Our Team
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Walter Price
Interim Pastor
Walter Price is the Pastor Emeritus of Fellowship Church in Beaumont, California, where he served as Senior Pastor for 32 years. A graduate of Mississippi College, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Luther Rice Seminary, Walter has been in pastoral ministry for over 40 years. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of California Baptist University. He and his wife, Janet, have five children, all graduates of CBU, and six grandchildren.
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Stephen Downes
Associate Pastor Steve earned a Master’s of Divinity and Master's of Theology in New Testament from The Master’s Seminary. In addition, Steve earned a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Western State University. Steve has previously served as a pastor in Southern California and in Illinois. Steve is a retired Police Officer and a practicing attorney. Steve and his wife, Jenny, have 5 children together. Steve's passion and desire is to be a minister of grace by sharing the Word of God and the love of God for the glory of God. |
Dan Willard
Associate Pastor Dan began working at Shoreline Christian School in 1994 and has been on the church staff since 2006. He was blessed to help start Shoreline Sports more than 20 years ago before stepping down in 2022. His main responsibility now as associate pastor is coordinating the Connection Ministry which oversees all the church's special events. Dan found new love more than a year ago when he reconnected with and married Ruth, a delightful friend from his high school days. Dan has two adult daughters, Danielle and Breanna. He and Ruth share 4 grandchildren and more than 25 great nieces and nephews. His interests include teaching PE, overseeing Christian athletic teams, walking, and playing with all the young grandchildren, nieces and nephews every chance that Ruth and he can. |
Steven Herd
Sports Ministry Director Steven started running Shoreline Sports in 2022. He is married to Breanna and they have two children – Everett and Blakely. Steven actively participates in Shoreline Sports' adult basketball leagues and he loves still getting to coach teams throughout the various seasons of youth leagues. He is a Colorado everything fan - Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche, Rockies, etc.! |
Breanna Herd
Social Media Coordinator Breanna is the wife to Steven and mother to Everett and Blakely. She has two degrees from Azusa Pacific University and one from CSULB. She has been attending Shoreline since 2006 (minus the 3 years she and Steven lived in Iowa). She has been involved in many ministries of the church and now runs our social media accounts. In addition to managing our social medias, Breanna is a high school counselor at Crean Lutheran High School in Irvine, CA. |
Marielena Silva
Youth Team Coordinator Marielena is from Lima, Peru. There, she served in her church by leading a small group of young women and worked as an English teacher in an elementary school. Since 2020, Marielena has been attending Shoreline and she currently serves in the kid's ministry and Youth group. She loves participating in mission trips and reading missionaries' biographies. Marielena’s desire is to see God glorified in every student's life and to obey the great commission. Disciples who make disciples. |
Thai Hoang
Men's Ministry Leader Thai and his wife, Danay, have been married since 1999. They have four children. Thai is a UC Irvine graduate and works in finance. He is an avid mountain biker, but he also enjoys playing basketball and keeping tabs on the ups and downs of the Pittsburgh Steelers. |
Ed Hwang
Men's Ministry Leader Ed hails from the city of Huntington Beach, where he lives with his wife Jen and son Kyle. Jen and Ed have been happily married since 2002. Ed is a graduate of Montana State University, home of the Fighting Bobcats! While at university, he studied elementary education and has put his degree to work since 1998. Ed also coaches offensive linemen at a local high school. In his free time, Ed enjoys surfing, aesthetic excellence in the piscatorial arts and spending meaningful time with friends and family. |
Danay Hoang
Women's Ministry Leader Danay has been married to Thai for the better half of her life. They have four children. Danay graduated from UCLA in 2000 and earned an elementary teaching credential from Cal State Long Beach. She is a homeschool mom who loves running, beach days, and laughing with friends and family. Danay’s desire for Women’s Ministry is that women would become confident in God’s Word, find connection with women of all ages, and be equipped to serve in the body of Christ. |
Bob Garcia
Senior Ministry Leader Bob and his wife Ann recently celebrated 50 years of marriage and 50 years as members of Shoreline. They are proud parents of two children, and seven grandchildren. Bob has a master’s degree in Educational Psychology from Cal. St. Long Beach and taught special education for 35 years. Bob has been leading our senior adult ministry for the past eight years. Bob’s desire is for our Senior Ministry is to encourage our seniors to be active, committed members of Shoreline through providing regular social and ministry activities. |
Ken Fox
Church Administrator & Facilities Manager Ken was a small business owner for 22 years. As a member of Shoreline since 2008 he has held positions on the Stewardship Committee, Men’s Ministry, Deacon Ministry, and Shoreline Sports. Ken and his wife Sabrina were married in 1983 and have 2 children together (who have given him 7 grandchildren in the last 6 years), 1 foster son, and multiple pseudo adopted children. In addition, Ken grew up attending a local Christian elementary school in Orange County as did his children, Kenny and Kandyce. When not working, you may find Ken working and playing in Shoreline Sports leagues and spending time with his ever growing family. |
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Daniel Monroe
Worship Leader Daniel began leading worship when he was in high school at Canyon Hills Community Church in Bothell, Washington. It was there that he started to take seriously the calling of worship leading. At Biola Daniel got his minor in music and led a worship band for 5 semesters. While at Biola he also got his minor in Biblical Studies. His desire for the worship ministry is to create an environment where people can freely worship and respond to the LORD. Daniel also enjoys making pottery in his home studio, playing board games, and going to the many museums we have here in Southern California. |
James Goodfellow
AV Manager |
