach/Trainer/Director for the Healthy Church Network for the Southern California District Council and served as a General Presbyter for the SoCal District Network of the Assemblies of God from 2008 – 2014.

John and LeeAnn, have three children: Heather, Eric (JoAnn), and Kyle (Katrin), and a granddaughter, Tatum Joy, and four grandsons – Russell, Tanner, Shane, and Cooper.

John-Paul Lake (“J.P.”) currently serves as Manager of Robinson Property Holdings, the real estate arm of 4th generation family-owned Rain for Rent, the leading provider of temporary liquid handling solutions. J.P. has served the family business in various roles, including VP of Sales and Marketing, President of a manufacturing/assembly division and as a Director of the Board and Chair of the Governance Committee. In addition to his work in the family business, J.P. recently co-founded Kern Venture Group, the first angel investment fund in Kern County. Prior to Kern Venture Group, J.P. co-founded and served as COO for Nereus Capital Partners, a hedge fund focused on public equity infrastructure investments. His early career experience includes roles in brand management at Bolthouse Farms and corporate finance at the Intel Corporation.

Active in not-for-profit work as well, J.P. is the Co-Founder of Kern Citizens for Sustainable Government and is an elected Trustee with the Panama Buena-Vista Union School District. He and his wife Ingrid have three children and recently established the SeedCore Foundation which provides scholarships for higher education, entrepreneurial development in Kern County via the Kern Inititiative for Talent and Entrepreneurship (“KITE”), and launched Beyond Measure, an online classroom funding site for teachers at Christian schools. His board service includes the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, Tentmakers, the Friends of Mercy Foundation, Chairman of the Board for Heritage Oak School, and CityServe Socal Network. J.P. earned his BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and his MBA from the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia.

Senator Grove was born and raised in Kern County. After graduating from high school, Senator Grove served in the United States Army. While stationed in Frankfurt, Germany she witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Following her service to our nation, she established a staffing company with her sister-in-law called Continental Labor and Staffing Resources. Senator Grove currently serves as the CEO. Prior to her election to the State Senate, Senator Grove was the first woman veteran elected to the California Legislature as she served the 34th Assembly District from 2010 to 2016. Senator Grove was elected to represent the 16th Senate District which includes Kern, Tulare, and San Bernardino counties in November 2018. In January 2019 she was elected Leader of the Senate Republican Caucus. She is the first female veteran and third female to serve in the top leadership post of the Senate Republican Caucus. Senator Grove is an advocate for small business, the developmentally disabled, farmers, and families. She currently lives in Kern County with her husband, Rick. They are the proud parents of five children and six grandchildren.